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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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The Legend of Billie Jean
Skyward, starring Bette Davis and Suzy Glistrap. Miss Glistrap was handicapped in real life. It is interesting to note that a sequel called Skyward Christmas ( odd title which might suggest Santa Claus up front) was also made in l98l with Miss Glistrap as the paraplegic pilot Julie Ward. It is highly problematical the FAA would permit this sort of stunt with Live operators. One understands most of the Flight sequences in the parent film- Skyward- were done with trick photography. Bette Davis was not an aviatrix in real life and outside of this role never played one. Bette Davis did not appear in the latter film.
What are one of the most popular dances in the 1980's?
Break dancing, Slam Dancing, The Worm, The Running Man, The Cabbage Patch, Rogger Rabbit, The Sprinkler, The Electric Slide and The Moon Walk are the main ones.
Vincent Price in what board game commercial that used marbles Possiblity 1980's?
I'm the soul survivor
THE NAME OF THE GAME IS 'STAY ALIVE' (MILTON BRADLEY)-
'I'M THE SOUL SURVIVOR,' IS A QUOTE FROM THE COMMERCIAL.
Who are the winners of the NHL MVP in the 1980's?
1980-81Wayne GretzkyEdmonton Oilers
1981-82Wayne GretzkyEdmonton Oilers
1982-83Wayne GretzkyEdmonton Oilers
1983-84Wayne GretzkyEdmonton Oilers
1984-85Wayne GretzkyEdmonton Oilers
1985-86Wayne GretzkyEdmonton Oilers
1986-87Wayne GretzkyEdmonton Oilers
1987-88Mario LemieuxPittsburgh Penguins
1988-89Wayne GretzkyLos Angeles Kings
1989-90Mark MessierEdmonton Oilers
What was a peasants belt made out of?
Leather was an inexpensive commodity and was available even to the poorest levels of society, while metal of all kinds was far more expensive (blacksmiths were wealthy men as a consequence). So a simple thin leather strap that could be tied in a knot was, along with cord belts of nettle fibre, hemp or linen, used by the lowliest peasants.
A sturdier leather belt with a bronze buckle would be a step up from that level, worn by people of the craftsman/freeman/merchant classes (also part of the peasantry).
I believe you are thinking of the 1978 movie Laserblast.
Is it the one where they kill him and cut it off, and the thing grows another kid?
Who won the Stanley cup in the 1980s?
1980-83:New York Islanders
1984-85:Edmonton Oilers
1986:Montreal Canadiens
1987-88:Edmonton Oilers
1989:Calgary Flames
Who was Ronnie lee gardners girlfriend?
Carma Jolley Hainsworth.
On April 2, 1985 Gardner was under a $1.5 million bail and was transported from the Utah State Prison to the Metropolitan Hall of Justice in Salt Lake City for a pretrial hearing on a second degree murder charge for killing Melvyn Otterstrom. As Gardner and his guards entered the courthouse basement, Carma Jolley Hainsworth, walked up and handed Gardner a gun. It was later discovered that she had also hidden a bag containing men's clothing, duct tape and a knife in a tote bag under a sink in the women's bathroom in the basement of the courthouse. The guards exchanged gunfire with Gardner, shot him through the lung, and then retreated from the area. In attempting to escape, Gardner entered the archives room, where he shot and killed attorney Michael Burdell, hiding behind the door. Gardner then forced prison officer Richard Thomas, who was also in the basement, to conduct him out of the archives room to a stairwell leading to the second floor. As Gardner crossed the lobby, he shot and seriously wounded Nicholas G. Kirk, then 58, a uniformed bailiff who was unarmed and had just stepped off an elevator. Gardner climbed the stairs to the next floor, where he took hostage Wilburn Miller, a vending machine serviceman. As Gardner exited the building, Miller broke free and escaped. Outside, Gardner was surrounded by half a dozen waiting policemen with drawn weapons. Ordered to drop his weapon, he threw down his gun and lay down, surrendering to the officers.
What was the peak share price of Standard Oil Trust in the 1980s?
In the 1980s Standard Oil had a portfolio of stocks. The price for Standard Oil was a result of adding these together. They all had different highs and lows. In 1982 the combined portfolio stock price for Standard Oil was $137.02 per share.
Who are the presidents since 1970?
Well, Richard Nixon was President in 1970, having been inaugurated in January 1969. He oversaw the US withdrawal from Vietnam, was in office during the Apollo moon landings and restored American relations with China, but was embroiled in the Watergate Scandal from 1972 which forced him to resign in August '74.
He was succeeded by his Vice-President Gerald Ford, who was never elected in his own right, serving as a 'caretaker' President from '74 to '76 before losing the 1976 election to Jimmy Carter. Carter lost the '79 election to Ronald Reagan, who served his maximum two terms in office before his Vice-President George Bush Snr. won the elections of 1988.
Bush was in office during the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe, the first Gulf War and the end of the Soviet Union, but was blamed for mishandling the economic recession of the early 1990s, losing the 1992 election to Democrat Bill Clinton, who had won the support of many moderate Republicans by moving his party to the Right and dropping opposition to the death penalty.
Clinton was in office for most of the 1990s, presiding over the expansion of NATO to embrace former Eastern Bloc countries and employing Madleine Albright as the first female Secretary of State, although his second term in office was dogged by lewd revelations of an affair he had with young White House aide Monica Lewinski.
He was succeeded in office by George W. Bush, eldest son of George Bush Snr., although this was a controversial win caused by the trial of a new 'punch-card' system of voting which some claimed enabled Bush to cheat his way to victory. George W. Bush has gone down in history as one of the USA's most hated, unpopular Presidents- the former Governor of Texas, he over-used the death penalty there, and was in office during the World Trade Center terrorist attacks of 11th September 2001, which resulted in him launching the Iraq War (even although there was no evidence that Iraq was behind the attacks). This war saw much human rights violations by US troops in Iraq, and created a huge anti-American backlash around the world, even from some of the USA's closest allies such as Britain.
Ashamed and embarrassed of their nation's growing reputation as a global bully, the US public elected Barack Obama to office in November 2008, the first coloured man ever to become US President.
SO, it's been:
1970 - '74 Richard Nixon (Republican)
1974 - '77 Gerald Ford (Republican)
1977 - '81 Jimmy Carter (Democrat)
1981 - '89 Ronald Reagan (Republican)
1989 - '93 George Bush Snr. (Republican)
1993 - 2001 Bill Clinton (Democrat)
2001- '08 George W. Bush (Republican
2008 - present Barack Obama (Democrat)
What was the gas price in 1984?
In 1984, the US national average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline was $1.21 - equivalent to about $2.54 per gallon in 2010. The US national average retail gasoline price that year was $1.16 per gallon.
Who led the reforms that led to democratization of the Soviet Union?
The reforms that led to democratization of the Soviet Union were begun by Gorbachev because the Soviet Union was near bankruptcy, and capitalism meant more money for them. Pope John Paul and Ronald Reagan also had some responsibility for the democratization.
What were the homes in the 1930's like?
Houses in the 1930's were very similar to more modern houses, such as houses from the 1960's. Houses in the 1930's very rarely had basements. Due to the lack of money, houses were often converted into a boarding house. A Boarding house required more rooms, so often families would use curtains to separate rooms, and use spare lumber to make a porch into what was called a sleeping porch. Sleeping porches were often cold, due to a lack of insulation, and so mostly children of the family opening the boarding house would reside there.
Also, often houses in the 1930's had missing shingles, peeling paint or cracked brickwork.
Houses in the 1930's in Canada included bungalows, 1 1/2, and 2 storeys, depending on the economics of the neighbour hood. Most of them had basements, a vestibule (because of the cold winters), a living room with fireplace, a dining room that sometimes larger than the living room, a small kitchen with a few built in cabinets. Sometimes the kitchen had a built in 'booth' style nook in the kitchen. Upstairs there were three to four bedrooms, all sharing one bathroom.
