Monday - Gone for Regional Golf.
Tuesday - 1980s presentation.
- Mostly ruled by republicans (Reagan and Bush).
- Mount St. Helens Erupted - May 18th 1980
- Iran Hostage Crisis
- January 20, 1981
- Iran had a failed political system
- US and Britian had great interest in Iran's oil reserves
- Muhammad Mossadegh wanted to nationalize his country's oil
- CIA and BIS underwent covert operation to otherthrow him and replace him with Mohammad Reza Shad Pahlavi
- Known as Shah, he gave US and Britain 80% control of the oil reserves
- Iranian people overthrew him and learned that the US and British forces put him in power
- Pro-Iran students learned of this, stormed the Embassy in Tebran, and held 52 people for 444 days
- Releeased on Jan. 20, 1981
- Titanic Wreck Found - September 2nd, 1985
- Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster - April 26th, 1986
- One of the worst nuclear disasters in history
- The plant core explosed after an emergency shutout
- 31 people died/$13 million to repair
- Ukraine
- City is still in shambles
- Tearing Down of the Berlin Wall - January 20th, 1989
- Effective immediately, anyone could travel anywhere without passport
- BUT it was false --- they had to peacefully protest until they raised the law again
- Effective immediately, anyone could travel anywhere without passport
- War on Drugs, DARE, and Just Say NO - 1981-1989
- Programs founded by Nancy Reagan
Wednesday - 1980s Presentation
- Video Games:
- Donkey Kong
- Tetris
- Pac-Man
- Space Invaders
- Movies
- Back to the Future
- E.T.
- Star Wars
- Terminator
- The Breakfast Club
- The Goonies
- The Karate Kid
- The Outsiders
Thursday - Semester tests.
Friday - Semester tests.
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