because im doin a social studies project
2006-10-25 07:28:04 · 6 answers · asked by kellys_baby_girl2000 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Greed
Libya
Hostage crisis
Anwar Sadat assasinated
Space shuttle blew up
bad hair
Iran/contra hearings
Cold war/ fear of nuclear attack
2006-10-25 07:36:44 · answer #1 · answered by LEMME ANSWER THAT! 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
*Cocain
*Yuppie Greed
*Iran - Contr Affair
*Chernoyble & 3-Mile Island
*Moscow Olypics
*Munich Olypics
2006-10-25 15:02:32 · answer #2 · answered by ~mj~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hair metal bands
2006-10-25 14:36:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's a list of thing that happened in the 80's , it really depends on who you ask though. For Me Reagan Being President kinda screwed things all up. But here's a list.
•January 28, the Challenger explodes.
•Loads of Gang Violence
•Loads of Drug Problems (Cocaine)
•Valdez Oil Spill
•Depending, on your age you may remeber the scare with trick or treating (people were allegedy putting razor blades in apples and stuff)
•Worst nuclear disaster ever in Chernobyl, USSR, April.
•In Nyos, Cameroon, a cloud of carbon dioxide rumbled out of the nearby lake Nyos on August 21 and killed approximently 1,700 people.
•Bill Buckner lets World Series squirt through his legs. The Mets win in 7 games.
•US vs Lybia's Col. Khadafi
•Argentina wins Soccer World Cup in Mexico
•Fox Network starts in America
•June 19th, Len Bias, a first round pick by the Celtics, died of a cocaine overdose.
•Mandatory recycling programs started in Rhode Island.
•Iran Contra Scandal (Who can forget Ollie North?) is reported in November in a Lebanese magazine.
•Vice President George Bush's broccoli incident, tons of the stuff is delivered to the White House.
•Return of Haley's Comet
•Hands Across America, May 25, 1986
•Statue of Liberty celebrates the 100th Anniversary and gets a face lift in the process.
•Arnold Schwarzenegger marries Maria Shriver.
•Kurt Waldheim's Nazi past is revealed as he runs for president of Austria, and he still wins despite having been a staff officer responsible for deporting thousands of Greek Jews to the concentration camps.
•"A.M. Chicago" changes its name to the "Oprah Winfrey Show" and goes national September 8th.
•Turner Broadcasting begins to colorize black and white classics.
•Miami Hurricanes' Quarterback Vinny Testaverde wins the Heisman Trophy
•John McCarthy, a British journalist was kidnapped by Islamic Jihad. Remained in captivity for a staggering 5.5 years.
•America celebrates national holiday Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. day for the first time.
•Not only did the Red Sox went to the World Series (They lost in 7 to the Mets) ,the Boston Celtics won the 1986 NBA Championship, and New England went to the the Super Bowl but lost to the Chicago Bears 46-10.
•Supermodel Gia, after years of heroin addiction, dies of AIDS. She is the first woman to sucumb to the AIDS virus in the US.
•Election of Corazon Aquino ends corrupt Marcos regime in the Philippines. "Win or lose, we go shopping after the election." - Imelda Marcos
Good Luck with your project!
2006-10-25 14:44:48 · answer #4 · answered by devynedesigns 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he fashion was a huge problem. I can;t belive anyone every wore those clothes.
2006-10-25 14:52:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cocaine was big in the 80's
2006-10-25 14:29:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋