Decade - 1980s

Very popular in the 80s is when the 1st wrestlemania happon (1985). This was the 1st decade that Starrcade Became very well known

We skateboarded, played tennis, rounders and went swimming and of course had the latest chopper (bicycle), played with our friends. Also we went sliding in the snow down big hills in the winter.

Margaret Thatcher was the British prime minister throughout the 1980s.

The Boston Celtics did win the 1981 Championship. They defeated the Houston Rockets four games to two. Cedric Maxwell won the MVP for the series.

In one game at one time, there can only be 10 people on the court, 5 from each team. There can be 12 active players on each roster, which means there could be 24 people total that could play in a basketball game.

1. Falling of the Berlin wall in 1989-90: marked the end of the cold war

2. April 12 1980: terry fox starts his run: would start an annual event that has now raised $500,000,000 for cancer research

3. July 3 1987: quebec city becomes unesco world heritage site: first city in North America to become a unesco world heritage site.

4. A referendum in Québec rejected sovereignty association on May 22 1980

5. 1984 French-Canadian performers Guy Laliberté and Daniel Gauthier created the Cirque du Soleil which now tours around the world, and makes $850m+ each year

6. Ocean ranger sinks on 15 February 1982: killed all crew members

The official mascots of the Commonwealth Games are 1978 Keyano (Grizzly Bear), 1982 Matilda (Kangaroo), 1986 Mac (Scottish Terrier), 1990 Goldie (Kiwi), 1994 Klee Wyck (Killer Whale), 1998 Wira (Orangutan), 2002 Kit (Cat), 2006 Karak (South-Eastern Red-Tailed Black Cockatoo), 2010 Shera (Bengal Tiger) and 2014 Clyde (Thistle).

One was Ron Atkinson, commentator of English soccer matches. He presumed the microphone was off when he used the "N" word.

Terry Fox taught us to always try your best , never give up and always put your effort into everything you do and remember everything is possible

The best golfer of the 1980s was Tom Watson with 19 wins and 5 majors in the decade.

football and basketball

1980 - Bjorn Borg

1981 - John McEnroe

1982 - Jimmy Connors

1983 - John McEnroe

1984 - John McEnroe

1985 - Boris Becker

1986 - Boris Becker

1987 - Pat Cash

1988 - Stefan Edberg

1989 - Boris Becker

I believe that what you are asking about is the ice hockey final in the Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid, NY in 1980, when USA defeated the overwhelming favorite Soviet Union in what has become known as "the Miracle on Ice"

Many of the sports that were played in the 80's are still played today. Some examples consist of football, tennis, cricket, running, cycling, triathlons, swimming, basketball, soccer, and an all-american favorite- baseball.

Steve Hmiel.

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Three excellent players have worn number 76 for the New York Giants -- Pro Bowl defensive tackle Rosey Grier (1955-62), Pro Bowl offensive tackle John "Jumbo" Elliott (1988-95) and All-Pro/Pro Bowl guard Chris Snee (2005-current as of 2012 -- Snee wore number 67 during his rookie season of 2004). Pro Bowl defensive tackle John LoVetere (1963-65), defensive tackle Don Davis (1966), defensive tackle Joe Szczecko (1969), defensive tackle Roland Lakes (1971), offensive lineman Jim Pietrzak (1974-75, 1977-79), defensive lineman Curtis McGriff (1980-85) and offensive tackle Lomas Brown (2000-01) are among the others who've worn 76 for the Giants.

From PalmBeachPost.com http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/content/sports/epaper/2006/10/29/a1b_nflweight_1029.html Heavy pressure: NFL players struggle with weight game From 1920 to 1984, there were never more than eight players in any season who weighed 300 pounds or more. This year, there were 570 players who weighed 300 or more listed on 2006 NFL training camp rosters, nearly 20 percent of all players. Height was between 5'10" and 6'2".

1960: Tom Tracy, John Henry Johnson

1961: Tom Tracy, John Henry Johnson, Dick Hoak, Charlie Scales

1962: Tom Tracy, John Henry Johnson, Dick Hoak, Joe Womack

1963: John Henry Johnson, Dick Hoak, Theron Sapp, Bob Ferguson

1964: John Henry Johnson, Dick Hoak, Clarence Peaks, Ed Brown

1965: Dick Hoak, Mike Lind, Clarence Peaks, Cannonball Butler

1966: Willie Ashbury, Dick Hoak, Cannonball Butler, Bobby Smith, Amos Bullocks

Thousands of Liverpool FC fans were allowed to enter an already crowded standing section of the stadium. Because of the sheer numbers that were allowed into this section, supporters found it hard to escape, hard to move and even hard to breath. As a direct result of this, 96 Liverpool supporters were either crushed to death against the fixed railings or died due to lack of oxygen (Failure to breath).

I suggest you watch some footage from that day on a popular video website to see what happened. You might have an idea now, but everything will become clear once you see it for yourself.

JUSTICE FOR THE 96!

20th century

Yes

To help them defeat a Soviet invasion