1980s postcard

The 1980s

  • Music

    Music
    John Lennon- On the evening of Monday, 8 December 1980, Lennon was shot dead by Mark Chapman.
  • Transportation

    Transportation
    Mustangs- THE MUSTANG WAS INTRODUCED AT THE NEW YORK WORLD’S FAIR ON APRIL 17, 1964.MUSTANG NUMBER 1 WAS ACCIDENTALLY SOLD TO A CANADIAN. CARROLL SHELBY, CREATOR OF THE MUSTANG COBRA, NEVER ACTUALLY WORKED AT FORD.
  • Fashion

    Fashion
    Silk clothes- Silk blouses were all the rage throughout the entire decade.
  • Toys

    Toys
    Connect four- Milton Bradley presented an electronic hand-held Connect Four a few years after the classic game’s
  • Toys

    Toys
    Rubik's cubes- The world’s largest Rubik’s Cube is three metres tall – the smallest is just 10mm wide. Both turn just like a regular cube.
  • U.S. President

    U.S. President
    Ronald Wilson Reagan- Ronald Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an actor and governor of California.Ronald Reagan was an FBI informant in postwar Hollywood. Reagan only played a villain in one movie.
  • Toys

    Toys
    Teddy bear- The name Teddy Bear comes from former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, whose nickname was “Teddy
  • TV or Radio Show

    TV or Radio Show
    The simpsons- It took 6 months to create one episode of the simpsons. Fox has the right to the simpsons until 2082. If you watched the simpsons without sleeping it would take 8.5 days
  • Technology

    Technology
    Video game consoles- Two-thirds of American households play games 60% are male, 40% are female. Due to the popularity of the Nintendo game Mario Brothers in 1983, there was an explosion of name Mario given to children around that time. The best-selling consoles of all time are the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS both tied with an about 155 million units sold.
  • Music

    Music
    Queen- The band was a rock band
  • Fashion

    Fashion
    Soft clothes- in the early 1980s, women preferred soft fabrics and neutral colors. It was almost as if color was the enemy and beige was the only option.
  • News Event

    News Event
    Titanic Wreckage was Discovered- it was 882.5 feet long, 92.5 feet wide, and 175 feet high. The last dinner served to first class passengers at the Ritz Restaurant was a feast with ten sumptuous courses, Of the nine dogs on board the Titanic, the two that were rescued were a Pomeranian and a Pekinese.
  • Fashion

    Fashion
    Neon colors- Bright colored accessories like sunglasses, bangles and hoop earrings were a necessity. Teased hair, loud makeup and neon were an important part of this style.
  • Sports Figure

    Sports Figure
    Ozzie smith- He was born december 26, 1954. His birth sign is a Capicorn. He had three children with his ex-wife Ethel Denise Jackson, whom he divorced in 1986.
  • Music

    Music
    KC and the sunshine band- KC and the sunshine band is a disco and funk band.
  • Movie

    Movie
    Sixteen Candles- Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall were sixteen-years-old upon the release of this movie.The license plate number on Jake's car "21888" was John Hughes' birth date - February 18, 1988. February 18th is also Molly Ringwald's birthday.Michael Schoeffling had a serious girlfriend at the time.
  • Actor or Actress

    Actor or Actress
    Justin Henry- He was born May 25, 1971, His birth sign is Gemini and, He was born in Rye Brook, NY.