Monday-1970's. Singers-queen, Beatles, Kiss, the beach boys, Led Zeppelin. Famous songs-American pie, T.N.T, Bohemian Rhapsody. Movies-Star wars, Rocky, Monty Python the holy grail, jaws, blazing saddles, Grease. Famous people- Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds, Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Sylvester Stallone. TV shows-M*A*S*H, Brady bunch, Bonanza, Hogan's Heroes, the Muppet show. Video games-pong, asteroids, space invaders, average console was $100, arcades were popular in the 70's, Atari, Magnavox Odyssey and RCA. Sports in the 70's- 1972 Terrorists invaded the Olympics and killed 11 people, Monday night football started, Steelers won 3 super bowls. Fashion-Flamboyant, bright colors, tunics and robes, cowl neck sweaters, velour shirts, jumpsuits, go-go boots, colored jeans. Inventions-floppy disk, hacky sack, bar code, disposable lighter, post it notes, cellphone. Politics-Richard Nixon was 37th president. Watergate scandal-water gate building, wiretapping, destroying evidence,"hush money". Amendments-equal rights amendment- can't be denied because of your gender or race. 26th-have to be 18 to vote.
Tuesday-1980's. Music-Micheal Jackson, BonJovi, Madonna, Prince. Songs-eye of the tiger, careless whisper, girls just want to have fun. CD vs Vinyl. Movies-terminator, alien, Indiana Jones, Gremlins., beetle juice, ghost busters, who framed roger rabbit, Ferris Buellers day off, back to the future. TV shows-Alf, the A-team, cheers, Miami vice, the golden girls, full house, SNL, Macgyver. Video games-PAC-man, Super Mario brothers, Tetris, Donkey Kong, Frogger, centipede, Galaga, Duck hunt. Sports-Joe Montana, Dan Marino, Jerry Rice, Magic Johnson, Larry bird, Michael Jordan, Barry Bond, Bo Jackson, Mike Tyson. 1980's presidents-Ronald Reagan(stood firm against the USSR, cut taxes, rebuilt the armed forces, freed US prisoners in Iran) and George H.W.Bush. African Americans first's-Michael Jackson releases 'Thriller", Roscoe Robinson first four army General, Oprah Winfrey TV show, Mike Tyson wins, Aretha Franklin was introduced to the Rock and Roll hall of fame, Douglas Wilder was elected governor. Women and homosexuals-equal employment opportunity commission prohibit sexual harassment, Sally ride first women in space. Gay games and ares where the gays could all be together. Fashion-people tanned more and people did their hair crazy, wore lots of jeans. Fads-boomboxes, cabbage patch kids, break dancing, are bears, converse, hairspray. Space shuttle-could carry 7 astronauts at at time. Iran Contra Scandal- 7 american citizens where held hostage in Lebanon, weapons were traded for the hostages, scandal was exposed in 1986, no major consequences for it. Mount St. Helen's eruption-may 18th 1980, killed 75 people. Reagan assassination attempt-Ronald Reagan and 3 other people were shot, John Hinckley Jr. tried to impress Jodie Foster, press secretary James Brady died of shot wound in 2014 Hinckley found not guilty by reason of insanity. Vietnam memorial opens-Maya Lin won design competition was against her because she was Asian and just a student, over 85,000 names written on the wall. Exxon oil spill-ship hit a reefs and spilled 10.8 million gallons of oil, covered 1,300 miles of coastline. Inventions-disposable cameras, space shuttle, personal computers, Doppler radar, camcorders.
Wednesday-1990's. Music-U can't touch this by MC Hammer, baby one more time by Britney Spears, all star by smash mouth, livin' la vida loca by Ricky martin. Movies-Toy story, Titanic, it, Forrest Gump, scream, dumb and dumber. TV shows- the fresh prince of belair, Seinfeld, friends, that 70's show, family guy. Video games-NBA jam, legend of zelda: orarina of time, super Mario 64, Crash Bandicoot. Sports-Michael Jordan(Chicago bulls)Barry Sanders(Detroit lions), Deion Sanders(Dallas cowboys), John Elway(Denver Broncos), Evander Holyfield(pro boxing), Ken Griffey JR.(Seattle mariners). Fashion-Air Jordan's, overalls with strap down, starter jackets, backwards hats, coogi. Fads-beanie babies, bleached hair, Budweiser commercial, Pokemon, roller blades. Inventions-game boy, internet, Nintendo 64, tickle me elmos, DVD's, text message, modern washer and dryer. Presidential elections-Bill Clinton vs George W. Bush, Bill Clinton vs Robert Dole Bill Clinton won both. Other events in the 90's -Hubble telescope launch, collapse of the soviet Union, Operation desert storm, Official end of the cold war 1992, Nelson Mandela elected leader of south Africa 1994, Mad cow disease hits Britain 1996, Clinton impeached, Columbine High School 1999, bills/acts-Americans with disabilities(made businesses wheel chair accessible), Older workers benefit protection act(let older people work), International Union-battery /lead jobs(women can't have the job because it could be dangerous for their children), Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinski(Lewinski charged him with sexual harassment and was impeached after that). Michael Jackson Molestation scandal-Jackson and Jordan Chandler, he was never found guilty.
Thursday-2000's.Music-Country Grammar, it wasn't me, hot in here, black Beatles, i saw god today, work it, sexy back, hello. Movies-the Grinch, Shrek, monsters inc, lilo and stitch, fast and furious, nemo, elf, the incredible, sky high, talledaga nights, the game plan, up, blind side, toy story, footloose, brave, the lorax, frozen, the great Gatsby, the fault in our stars, the martian, hidden figures, finding dory. TV shows-the west wing, the office, Malcolm in the middle, lost, grey's anatomy, breaking bad, how I met your mother, sponge-bob, bob the builder, Clifford, drake and josh. Video games, play station 2, 3, and 4. Wii, Wii U, PSP, DS, Game-boy advance, Call of duty, Wii sports, Mario kart. Sports-Olympic games 2000, tiger woods wins his first US open. Fashion-hooped earrings, sketchers, wedges, juicy cature track suits, cargo pants, polo, flip flops, shell necklaces, sun dresses, Nike shorts, Hawaiian shirts, Rolex, ray bans, uggs, chokers, rompers, hurly shirts, white Nike shoes, Nike shirts, button ups. Fads-low carbs diets, crocs, iPod, heelys, bratz, mcMansions, Myspace, club penguin, gel pens, razor scooters, silly bands,. Inventions-Bluetooth ear piece, iPod, Mozilla Firefox, Skype, Facebook, you-tube, iPhone, hand dryer, smart thermostat, aids vaccine, hover boards. Presidential elections-George W. Bush wins 2 elections, Obama ins election 2 times, Trump wins 2016. Big events-USS Cole bombed in Yemen, No child left behind(U.S. department of education), 9/11-19 terrorists hijacked 4 planes, world trade center, the pentagon and in a field in Pennsylvania. Anthrax attack, American airlines crash in Queens New York, Hurricane Katrina, Michael Jackson died in 2009, Osma Bin Ladan was killed by the US, Japan Tsunami, Sandy hook shooting, Mayan calendar ends, theater shooting, New world trade center opened up, trump is president, gay marriage is legal.
Friday-Semester test day
Monday-Semester test
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