Decades::1980-1989::

"If you got it, why not flaunt it!"(this was a big saying in this decade)

Fashion: People dressed in the Opulent Clothing style. They were tank tops, tight fitting jeans or torn pants, and leg warmers. Michael Jackson and Madonna were the big influences of fashion at this time.

Fads: Team sports were real popluar. The term "soccer mom" came into play.Nerds became a hot commodity in the 1980's!

Books & Literature:

There were 13 books that sold over one million copies! Donald Trump wrote two books at this time called "Trump: Surviving at the top" and "Lacocca:an autobiography". Some Famous authors were:Tom Clancy, Frederick Forsyth, Martin Cruz, and Stephen King.

Television & Radio:

The sales of VCRs rose. By 1989, 60% of American households had cable. TV started having anti-family shows like Roseanne and married with children. Tabliod TV started with Geraldo, Phil, Sally, and Ophrah.

Theater & Film:

Broadway revivals were very important druing the 80's! Some big broadway plays were Westside Story, The King and I, Andrew Lloyd Webber's mega hit, Cats, The Phantom of the Ophera!

Art & Architecture:

the 80's were a huge decade for art, art museums, and artists. People bought art at record prices...like Van Gough's 'Sunflowers' sold for $39.9 million. Some famous artists were Jasper Johns, Keith Haring, Frank Stella. Some famous Architecure built in the 80's were The Trump Tower, High Museum in Atlanta, Union Station in Washington.

Education:

UCLA did a study and found out that college freshman were most interested in their status, power and money. Business Management was the most popular major. People started showing their disapproval to the rising student costs and how they were against budget cuts.

Music:

MTV started, CDs were invented, people were learning how to dance from MTV. They were learning dance moves such as slam dancing, Lambada, and Break dancing. Then 'Vogueing' became real popluar! Pop, Rock, New wave, punk, country, and rap or hip hop were real popluar! Some important groups were Milli Vanilli, M.C. Hammer, Vanilla Ice, and L.L. Cool J.

Events & Technology:

Science/ Tech. made large strides in the 80's. Personal computers were bing used in homes, offices, and schools. Columbia was launched in 1981, the Challenger exploded 74 seconds after lift off and killed 7 astronauts and 1 school teacher. Major Advancements in genetic research in 1988's happened. They found out that there is 80,000 genes contained in human DNA. Wayne Williams was arrested for the murder of 23 black children. Sandra Day O'conner became the first woman in the supreme court justice. Sex revolution encountered major adversity when Rock Hudson died of Aids in 1985.