1970S AND 1980S

1970s SONGS

• James Brown "get up" -encouraged people to get up and do something with their lives
• "Play that Funky Music" wild cherry -popular disco song for dancing
• "Night Fever" bee gees- affected fashion and modern culture
• "To Nights the Night" Rod Stewart -supported the movement for social change
• "You light up my life" Debby boone- this song reintroduced love for someone else after the craziness of the 1960s

1980s

• "Eye of the tiger" theme song to rocky 3
• "Billy jean" Michael Jackson- a song about a groupie
• "Like a virgin" Madonna - this song was idolized by young girls
• "Don't stop believing"- a big baseball song
• "Born in the u.s.a" - a song to give people hope

1970s BOOKS

• Love story- Erick segal
• Jonathan Livingston seagull -Richard Bach
• Are you good? It's me Margaret -Judy Blume
• Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy -Douglas Adams
• Burr -vidal

1980s BOOKS

• Alice walker- the color purple
• Roald Dahl- Matilda
• Batman: the killing joke
• The hand maids tale- Margaret
• The eyes of the dragon- Stephen king

1970s ITEMS

• Cocaine - was seen as acceptable in society
• Daisy Dukes- short shorts
• 8 track player- popular recording technology
• Pet rock- humor collectible
• Post it notes- mini note pad that you could leave reminders on

1980s ITEMS

• Garbage pal kids- popular trading cards
• Cabbage patch kids- popular dolls that were hard to find
• Skip it- promoted physical activity
• Teenage ninja turtles - every young boy wanted one for Christmas
• My little pony- loved by young girls everywhere

THE SOVIETS INVADED AFGHANISTAN

WAS AN ACTOR AND THE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA BEFORE HE WAS PRESIDENT

TONY MANERO AND FRIENDS GO TO LOCAL DISCO TO DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY

A SMALL GROUP OF CONTEST WINNERS TAKE A TOUR OF THE GREAT CHOCOLATE FACTORU

FORD PARDONS NIXON OF WATERGATE CHARGES

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• Forced to resign because of watergate scandal

THE FASHION REVOLUTION WITH VERY FLAMBOYANT CLOTHING

THE END OF THE COLD WAR

THE CAPTURE OF SAIGON THE CAPITAL OF SOUTH VIETNAM

NIXON VISITS CHINA

SIGNED SALT II, RELINQUISHED US CONTROL OVER PANAMA CANAL

DURING THE OLYMPICS THE MUNICH MASSACRE TOOK PLACE

PROTECTED SPECIES THAT WERE ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION

POLICE OPEN FIRE ON PROTESTERS KILLING AND INJURING SOME

THE AGREEMENT FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST

KISS WAS AN AMERICAN HARD ROCK BAND

WAS TO BE BOYCOTTED IF THE SOVIETS DIDN'T LEAVE AFGHANISTAN IN A MONTH

KILLED BY MARK CHAPMAN, ALSO A GREAT MUSICIAN

USED TO PROMOTE SINGING CAREERS SUCH AS MADONNA

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THE INTENT WAS TO BUILD A ANTI-BALLISTIC MISSLE SYSTEM

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