Jane Fonda
In addition to her acting career and fitness tapes, Jane Fonda is known for her work in social activism, including women’s issues, human rights, and this cause, centered around the effects of Earth’s warming.
climate change
Fonda founded the Jane Fonda Climate PAC in 2022 to elect more climate champions at the state and local level.
Part of environmental reforms in 1970, General Motors announced a move away from this gasoline additive.
lead
The push for unleaded gasoline was promised by 1980.
In 1999, Disneyland debuted a ride devoted to this red shirt–wearing “bear of very little brain.”
Winnie the Pooh
The ride replaced Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, recognizing the growing popularity of Winnie the Pooh during the 1990s.
A recession in 1973 began with an embargo on these products.
oil/oil products
OPEC states declared the embargo, reducing oil exports to the West for a year.
His 1997 song “Something About the Way You Look Tonight” wooed listeners everywhere.
Elton John
The song was released alongside his tribute to Princess Diana, “Candle in the Wind 1997.”
He is Jane Fonda’s famous father.
Henry Fonda
The pair appear together in 1981’s On Golden Pond, a story about a father and daughter.
This type of power lost popularity in the 1970s and ’80s due to accidents like the one at Three Mile Island.
nuclear power
Following the Chernobyl incident a few years later, many cities moved away from this power source.
Opened in 1982 as part of Walt Disney World, this attraction is considered a “permanent world’s fair.”
EPCOT
It cost over one billion dollars to construct and is known for showcasing international culture.
In 1985, the New York Stock Exchange welcomed a visit by this then-president.
Ronald Reagan
This was the first visit to the NYSE by a sitting president; he rang the bell to open trading on March 28, 1985.
His love song “Wonderful Tonight” features Marcy Levy on backing vocals.
Eric Clapton
He wrote the song for Pattie Boyd, inspired by her real-life preparations for a party.
Fonda plays Grace in Grace and Frankie alongside this actress, one of her costars from 1980’s 9 to 5.
Lily Tomlin
The pair reunite in this Netflix comedy series about dissimilar women who become friends due to their husbands’ affairs.
Started by President Nixon, this government agency began operating in December 1970, to the benefit of the natural world.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
It brought together 15 federal programs, including the Water Quality Administration.
In 1972, King’s Island opened near Cincinnati, Ohio, and is credited with the revival of this classic type of roller coaster due to the popularity of the Racer.
wooden roller coaster
King’s Island built another tremendously popular wooden roller coaster, the Beast, in 1979.
Black Monday was a dramatic stock market fall in this year.
1987
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 508 points on Monday, October 19, 1987.
Led by Lionel Richie, they released the love song “Three Times a Lady.”
Commodores
The popular song was inspired by a speech Richie’s father made at an anniversary party.
This is the title of Fonda’s memoir, published in 2005.
My Life So Far
It was a No. 1 bestseller. She also had a box office No. 1 movie that year.
Her 1980 book Gorillas in the Mist was an environmental bestseller.
Dian Fossey
The story was later adapted into a film starring Sigourney Weaver.
This Pennsylvania theme park opened in 1980, with beloved characters like Big Bird and Cookie Monster making appearances.
Sesame Place
On opening day, admission was only $3.95 per person!
Technological innovations allowed for a historic event on October 28, 1997, when this many shares were traded.
one billion
Wireless and handheld systems allowed more volume, and flat-panel display screens streamlined trading.
Another hit for Elton John, “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” features in this animated film.
The Lion King
The tune won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1995.
Fonda danced this kind of dance until an accident in her 40s prevented it.
ballet
After breaking her foot, she gave up ballet but is still active and associated with aerobics tapes.
In 1973, the United States passed legislation protecting this type of rare or threatened wildlife species.
endangered species
This legislation was passed in support of the 80-nation Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, signed that same year.
This is how many Disney theme parks exist worldwide.
12
Within its six resorts, the 12 parks include Disney’s first international park, Tokyo Disneyland, which opened in 1983.
A NYSE trading floor opened in 1980, trading on these, which obligate a future transaction on a specific date.
futures
The New York Futures Exchange was the most modern one of its time and had 1,569 members when it opened.
In the 1980s, this icon followed up “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” with “Time After Time.”
Cyndi Lauper
“Time After Time” peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard charts in June 1984.