Professional Documents
Culture Documents
The 1980's
The 1980's
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Ronald Reagan: Presidential Life
● Elected for two terms: 1981 - 1989
● Cut taxes
● Advocated for increasing military
spendings
● Associated with foreign affairs (Cold
War era)
● Appointed Sandra Day O'Connor to
Supreme Court, first woman in
Supreme Court
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U.S. Invasion of Panama
● December 20, 1989 - January 31,
1990
● Administered under George W.
Bush.
● 20,000 troops were sent
● Manuel Noriega was guilty of drug
trafficking and money laundering
● Surrendered on January 11, 1990;
arrested
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Nuclear Disarmament March
● Morning of June 12, 1982
● Over one million people joined
● Held in Central Park
● Wanted an end to nuclear weapons
● Nuclear weapons = social injustices
and poverty
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Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
● March 24, 1989
● Prince William Sound, Alaska
● 11 million gallons of oil
● Caused death of sealife
- 250,000 sea birds
- 3,000 otters
- 300 seals
- 22 killer whales
● 11,000 people helped
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Music
● Popular artists:
- Madonna
- MJ
- Whitney Houston
● Rock:
- Guns n’ Roses
- Van Halen
- Queen
● New:
- Nirvana (1987)
- A-ha (1982)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers (1983)
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Music
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1980s BOLD Fashion
● Bold, Neon
● Shoulder Pads
● Punk Leather
● Pearl accessories
● Patterned Silk
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Star Wars: V / VI
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First Space Shuttle Launch
● April 12, 1981 (NASA Kennedy SS)
● Space Shuttle Columbia or STS-1
● Human-kinds first reusable spacecraft
● Commander: John Young
● Pilot: Bob Crippen
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Tom Cruise
● Small role in “The Outsiders” (1983)
● Took a lead role in “Top Gun” (1986)
● TG in 8th of highest grossing 80’s
movie worldwide
● TG made 357.1 million
● Lead in Risky Business (1983)
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Coco Revival
● Christian Dior took spotlight (1947)
● 1983: Karl Lagerfeld brought life
into company
● Chanel had good market in America
● Moved HOC to New York
● Perfume and Watch launch
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Premier watch released (1987)
Inspired by Chanel n.5
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Jennie Kim: In Coco Neige 2021
Kristen Stewart: Spring 2022 All Channel Tweed 2022 Spring Margot Robbie: Coco Neige
campaign Campaign 2018
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