May 16 (Monday)- Went over forum topics and decided what form everyone was taking for semester test. 1950's finished there presentation. 1990's presented. (My group)
May 17 (Tuesday)- 1990's finished presenting.
May 18 (Wednesday)- 1960's started presenting.
May 19 (Thursday)- 1960's finished presenting. 1970's started presenting.
May 20 (Friday)- 1970's finished presenting. 1980's started presenting.
1990's:
Music of the 1990's:
- Songs:
- Ice Ice Baby- Vanilla Ice (1990)
- I'm Too Sexy- Right Said Fred (1992)
- Baby Got Back- Sir Mix-A-Lot (1992)
- I Will Always Love You- Whitney Houston (1992)
- No Diggity- Blackstreet ft. Dr. Dre (1996)
- Wannabe- Spice Girls (1997)
- Baby One More Time- Britney Spears (1999)
- The Real Slim Shady- Eminem (1999)
Artists of the 1990':
- Mariah Carey
- Madonna
- Whitney Houston
- Shania Twain
- Michael Jackson
- Nirvana
- Guns N' Roses
- Britney Spears
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Aerosmith
- Dr. Dre
- Spice Girls
- Vanilla Ice
- Green Day
- Backstreet Boys
- Eminem
Movies of the 1990's:
- Ghost- 1990
- Forrest Gump- 1994
- Braveheart- 1995
- Titanic- 1997
- Saving Private Ryan- 1998
TV Shows of the 1990's:
- Fresh Prince of Bel-AIr
- The X Files
- The Power Rangers
- Friends
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- The Powerpuff Girls
Video Games of the 1990's:
- Super Mario Bros 3
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Donkey Kong Country
- Donkey Kong Country 2
- Pokemon
- Doom
- Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
- Super Mario 64
Home Video Game Consoles of the 1990's:
- Atari Jaguar
- Playstation
- Sega Staturn
- Nintendo 64
- Dreamcast
Sports of the 1990's:
- Football
- Barry Sanders
- Emmitt Smith
- Brett Favre
- Basketball
- David Robinson
- Karl Malone
- Michael Jordan
- Baseball
- Bo Jackson
- Ivan Rodriguez
- Matt Williams
- Hockey
- Pat Lafantaine
- Phil Housley
- Doug Gilmour
Inventions of the 1990's:
- Dishwasher
- Dryer
- Digital Answering Machine
- Cell Phones
- Bulky computers
- Social media
- Light up sneakers
Presidential Elections if the 1990's:
- 1992
- Bill Clinton- Democratic
- George Bush- Republican
- Bill Clinton wins
- 1996
- Bill Clinton- Democratic
- Bob Dale- Republican
- Bill Clinton wins
Homosexuals Push for Equality
- 1992 Presidential Election
- Clinton supported by homosexuals
- Lifted ban on homosexuals in the military
- 1993 Don't Ask,Don't Tell Policy
- Prohibits homosexual relations
- Prevents them from being questioned and turned away from the military
- Basically just don't do it in public and don't let everyone know your homosexual
- DOMA
- Defense of Marriage Act
- Defined marriage in federal law
- Gave states right to decline recognition of same-sex marriage
AID's
- 1990
- President Bush signs Ryan White Core Act
- Fund for people with AID's
- USA Immigration Policy
- Prevent immigrants with AIDs entering the country
- Ryan White
- Contracted AID's from needle
- President Bush signs Ryan White Core Act
- 1991
- Magic Johnson
- Admits to having HIV
- Educates people about the disease
- Got it from multiple woman
- Magic Johnson
- 1992
- Arthur Ashe
- Admits to being infected by HIV
- Result of blood transfusion
- Arthur Ashe
- 1996
- FDA
- Approve first home testing kit
- FDA
Major Events of the 1990's:
- Hubble Telescope placed into orbit by the United States Space Shuttle
- George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev sign a treaty to eliminate chemical weapon production
- Iraq invades neighbor
- Tim Berners Lee publishes a formal proposal for world-wide web
- Freddie Murphy from the band Queen dies from AIDs
- Bill Clinton elected US president
- Russia and US sign Start II Treaty
- Bill Clinton re-elected for second term
- Google was founded
Major Scandals of the 1990's:
- White Water
- Real Estate Controversy
- In 1978, Bill and Hillary powered up with James and Susan McDougal
- Bought over 200 acres of land which became Whitewater Development Corp
- Real Estate Venture failed costing Clinton's at least $40,000
- Scam designed to sell property to people who couldn't afford it
- If they missed one mortgage payment, the property was taken and repossessed
- Harding/Kerrigan Scandal 1994
- Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan
- Metal baton wielding assailant attacked her after a practice in Detroit
- Assault accomplice Shawn Eckardt told FBI about the plot
- Hatched with Tonya Harding's ex-husband to "get Kerrigan out of the way"
- Olympic Committee was going to kick Harding off
- $25 million lawsuit to change its mind
- Tonya Harding pleading guilty to conspiring to hinder prosecution in the attack on Nancy Kerrigan
- Placed on three years of probation and fined $160,000
- Accomplices were sent to prison
- O.J Simpson Trial
- June 12, 1994
- Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were stabbed to death outside her condo
- Bodies found in early hours June 13, 1994
- Background on O.J Simpson
- Contracted rickets at 2 years old
- Softening or weakening of the bones
- Parents divorced in 1952 when he was 5
- Joined a gang when he was 13
- Began dating Nicole in 1977 while he was still married to first wife
- Divorced in 1979
- Married Nicole in 1985
- Contracted rickets at 2 years old
- Nicole filed for divorce in 1992
- Police pursued a nationally televised "slow speed" chase with Simpson in the back seat
- "Trial of the Century"
- Mark Fuhrman responsible of a lot of the evidence
- Proven not guilty
- 1997 was ordered to pay $33 million for wrongful deaths
- He wrote a book called If I Did It which described how he would've committed the Brown/Goldman murders
- Goldman's got all the rights to the book
- October 2008, convicted of 12 accounts of armed robbery and kidnapping with Clarence Stewart
- December 2008 both were sentenced up to 33 years in prison in prison with possibility of parole after 9 years
- Oklahoma City Bombing
- April 19, 1995
- 9:02 AM
- A rental truck packed with explosives
- Blew off North wall
- Emergency crew from around the country
- 168 people dead hundreds more injured
- Destroyed more than 300 surrounding building
- April 19, 1995
- Clinton/Lewinsky Scandal
- Huge sex scandal between 49 year old Bill Clinton and former White House employee 22 year old Monica Lewinsky
- Further investigations led to perjury and impeachment
- Fined $90,000 for false testimony in separate Paula Jones case
- Linda Tripp secretly recorded conversations
- Linda advised to save things Clinton gave her and to not dry clean the semen-stained blue dress
1960's:
Music of the 1960's:
- Twist and Shout- The Beatles (1963)
- My Girl- The Temptations (1965)
- Are You Lonesome Tonight- Elvis Presley (1969)
Movies of the 1960's:
- Psycho- September 8, 1960
- The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly- December 29, 1967
- The Apartment- June 15, 1960
- To Kill A Mockingbird- December 25, 1962
Movie Actors of the 1960's:
- Clint Eastwood
- Doris Day
- Lee Van Cleef
- Julie Andrews
- John Wayne
- TV Shows
- The Beverly Hillbillies
- Bewitched
- Mister Ed
- The Andy Griffith Show
- Star Trek
- The Flintstones
- Popeye The Sailor
- The Gilligan Islands
Video Games of the 1960's:
- Space War
- Space Travel
Sports of the 1960's:
- Everything started becoming more popular
- Alpine Skiing
- Football
- Del Shofner
- Charley Taylor
- Gary Collins
- Baseball
- World Series- 1960
- Jackie Robinson
- Lary Doby
- Willie Mays
- Basketball
- Jerry Lucas
- Elgin Baylor
- Bob Pettit
Fashion of the 1960's:
- Woman
- Style was clean and simple
- Perfectly match accessories
- Men
- Pants became much tighter
- Peacoat
- Scarves tied like a loose tie
FAD's of the 1960's:
- Afros
Go-Go Boots - Lava Lamps
- Mini Skirts
- SLot Cars
- Turtle Necks
Tie Dye Shirts - The Twist
Inventions of the 1960's:
- Telstar
- ATM Machine
- Kevlar
- Fiber Tip Pen
- Computer Mouse
- Could only go up and down left and right
Major Events of the 1960's:
- Kennedy Assassination
- November 22nd, 1963
- During the parade at Dallas, Texas
- Bullets struck the president's neck and head and he slumped over toward Mrs. Kennedy
- Governor hit also
- Federal Protection for Freedom Riders
- Signed May 1961
- President John F. Kennedy
- Ordered U.S Marshals to protect
- Tried to get rid of segregation
- JFK Proposes Moon Program
- Voting Rights Acts of 1965
- Augusst 6, 1965
- Signed by President Lyndon Johnson
- It prohibited racial discrimination while voting
- Civil Rights Act
- May 6, 1960
- Federal law where they could watch the polls so they didn't put someone else's name down
- Medicare and Medicaid
- July 30, 1965
- Lyndon Johnson signed the bill for creating medicare for elderly
- Later medicaid was used to help people in need
- Provides healthcare
Elections of the 1960's:
- November 8th, 1960
- John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
- Richard Nixon (Republican)
- John F. Kennedy won
- November 5, 1968
- Richard Nixon (Republican)
- Hubert Humphrey (Democrat)
- Richard Nixon wins
1970's:
Fashion
- Wore pants/leisure suits
- Bell bottom jeans
- GoGo boots
- Straight dresses
- Shorter skirts
- Daisy dukes
- Puffy curled hair
Music
- Elvis Presley
- Let It Be Me
- Heartbreak Hotel
- And I Love You So
- Unchained Melody
- Elton John
- Your Song
- Tiny Dancer
- Benny and the Jets
- Rocket Man
- John Lennon
- Jealous Guy
- Happy Christmas
- Mind Games
- Whatever Gets You Through the Night
FAD's
- 8 track tape player
- Cork pop guns
- Dashboard hula girl
- Glass eating
- Streakers
- Disco
- Afros
- Roller skates
Movies
- MASH- 1970
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture- 1972
- The Godfather- 1972
- Jaws- 1975
- Star Wars- 1977
- Animal House- 1978
- Smokey and the Bandit- 1978
- Superman- 1978
- Alien- 1979
Video Games
- Space Invaders
- Pong
- Galaxian
- Asteroids
- Tank
Video Games Consoles
- Atari
- Telstar
- Phillips
Inventions
- Floppy disc
- Daisy wheel printer
- Food processor
- Microprocessor
- VCR
- Word processor
- Hacky sack
- Game spicing
- Post it notes
- Liposuction
- Laser printer
- Push through tabs on drink cans
- Inkjet printer
- MRI
- Roller blades
- Cellphones
- Walkman
Sports
- Football
- Oakland Raiders
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Minnesota Vikings
- Miami Dolphins
- Dallas Cowboys
- Terry Bradshaw
- OJ Simpson
- Baseball
- Oakland Raiders
- Yankees
- Pittsburgh Pirates
- Basketball
- Boston Celtics
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Seattle Super Sonics
TV Shows
- All in the Family
- MASH
- The Walton's
Main Events
- Richard Nixon Bombing Cambodia
- Nixon believed that the North Vietnamese were moving supplies from Cambodia to aid in the war effort
- This was a very unpopular decision
- Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
- August 7, 1964
- It was passed because Noth Vietnamese attacked US Ships
- 26th Amendment
- Changed the age to vote from 21 to 18
- "If you can fight you can vote"
- The Beatles break up
- Egyptian president died
Presidential Election
- Richard Nixon- 37th president
- Gerald Ford- 38th president
- Jimmy E. Carter- 39th president
Scandals
- Spiro Agnew wasn't marking down that he was getting money
- Got in trouble for tax evasion
- Watergate
- Broke into the Watergate hotel
- Tapping phones
- Wanted to make sure Nixon got reelected
- Equal Rights
- Push for equal rights for women
- March 22, 1972
1980's:
Music
- Don't Stop Believing'- Journey - 1982
- Thriller- Michael Jackson- 1983
- Girls They Want To Have Fun- Cyndi Lauper- 1983
- Eye of the Tiger- Survivor - 1982
- With of Without You- U2- 1987
- Purple Rain- Prince- 1984
Inventions
- Windows Program by Microsoft
- Disposable Camera
- DNA for Criminals
- Digital cell phones
- High Definition TV
Scandals
- Iran Contra Affair
- 1985
- Ronald Reagan supply Iran with supplies and weapons
- Hoped relations strengthened American hostages be released
- Ben Johnson Scandal
- September 15, 1984
- Tested positive for steroids
- Disqualified- medal taken away
- Pete Rose Booted from Baseball
- 1989
- One of the pbest baseball players
- Manage- Bet on Reds to win
- Wasn't suppose to bet
- Not eligible for the Hall of Fame
TV Shows
Cheers
The Cosby Shows
The Dukes of Hazard
Video Games
- PacMan
- Donkey Kong
- Mario
- The Crash of Video Games
Fashion
- Browns, orange, maroon
- Higher waistlines
- tighter pants
- bright accessories and makeup
- baggy shirts
- turtlenecksbig shoulder
- wind jacks
Sports in the 1980's
Basketball
- Michael Jordan
- Larry Bird
- Magic Johnson
- Kareem Jabbar
Football
- 49's
Workout Videos
- Richard Simmons
1980's Olympics
- Boycotts
President Election of 1980
- Jimmy Carter (Democrat)
- Ronald Reagan (Republican)
- Ronald Reagan won
- Attempted Assassination of Ronald Reagan
- March 30, 1981
- Reagan and 2 others were shot and wounded by John Hinckley
President Election of 1984
- Walter Mondale (Democratic)
- Ronald Reagan (Republican)
- Ronald Reagan won
President Election of 1988
- Michael Dukakis (Democratic)
- George H.W Bush j(Republican)
- George H.W Bush won
Major Events
- John Lennon
- 40 years old
- December 8, 1990
- Mark David Chapman
- Smuggled a .38 from Hawaii to New York
- Shot him 4 times
- Did it to be famous
- Sally Ride
- First woman in space
- Titanic Remains
- Found on September 2, 1985
- 73 years after Titantic sunk
- Berlin Wall Falls
- November 9, 1989
- Finally allowed people to pass freely between the city
- Civil Rights Movement
FAD's
- Boom boxes
- Break dancing
- Cabbage patch dolls
- Care bears
- Friendship bracelets
- Hacky sacks
- Koosh balls
- Nintendo
- Popples
- Rubik's cubes
- Slap bracelets
- Smurfs
- Strawberry Shortcake
- Ninja Turtles
- Certain phrases
- Horror Movies
- Nightmare on Elm Street
- Jaws
- Friday the 13th
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