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Decade - 1980s
The 1980s was the decade that started on January 1, 1980, and ended on December 31, 1989. The most notable events in the 1980s include the election of US President Ronald Reagan (1980) and the space shuttle “Challenger” disaster (1986).
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Facts about the 1970's: : Population of the U.S.: 203.3 million : Number of households with TV sets: 58.5 million : Average hourly wage: $3.23 : One dozen eggs: 61 cents : One quart of milk: 33 cents : One loaf of bread: 24 cents : One pound of butter: 87 cents : One dozen oranges: 86 cents What was happening in the 1970's? : There were walkouts all over the country: police, teachers, doctors, and sanitation workers, to name a few. : A gas shortage and price hike caused long lines at gas stations. : The Vietnam War continued until a cease-fire was signed in January 1973. : War and unrest also raged in Israel, Chile, Lebanon, Guyana, Nicaragua, and Iran. : Inmates and police clashed during a prison revolt in Attica, New York in 1971. Thirty-nine people were killed. : President Nixon visited the communist countries of Red China and the Soviet Union in a gesture of peace. : The "Watergate" scandal rocked the nation, and President Nixon resigned. : Louise Brown, the world's first test-tube baby, was born in 1978. : Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built the first Apple computer in 1976. : Athletes such as Bruce Jenner and Nadia Comaneci won gold medals in the 1976 Olympics. : Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's record in 1974 with 715 home runs. : In football, O.J. Simpson broke Jim Brown's single-season rushing record with 2003 yards in 1973. : We lost musical legends Elvis Presley (age 42) and Bing Crosby (age 72) in 1977. (Taken from Our Century 1970-1980 by Tony Napoli, ed.)
What were popular songs in the 1980's?
- Frankie goes to Hollywood-relax
- Wham!- Last Christmas
- Thompson Twins- Hold me Now
- Billy Idol- cradle of love, mony mony, flesh for fantacy, and white wedding, rebel yell
- The human league- don't you want me
- Tears for fears- Shout, everybody wants to rule the world, mothers talk
- Kenny Loggins- Footloose
- Ray Parker jr.- Ghostbusters
- A Flock of Seagulls- I ran( so far away)
- ANY MADONNA SONG- Except for her new ones
- ANY PRINCE SONG- Including his new songs(some of them)
- Jefferson starship- we built this city
- Duran Duran- Rio, The Reflex,
- A-Ha- Take on me
- Bananarama-cruel summer, venus
- ANY BON JOVI SONG- Except the new ones
- The Fixx- One thing leads to another
- Joan Jett- i love rock n' roll, I hate myself for loving you
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- Frankie goes to Hollywood-relax
- Wham!- Last Christmas
- Thompson Twins- Hold me Now
- Billy Idol- cradle of love, mony mony, flesh for fantacy, and white wedding, rebel yell
- The human league- don't you want me
- Tears for fears- Shout, everybody wants to rule the world, mothers talk
- Kenny Loggins- Footloose
- Ray Parker jr.- Ghostbusters
- A Flock of Seagulls- I ran( so far away)
- ANY MADONNA SONG- Except for her new ones
- ANY PRINCE SONG- Including his new songs(some of them)
- Jefferson starship- we built this city
- Duran Duran- Rio, The Reflex,
- A-Ha- Take on me
- Bananarama-cruel summer, venus
- ANY BON JOVI SONG- Except the new ones
- The Fixx- One thing leads to another
- Joan Jett- i love rock n' roll, I hate myself for loving you
- I Still Haven't Found what I'm Looking for- U2
- With Or without you- U2
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What factors contributed to the emergence of activity based costing in the 1980s?
The Traditional costing system used to allocate/assign overhead costs to products by using only volume based cost drivers. In fact, these traditional systems were designed decades ago when most companies manufactured a narrow range of products, and direct labour and materials were the dominant factory costs. Overheads costs were relatively small and the distortions arising from inappropriate overhead allocations were not significant. Danish Ayub
What is the difference between fashions in the 1970s and the fashions in the 1980s?
The difference was the 1970's fashion trends were still similar to the 1960's trends (the "British Invasion" and "Flower Child" Hippie looks), while the late seventies' and eighties' fashions changed to include a 'rainbow' of new fashion statements. Many of which were influenced by Disco dancing and movies about Disco dancing.
Women in the 1980's started wearing "BIG" hair styles. While in the 1970's hairstyles for women tended to still be more natural, as in the 1960's and "Hippie" styles. In the 80's, the new trend for men's hairstyles was the "why-did-they-do-that?" mullet. See the link on this page to the Rate My Mullet web site for photo examples. Even some women adopted that style of hair once it became popular. As the eighties progressed, women's hair continued to get bigger and stiffer and men's hair started to trend toward shorter and slicked back with gels like the characters in "Wall Street", at least the ones who could wean themselves from the mullet (that has taken decades for some, however).
1980's pants for both sexes were trending toward being worn really tight and close at the ankles instead of the Hippie and 1970-style bell bottom jeans. Baggy sweatshirts for women, cut to open the neck and worn off the shoulder like in the movie Flash Dance were popular, as were the leg warmers from the same influence in the '80's. The leg warmers were worn in summer as well as winter over the tight pants legs or with mini skirts. Women used scrunchies in their hair (often to match the leg warmers), and wore them on their wrists to "keep track of them for use later". Boy George was a fashion icon for both sexes in the mid to late 80's, too.
Men often dressed in brightly colored polyester leisure suits, many with vests for a three piece suit look, with platform shoes, like John Travolta's character in Saturday Night Fever,starting with the big Disco dancing trend in the 1980's. Or, instead, they wore "left-over hippie clothes" from the 60's and 70's with long hair, ripped jeans, and those plaid flannel "lumber jack" shirts.
But, all that said, generally speaking, the style in the 80's was more 'polyester', while in the 70's it was overall more 'natural'.
Astrike occurred lasting seven weeks in June and July of 1981. The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in the World Series. Len Barker of the Cleveland Indians threw a perfect game against Toronto. Charlie Rea and Nolan Ryan threw no-hitters. Bob Gibson and Johnny Mize were elected to the Hall of Fame.
Some famous people born in 1985 are quarterback John David Booty, Olympic runner Lopez Lomong, and NFL player Joe Flacco. Other famous people born in 1985 are J. Cole, Reggie Bush, Leona Lewis, and Chris Paul.
What are the popular names that define each decade from 1930s through 2000?
Generations occur about every 10 years in today's society. Prior to the 1900s they would occur from 20 to 100 years as society did not evolve much during those time periods. The contributing factors for a generational shift include the following:
1. Global influence by world leaders/events
2. Popular music/movies/books
3. Shared Hardships
4. Defining characteristics in clothing, hair styles and other styles
5. Shared vision
Generations cannot be defined by decades per say, however they can be defined in 10 year blocks as illustrated below:
Children born in the 1900's through early 1910s and grew up in the 10's and 20's are commonly referred to as the Flapper Generation coined for the popular dance of the time. Not all people danced or agreed with the dress and actions of a few, yet that few clearly and uniquely identified that time period.
Children born in the late 10's and early 20's and grew up in the 20's and 30's were often referred to as the Displaced Laborers. With the increase in immigration, cheaper labor and a declining economy, many young adults flocked to cities to find work and many found themselves homeless after the depression living in tent cities called Hoovervilles.
Children born in the late 20's and early 30' and grew up in the 30's and 40's are known as Depression Era Generation. This generation became extremely frugal and cautious after watching parents and older family members struggling to free them.
Children born in the late 30's and early 40's and grew up in the 40's and 50's are a lost generation. Some have referred to this group as War Birds and War Brides, others have referred to the generation as the Age of War as WWII influenced the lives and attitudes of the generation.
Children born in the late 40's through 50's and grew up in the 50's and 60's are known as the Baby Boomers. This generation came about supposedly due to the return of soldiers from war. The population boom in the United States spiked higher than any other point in US history.
Children born in the late 50's and early 60's and grew up in the 60's and 70's are often referred to as the Peace Generationor the Hippie Generation. This generation is known for their flagrancy and disregard for authority in protest against social norms and government decisions.
Children born in the late 60's and early 70's and grew up in the 70's and 80's are another lost generation. However, during the 80's the term Me Generation was created to define the narcissistic nature of the clothing and style obsessed teens and young adults of the time period.
Children born in the late 70's and early 80's and grew up in the 80's and 90's are referred to as the X-Generation. This group became so radically different in their views by blending from all previous generations and adding it's own flavor of angst and anger while benefiting from a strengthening economy.
Children born in the late 80's and early 90's and grew up in the 90's and 00's have recently been described by Scott Sequoia as the E-Generation for the growing dependency on technology including cell phones and the internet.
This information was sourced from the book, 'From the Me Generation to the E-Generation, a guide for understanding today's tech savvy youth' by Scott Sequoia. Scott.sequoia@daddysurvivialguide.com
How much is an 1882 walking liberty dollar worth?
An 1882 US Dollar would be a Morgan Dollar. The walking Liberty design was used only on half dollars from 1916 to 1947 and on 1-oz silver bullion coins issued since 1986.
The value could range from $9 for a well-worn coin to several hundred dollars for one in uncirculated condition. There's more information at the Related Question.
How much is a 1899 O liberty dollar worth?
1899-O Liberty Silver Dollar: good condition-$11.00, mint condition-$180.00
What is the 1980's style for makeup?
That's a really good question... you should start thinking about revamping the 1980's make-up trends such as using fruity lipglosses or high shine lip glazes along with really pinky lipsticks. Use full coverage foundations complete with eyeshadows in vibrant hues such as oceanic blues, violets, lilacs and greens. Creamy blushes and gel blushes in really pinky, plummy, cherry, reddish and raspberry shades area absolutely ideal and don't forget the really black mascaras to complete the look.
East Germany is rather poor, with lots of factories and people coming in from the eastern counties to work in them. This area gets lots of stimulus money, but it doesn't help as much as it should.
What caused the famines of the 1980s in Ethiopia?
The effects of drought, land grabbing, and government policies led to famine in Ethiopia. The subsistence farming industry could not meet the demands of the authoritarian government.
The first modern zoo -- the Imperial Menagerie in Vienna, Austria -- was established in 1752 and continues to attract visitors to this day. Nearby, in Germany, is the world's largest animal collection: Zoo Berlin (formerly The Berlin Zoological Gardens) houses more than 15,000 animals from almost 1,700 species.thats all goodluck
What group opposed the Nicaraguan guerrillas in the 1980s?
The group that fought communists in Nicaragua in 1980 was the contras (U.S. freedom fighters)
What is the Value of 1986 statue of liberty coins?
50¢ coin - about $8
$1 coin - about $12
$5 coin - about $225
How has women's roles in society changed?
Not changed as much as expanded. There are still the many stereo types that woman still deal with to a lesser extent, but now with the added burden and stress of competing with men on a unfair playing field and still for the most part expected to perform female and maternal roles.
Some of this is societies fault as we continue to program our youth that way. And some can even be blamed on woman themselves as hormones color and influence thought patterns to a certain degree.
What was school life like in the 1980s?
Life was harder, but children went to school for less hours a day. If you read the American Girl Book, Julie, you'd learn a lot of stuff about that time period.
What type of music did they listen to in the 80s?
80's music covers a wide and highly different and unique set of musical styles from the good, the bad, to the downright ugly. These are some of the popular types of music: > pop > rock 'n' roll > rock > disco > glam rock hope this helped =P
In 1980, according to the Billboard year-end charts, the top popular singers included Blondie, Pink Floyd, Olivia Newton-John, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, Captain and Tennille, and Queen.
