In 1980s.. a new house cost $68,714.00 and by 1989 was $120,
00.00 the average income per year was $19,170.00 and by 1989 was
$27,210.00 a gallon of gas was $1.19 and by 1989 was 97 cents the
average cost of new car was $7,210.00 and by 1989 was
$15,400.00
Cassette-$8.00 Record Album-$7.65 Magazines-$1.50 Movie
Ticket-$2.25
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Princess Diana After a fairy tale wedding to Prince Charles in
1981, this statuesque stateswoman took humanitarianism to a whole
new level throughout the world, all the while battling personal
problems with eating disorders and a royal pain of a marriage.
While her beautiful but short life didn't come to an end until
1996, the 80s were truly the decade of the England's Rose. Michael
Jackson Michael Jackson was referred to as the King of Pop. Michael
Jackson made his debut at the age of eleven. He began his career
with the Jackson Five and later, went on with a solo career.
Michael soon became a pop icon with his chartbusting tracks. His
revolutionary videos that showcased his break dancing skills
inspired youngsters worldwide to follow suit. He is the only singer
to have received 8 Grammy Awards in a single night. This talented
personality has many more hit albums and songs to his name. Tom
Cruise Known for his drop dead gorgeous looks; Tom Cruise is the
recipient of three Golden Globe Awards and was also nominated three
times for the Academy Awards. He began his career in the year 1981
with a t role in Endless Love. It was in the year 1983 which saw
the release of Risky Business, which finally saw Tom Cruise rising
to fame. With Tom Cruise signing on Top Gun, which was released in
1986, he was catapulted to fame. This movie soon became the highest
grossing film of the year. In 1988, with the release of Cocktail
followed by Rain Man, Tom Cruise proved that he was definitely here
to stay.
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Canadas Population Statistics in the 80s Population in the 80s:
(early 80s) 24, 000 000 (late 80s) 27, 000 000 Birth Rate: (early
80s) 15.40 (late 80s) 14.90 Death Rate:(early 80s) 7.1 (late 80s)
7.3 Immigration: about 1.3 million immigrants in Canada Average
Family size: 2-3 Children and Parents Population Pyramid:
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The Space Shuttle -The engineers and mechanics of NASA
dedicated themselves to develop a new type of vehicle that could go
to space and return home safely, as well as hosting a number of
experiments to deepen our understanding of the universe.The first
Space Shuttle launch was the Columbia on April 12, 1981. The
mission lasted a little more than two days. The Columbia returned
home safely and gave NASA valuable information about the design of
the shuttle as well as important information of space. Since
Columbia's launch, there've been more than 130 Space Shuttle
missions, and the program has inspired hundreds of children to
study science and dream of space exploration.
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IBM and Macintosh Personal Computers The personal computer
became a reality in the 1980s. Transforming oversized computer into
something that could be used for very basic tasks. IBM's 5150
Personal Computer launched in 1981. In 1984, Apple launched the
Macintosh computer. They were the first personal computers to
feature graphics based interface to launch applications. The
Macintosh used icons to represent programs and a strange device
called a mouse was used to put them to use. Through Macintosh the
mouse and the graphic based interface became apart of the mass
consumer market.
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Born Then, Famous NOW Business: Mark Zuckerberg Born May 14,
1984 American computer programmer and international internet
entrepreneur. Best known as one of the co-founders of Facebook;
through which he has been exposed to many business
opportunities.
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Politics/Activists : Craig Kielburger Born December 17, 1982
Canadian activist for childrens rights. Founder of Free the
Children organization and founder of Me to We
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Music: Madonna Began her music career in 1982, with the dance
hit Everybody. Soon after, she became an international success,
selling over 300 million albums worldwide. One of the most popular
and successful female artists of the 1980s and currently is.
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Sports : Michael Jordan Former American basketball player and
entrepreneur. Had a very successful basketball career during the
1980s. Played mainly for the Chicago Bulls. Created the trademark
Jordan sneakers, which first came out in 1985.
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Toys of the 80s Rubik's cube Cabbage patch dolls Care bears Glo
warm and friends My little pony Pogo balls Straw berry shortcake
Star wars toys Nintendo and sega game system Legos
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Songs Love is a battle field- Pat Benatar Michael Jackson Billy
jean- 1982; beat it -1982 Madonna- like a virgin- 1984 Dont stop
believing- journey- 1981 Under pressure- David bowie and queen-
1981 Salt N peppa- push it- 1986 Jesses girl- Bruce
Springsteen-
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Male Vocalist David Bowie Michael Jackson
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Female Vocalist Madonna Cindy Lauper Whitney Houston
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Movies Breakfast club E.T sixteen candles ferries bulers day
off a Christmas story scare face Valley Girls Pretty in Pink
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Tv Shows Degrassi Miami Vice Saved By the Bell Full House
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Actors and Actresses
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Automobile Cheverlot Camaro audi 5000 Toyota Cressida ford
thunderbird
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Hairy Styles Women Permed Teased Crimped Side Ponytails
Oversized scarf headband Men Jheri Curls Wet look Mullet
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Clothing Female Leg warmers Shoulder pads Oversized earing
Jelly Shoes Crop tops Neon colours Male Parachute pants Rock band
shirts Leather jackets