1980s Flashcards
(21 cards)
What was Jerry Falwell’s quote and how did he feel about Katrina?
“If you’re not a born-again Christian, you’re a failure as a human-being.”
He led the Moral Majority and he felt that New Orleans deserved it and should not receive help.
This erupted on May 19, 1980 and killed 8 people in Washington State
Mt. Saint Helens
How many people were killed because of the Tylenol scare and how?
-7 people killed; cyanide poisoning
Where were the Tylenol bottles traced back to and what did this scare start?
-traced back to Chicago; started tamper-proof packaging
In the first half of the 80’s, the Pentagon budget increased from _______ to _______.
150 billion to 250 billion
In 1980
- Ted Turner launches CNN, the first all-time news network
- Mercedes 280 E is $14,800
- The Post-It Note becomes commercially available
- no such thing as aids, crack, cellphones, or Internet
All John Hughs movies:
"Sixteen Candles" "Ferris Bueler's Day Off" "Weird Science" "National Lampoon's Vacation" "Mr. Mom" "The Breakfast Club" "Pretty In Pink" "Home Alone" "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles"
On September 25, 1981, this woman was the first woman sworn in as a Supreme Court Justice
Sandra Day O’Connor
creator of a sports car; arrested by the FBI on Oct. 19, 1982 in LA for trafficking cocaine
John DeLorean
What new technology came out in the 80’s?
- first home videogame: pong
- Walkman: portable cassette player
- cellphones
- Apple computer (Apple IIC) home computers
space based missile defense program that critics said would intensify the arms race; Reagan said it would be a weapon of peace- one that killed weapons, not people
SDI (Space Defense Initiative)
What was MTV’s first video?
“Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles
How did MTV change the entertainment industry?
Because of MTV, some bands in the 80s felt that they should look better than they sounded
Walter Mondale’s running mate/ representative of New York
Geraldine Ferraro
social studies teacher who was chosen for a flight aboard the space shuttle Challenger
Christa McAuliffe
space shuttle that exploded in January 1986, killing all seven people on board
Challenger
What are AIDs?
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, comes from the HIV virus, first reported in 1981
What famous people died from complications due to AIDs?
- Magic Johnson
- Rock Hudson
- Freddie Mercury
- Eazy-E
- Anthony Perkins
What was the Garbage Barge?
New York didn’t have enough room in their land fills, so they sent 3100 tons of trash to six states, 60 days at sea in the hot sun, traveled 600 miles
President Reagan was shot through the lung by this would-be assassin
John Hinckley Jr.
What happened in the election of 1980?
-CA gov. former movie star Ronald Reagan attacked Carter as weak and promised that he would make the U.S. strong again
