1980s Fun
May 2, 2019 4:50 pm Leave a reply
The popular culture of the 1980s reflected the era’s political conservatism. For many people, the symbol of the decade was the “yuppie”: a baby boomer with a college education, a well-paying job and expensive taste. By early 1982, the United States was experiencing its worst recession since the Great Depression. Nine million people were unemployed in November of that year. Businesses closed, families lost their homes and farmers lost their land. By the end of the 1980s, 60% of American television owners got cable service
In the 1980s
- 1980: Rubik’s Cube debuts at the International Toy Fair.
- 1980: John Lennon is murdered.
- 1981: John Hinckley Jr. attempts to assassinate President Reagan.
- 1982: The movie “E.T.” released.
- 1984: Steve Jobs introduces the first Macintosh computer.
- 1985: Hole in the ozone first reported.
- 1986: Space Shuttle Challenger explodes shortly after lift-off.
- 1987: U.S. stock market plunges on Black Monday.
- 1989: The Internet goes global
| Gag Me With a Spoon | Reaction to an offensive remark. |
| Eat my Shorts | Used as a comeback to a negative comment. |
| Like | ubiquitous slang term, served to punctuate every expression, sentence or exclamation. |
| No Duh | You were way ahead of them when it came to putting things together |
| Radical | Modern version of awesome |
| Take A Chill Pill | Relax or calm down |
| Tubular | Coolness that surpasses the word. |
| What’s Your Damage? | What is your problem? |