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Home 1980's Project Assignment 1980's Topics 7th Period Template for 1980's Topics Grading Template for 1980s Topics

Task 3 is due March 26th. I apologize for the stress I may have caused you.

1. John Hughes and Brat Pack films--8th 2. MTV, Madonna, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen--8th-Becca J. 3. Beverly La Haye, Concerned Women for America, ERA 4. Richard Viguerie, Pro Life, populist 5. Hair Metal bands Guns and Roses, Motley Crue, Scorpion--8th 6. Hip Hop Run DMC, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five--8th- Corbin D. 7. U. S. Invades Panama, Noriega--8th 8. Farm Aid – Willy Nelson; Live Aid – Bob Geldolf--8th 9. Phyllis Schlaffly, War against ERA 10. USA for Africa, “We Are the World” –Quincy Jones--8th- Bobby Brunner

11. “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall,”-8th Berlin wall collapses--Sarah Heuerman
12. Glosnost and Prestroika, Gorbachev 13. Hezbollah explodes a truck bomb in Beirut, 241 marines killed--8th 14. Libyan Terrorist Bombing, Pan Am 103, Lockerbie, Scotland--8th- Stacy G. 15. Tiananmen Square, Protests, Lady Liberty, Tank Man--8th Charles W 16. Cult of Celebrity Princess Diana, John Lennon--8th Alex Kern 17. Personal Computers, Apple II and __Microsoft__ Graham Devine 18. Warmedy (Warm Family Comedy) and The Cosby Show Arat Infante 19. CNN, Ted Turner, cable news network-8th Lydia E. 20. Materialism and Greed on TV, //Dallas and Dynasty// 21. Talk Shows Phil Donahue, Morton Downey, Jr., Dick Cavet Blaine Furey 22. Ben Johnson and Carl Lewis and 1988 Olympics--8th Reyna Lusson 23. Fashion Fads and Faux Pas, Shoulder Pads, Rat tails, Preppy, Leg Warms--8th Givi G. 24. Miracle on Ice, US Hockey Team beats USSR, Coach Herb Brooks--8th - John Masters 25. Iran Hostage Crisis, Carter’s Rescue Attempt--8th TJ K. 26. Challenger Tragedy, Christa McAuliffe 27. Olympic Boycotts in 1980 and 1984--8th Gigi F. 28. Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, //Bryan v Itasca County// 29. Star Wars, ET, Indiana Jones, George Lucas--8th Brooks M. 30. King of Pop, Michael Jackson, Thriller, Pepsi--8th Jacob Blankemeyer 31. Just Say No, Nancy Reagan, Len Bias 32. Exercise Videos, Jane Fonda, Richard Simmons--8th Ben Clark 33. Donald Trump, Real Estate Empire (Trump Tower)--8th Jack B 34. AIDS, Dr C. Everett Koop, Ryan White, Patchwork Quilt--8th 35. “Americans for Tax Reform,” Grover Norquist--8th 36. William Bennett, “A Nation at Risk,” education reform--8th 37. Iran Contra Affair, Boland Amendment, Oliver North--8th 38. Operation Rescue, Terry Randall, death to baby killers--8th 39. Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, “Praise the Lord Ministry”--8th 40. US invades Grenada – Operation Urgent Fury, Reagan--8th Elena M 41. Lee Iacocca, “Chrysler Bailout”, Japan Inc 42. James Watts, “Sage Brush Rebellion”, Wilderness Society 43. Exxon Valdez, Joseph Hazelwood, Sierra Club--8th 44. Vincent Chin, White Auto Workers, Pan-Asian organizations mobilize 45. __Lincoln__ Savings & Loan, Keating Five Scandal, Bailout 46. Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds and Betting Scandal--8th Arabella M   47. Ivan Boesky, Michael Milken, Junk Bonds, Hostile Takeovers, Leveraged Buyouts 48. Master of the Universe Delusions, Tom Wolfe, //Bonfire of the Vanities, Wall Street// 49. Reagan, the Cold Warrior and “Strategic Defense Initiative” 50. John Hinckley, James Brady, Brady Bill - Elizabeth L 51. Gary Hart, Politicians and Privacy, Media (Ted Koppel)