Welcome to the 80s!

Welcome to the 80s!1980-1989

Barba, BroiBarneso, KhristineDacaldacal , Angelica MaeMalaluan, Roy John

Main ThemeThe Age of Technological InnovationMany technological innovations were made in the Eighties some of these are Personal computers, Videogames, Mobile Phones and the Internet.

1980Pacman was the first game to achieve widespread popularity in mainstream culture.

1981IBM PC was launched.MTV

1982Michael Jackson releases Thriller, the biggest album of all time.Walt Disney World opens the second largest theme park, EPCOT Center in Orlando, Florida.E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial movie was released and earned $756, 700, 000, making it the 40th in the All-time Worldwide BoxOffice and the movie of the 80s.

1983"Just Say No" is the new tool to combat growing drug use in the US.Sally Ride becomes first American woman in space, June 18th on theChallenger.Microsoft Word is first released.

1983ARPANETofficially changes to use the Internet Protocol,creating the Internet.The first mobile phone was introduced to the public by the Motorola Company.IBM releases theIBM PC XT

1984Stonewashed jeans are introduced.The first megabit chip is made at Bell Labs.The AIDS virus is discovered.Apple Computer releases the Macintosh personal computer.

1984Vanessa Williams becomes first African American Miss America.Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, US. The Soviets boycott.

1984Feb 7- Navy Captain Bruce McCandless and Army Lt. Colonel Robert Stewart become the first astronauts to fly free of a spacecraft in orbit during a space shuttle flight.The MTV Video Music Awards started.

1984Louisiana World Exposition of 1984 opens along the Mississippi River waterfront inNew Orleans. Nov. 1984- President Ronald Reagan wins re-election over Democratic challenger Walter F. Mondale.

1984Run DMC are the first rap group to have a certified gold album.Sony and Philips introduce the first commercial CD players.

1985American-French expeditions locate the wreck of the RMS Titanic.A famine relief concert organized by British artist Bob Geldof and held simultaneously in London and Philadelphia is seen in one hundred and fifty-two countries.Super Mario Bros. was released by Nintendo.

1985The hit single We are the World was recorded in U.S.A for Africa. Colombian terrorists execute 100 people including 11 judges.

1986Martin Luther King Day is officially observed for the first time as a federal holiday in the United States. Smoking is banned on all public transport including trains, planes, buses, and coaches.

1987Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.The First National Coming Out Day in celebration of the second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.Tommy Lee Andrews is the first person to be convicted as a result of DNA fingerprinting.

1988The Morris Worm, the first computer worm, is launched from MIT by Robert Tappan Morris.Pres. Reagan signs a bill providing death penalty for murderous drug traffickers.December 1- The first World AIDS Day is observed.

1989George H.W. Bush inaugurated as President.Congress creates National Commission for AIDS.Loma Prieta Earthquake struck San Francisco Bay Area killing 63.

1989The Simpsons was first aired by Fox Broadcasting Company.Gameboy was released on August 1989.