1980's Pop Culture
This type of haircut was very popular amongst men during the 1980's and has been described as "business in the front and party in the back."
Mullet
This African American celebrity and former football player was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife and her friend shortly after the LA Riots of 1992.
O.J. Simpson
During the 1980's it was discovered that if the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) was not treated it could eventually lead to this disease.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
In 1989, this European city was overjoyed at the sight of a wall being torn down signaling the end of Communism.
Berlin
This space shuttle exploded in 1986 in front of a live television audience with millions watching.
Challenger
This television channel was popular among teens during the 1980's due to its broadcasting of music videos.
Music Television (MTV)
The assault and beating of this Black motorist at the hands of 4 LAPD officers was caught on camera and outraged many Americans.
Rodney King
This theory introduced under U.S. President Ronald Reagan suggested that if wealthy Americans were given tax cuts, the U.S. economy would improve.
Supply-Side Economics (Reganomics)
This man served as the dictator of Iraq during the Persian Gulf War.
Saddam Hussein
This man tried to assassinate U.S. President Ronald Reagan in 1981, but was unsuccessful.
John Hinckley Jr.
This children's television show featuring a kind man in a sweater and sneakers was so popular in 1985, that 8% of U.S. households tuned in to watch it.
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
This African American activist & Democratic Presidential candidate was highly critical of the Reagan & Bush administration's track record on civil rights.
Jesse Jackson
Ronald Reagan defeated this Democratic Presidential nominee in 1984 in a landslide victory during the Presidential Election. (The only state this man won in the electoral college was Minnesota)
Walter Mondale
This 1986 scandal involved the Reagan administration's secret and illicit actions in the Middle East and Central America without Congressional approval.
Iran-Contra Affair
This famous NBA basketball player made headlines when he revealed that he had contracted HIV in 1991.
Magic Johnson
This music album released in 1982 is the best-selling album of all time with over 70 million copies sold worldwide.
Thriller
This 15-year-old's death at the hands of a convenience store clerk led to tension between the African American & Korean American communities of Los Angeles in 1991.
Lathasha Harlins
As a result of Ronald Regan's economic theory, this increased drastically in the United States throughout the 1980's.
National Deficit
The Persian Gulf War began in 1991 when Iraq invaded this Middle Eastern country.
Kuwait
The "New Right" that took U.S. politics by storm in the early 1980's was comprised of mainly this specific religious group.
Evangelical Christians
This college basketball coach made headlines in the 1980's for throwing a chair on the court during a game.
Bobby Knight
27 years before the LA Riots of 1992, the city of Los Angeles experienced the deadliest riot in the history of the civil rights movement in this predominantly Black neighborhood.
Watts
This government-funded program established under U.S. President Ronald Reagan involved police officers going into schools and discouraging kids from using drugs.
Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.)
This Pro-Communist government in Nicaragua was opposed by the Reagan administration during the 1980's.
Sandinistas
This famous 1980's & 1990's rapper who worked with Ice-Cube & Dr. Dre died from complications of HIV in 1995.
Eazy-E