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DECADES PROJECT: 80’s

DECADES PROJECT: 80’s. T re y Nubine Period 4. SPORTS.

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DECADES PROJECT: 80’s

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  1. DECADES PROJECT: 80’s Trey Nubine Period 4

  2. SPORTS Jerry Rice is widely considered to be the greatest wide receiver in the history of the NFL. While in college, he earned All-America honors and set 18 Division I-AA records. The San Francisco 49ers drafted Rice in the first round in 1985, the start of a 20-year career in which Rice won multiple Super Bowls and set 38 almost unreachable NFL records. Rice was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010. Michael Jordan was born in Brooklyn, NY, some say the heart of basketball. MJ left his college UNC in his junior year to then later get drafted to the Chicago Bulls in ‘84. While in the NBA he was named Rookie of the Year, 5-time MVP, won 6 championships and was Most Valuable Player in all of those, and a 14 time NBA All-Star, and he was apart of the 1992 Olympic gold winning “Dream Team”. And in 2009 he was inducted to the Hall of Fame.

  3. SPORTS MIAMI HURRICANES “THE U” The Miami University football team was named the team of the decade, through the excitement they brought to the game, their dominance, their publicity and corruption, the way they stood out, how they overcame judgment, and through the relentless and fearless attitude they brought. Many thought they were all thugs and riff raff, even the white players. They were the most consistent and the most successful school in terms of winning that decade.

  4. MUSIC RUN DMC was the most influential group of hype music. In the 80’s they their hit platinum record “King of Rock” where they did a collaboration with Aerosmith. RUN DMC also made it famous to rock adidas jumpsuits and adidas shoes. N.W.A (“Niggaz wit attitude”) the most dangerous and notorious music group ever. They were in more of a gang than a music group. Rapping about sex, violence, sexual and physical abuse towards women, but most importantly they “told a story about where they came from and about what was going on in the hood. The group members were Ice Cube, Dr.Dre, Eazy E, DJ Yella, and MC Ren. Michael Jackson was the face of music at this time. Named the “King of Pop”. Some say that “all of his songs were hit’s. and are still being listened to as such today.” Making hits such as “Thriller”, which in most opinions is the best musical album, “Billie Jean”, and his collaboration of “We are the World”.

  5. MUSIC Public Enemy known for their hardcore hip hop sound. Public Enemy is known for their politically charged lyrics and criticism of the American media and government. And they showed interest in the struggles of the African American community, and how they were discriminated against and demanded respect. 2 Live Crew is notoriously known for being “as nasty as they wanna be” when they rapped. The only thing they rapped about was sex, sex, and more sex. All of their music and music videos were banned from some radio stations and T.V.

  6. ENTERTAINMENT Laurence Tureaud aka Mr.T, at the time was best known for his roles in the television hit show The A-Team. And known for his big earrings and all of his gold chains. Scarface was a big time, popular movie showing violence and the way of a gangster. Which during the 80’s a lot of people could relate to from all the violence that happened during this time. Scarface is best known for the quote said in the movie, “say hello to my little friend.” Eddie Murphy was influenced by famous comedian Richard Pryor. Eddie was a big time comedian of the 80’s, often being referred to as the Michael Jackson of stand up. He also starred in movies during this time best known for his role in Beverly Hills Cop.

  7. ENTERTAINERMENT MTV was one of the first big time diverse music shows invented august 1, 1980. Their primary purpose was to show just music video that relate to primarily young adults. MTV was created and launched by Viacom Media Records in New York City, New York. Beetlejuice was made famous in 1988. The movie is about a dead family who become ghost and haunt their house. And they call on a bio-exorcist named betelgeuse who comes to scare them away permanently. The Cosby Show was one of the most popular TV shows in every American family household. It was the perfect example of an average American family and it also had a great blend of family fun comedy.

  8. ENTERTAINMENT E.T. was made in 1982. This movie was the first family-friendly movie with extraterrestrial beings. It was the perfect mixture of cuteness and comedy as it went through the lives of Gertie and Elliot finding their outer space friend. Created in 1980. This was the start of the revolution of arcade games. Costing only a quarter to play. It used to attract crowds of people as everyone watched this exciting game. Shot in 1980. This movie was a great conflict showing the fight between the dark side and the jediwith the great story line and meaning behind it.

  9. POLITICS Born in Tampico, Illinois, on February 6, 1911, Ronald Reagan initially chose a career in entertainment, appearing in more than 50 films. While in Hollywood, he served as president of the Screen Actor's Guild and met his future wife, Nancy Reagan. He served two terms as governor of California. Originally a liberal Democrat, Reagan ran for the U.S. presidency as a conservative Republican and won two terms, beginning in 1980. Many conservative Americans believe he was the best president in our history.

  10. TRENDS AND FADS Especially chuck taylors. The women of the 80s used to wear the Madonna “slutty” look. One important item that most used to wear during this time were the Ray Ban shades. The style back in the 80s was one way different before the way times are now. Back in the 80s they used to have the high top fade, parachute pants, neon colors, blue eye shadow, and all types of high tops.

  11. MILITARY The Iran–Iraq War began when Iraq invaded Iran via simultaneous invasions by air and land on 22 September 1980. It followed a long history of border disputes, and was motivated by fears that the Iranian Revolution in 1979 would inspire insurgency among Iraq's long-suppressed Shia majority as well as Iraq's desire to replace Iran as the dominant Persian Gulf state. Although Iraq hoped to take advantage of Iran's revolutionary chaos and attacked without formal warning, they made only limited progress into Iran and were quickly repelled; Iran regained virtually all lost territory by June 1982. For the next six years, Iran was on the offensive.

  12. INVENTIONS

  13. BOOKS The Color Purple is a 1982 epistolary novel by American author Alice Walker that won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for Fiction. It was later adapted into a film and musical of the same name Comics books were very popular during this time. In the 80s they used to actually have comic book stores set up around every city. And they had stores in the area.

  14. HISTORICAL EVENTS On March 20, 1980, Mount St. Helens experienced a magnitude 4.2 earthquake and, on March 27, steam venting started.By the end of April, the north side of the mountain had started to bulge. On May 18, with little warning, a second earthquake, of magnitude 5.1, triggered a massive collapse of the north face of the mountain. It was the largest known debris avalanche in recorded history. The magma in St. Helens burst forth into a large-scale pyroclastic flow that flattened vegetation and buildings over 230 square miles. More than 1.5 million metric tons of sulfur dioxide were released into the atmosphere` Just outside a hotel President Ronald Reagan was the center of what was an attemted assassination by John HinckleyJr. but then then later recovered in a near by hospital.

  15. IMPOTANT BUSINESSES The company Microsoft was created by none other than Bill Gates. In 1980, Microsoft formed a partnership with IBM that allowed them to bundle Microsoft's operating system with IBM computers, paying Microsoft a royalty for every sale.

  16. FAMOUS QUOTES The Poltergeist was the twilight zone type of movie that the little girl said “They’re Heeee-rrreeee!” and scared the whole family. The movie Star Wars had probably one of the most famous quotes in movie history. “Luke I am your father.” The Terminator was made famous by the quote Arnold Schwarzenegger. “I’ll be back.”

  17. VIDEO CLIPS • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qj9OEmUr0F8 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnqjkJTMaA • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_Fwn1WGX0E

  18. COMPARISON 1980 2013 Gas price- $3.50 Bread- $1.30 Eggs- $2.18 Stamps- $1.50 Milk- $0.46 • Gas price- $1.25 • Bread- $0.66 • Eggs- $0.89 • Stamps- $0.15 • Milk- $2.16

  19. TIMELINE • 1980-Ted Turner Establishes CNN • 1981-Assassination Attempt on U.S. President Reagan • 1982-E.T. Movie Released • 1983-U.S. Embassy in Beirut Bombed • 1984-PG-13 Movie Rating Created • 1985-Hole in the Ozone Layer Discovered • 1986-Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes • 1987-DNA First Used to Convict Criminals • 1988-U.S. Shoots Down Iranian Airliner • 1989-Exxon Valdez Spills Millions of Gallons of Oil on Coastline

  20. WORKS CITED • http://history1900s.about.com/od/timelines/tp/1980timeline.htm • www.infoplease.com/year/1980.html • www.biography.com/ • www.80s.com/ • www.liketotally80s.com

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