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Template for 1980's Topics 1980s Project Assignment

1. John Hughes and Brat Pack films

2. MTV, Madonna, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen

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

6. Hip Hop’s Start: Run DMC, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

7. U. S. Invades Panama, Noriega

8. Farm Aid – Willy Nelson; Live Aid – Bob Geldolf

9. Phyllis Schlaffly, War against ERA

10. USA for Africa, “We Are the World” –Quincy Jones

11. “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall,” Berlin wall collapses

12. Glosnost and Prestroika, Gorbachev

13. Hezbollah explodes a truck bomb in Beirut, 241 marines killed

14. Libyan Terrorist Bombing, Pan Am 103, Lockerbie, Scotland

15. Tiananmen Square, Protests, Lady Liberty, Tank Man

16. Cult of Celebrity: Princess Diana, John Lennon

17. Personal Computers, Apple II and Microsoft

18. Warmedy (warm family comedy) //Cosby Show, Family Ties//

19. CNN, Ted Turner, cable news network

20. Materialism and Greed on TV, //Dallas and Dynasty//

21. Talk Shows: Phil Donahue, Morton Downey, Jr., Dick Cavet

22. Ben Johnson and Carl Lewis and 1988 Olympics

23. Fashion Fads and Faux Pas, Shoulder Pads, Rat tails, Preppy, Leg Warms,

24. Miracle on Ice, US Hockey Team beats USSR, Coach Herb Brown

25. Iran Hostage Crisis, Carter’s Rescue Attempt

26. Challenger Tragedy, Christa McAuliffe

27. Olympic Boycotts in 1980 and 1984

28. Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, //Bryan v Itasca County//

29. Blockbuster Movies: Star Wars, ET, Indiana Jones, George Lucas

30. King of Pop, Michael Jackson, Thriller, Pepsi

31. Just Say No, Nancy Reagan, Len Bias

32. Exercise Videos, Jane Fonda, Richard Simmons

33. Donald Trump, Real Estate Empire (Trump Tower)

34. AIDS, Dr C. Everett Koop, Ryan White, Patchwork Quilt

35. “Americans for Tax Reform,” Grover Norquist

36. William Bennett, “A Nation at Risk,” education reform

37. Iran Contra Affair, Boland Amendment, Oliver North

38. Operation Rescue, Terry Randall, death to baby killers[Bolun Zhang]

39. Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, “Praise the Lord Ministry”

40. US invades Grenada – Operation Urgent Fury, Reagan

41. Lee Iacocca, “Chrysler Bailout”, Japan Inc

42. James Watts, “Sage Brush Rebellion”, Wilderness Society

43. Exxon Valdez, Joseph Hazelwood, Sierra Club

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

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

51. Gary Hart, Politicians and Privacy, Media (Ted Koppel)

52. End of 1965 Quota System, upsurge in immigration from third World 53. Ronald Reagan 54. Berlin Airlift and Berlin Wall 55. Reaganomics 56. Iran Contra Scandal 57. Solidarity Movement in Poland 58.Pakistan and India Conflict 59. Maps