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News of the 1980’s

News of the 1980’s. Mt St Helens Erupts- 1980. 8:32 A.M. May 18, 1980 Registered 5.1 on the Richter Scale 57 people killed. Mt. St. Helens. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP2dreOI8gI This is a short video about the eruption that is a little more than 7 minutes.

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News of the 1980’s

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  1. News of the 1980’s

  2. Mt St Helens Erupts- 1980

  3. 8:32 A.M. • May 18, 1980 • Registered 5.1 on the Richter Scale • 57 people killed

  4. Mt. St. Helens • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP2dreOI8gI This is a short video about the eruption that is a little more than 7 minutes. • http://www.history.com/videos/mount-st-helens-erupts#mount-st-helens-erupts This video is set to “Should I Stay or Should I Go” by the Clash- it is a little over 3 minutes

  5. John Lennon is Assassinated • December 8, 1980 • http://www.biography.com/blog/john-lennons-tragic-death-33-years-later-a-timeline-of-events This is a timeline of events with Lennon’s assassination • Mark David Chapman- assassin • http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/extras/2011/12/08/dec-8-john-lennon-shot-killed-1980/ This is the ABC announcement of his death • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQWx9892r-E Howard Cosell announcing death on Monday Night Football

  6. Assassination Attempt on Pope John Paul II- May 13, 1981

  7. Pope John Paul II was shot four times • Mehmet Ali Agca was attempted assassin • Sentenced to life in prison- in 2000 he was pardoned at the request of the Pope. Sent to another prison to serve terms for other offenses- released in 2010 • One theory is he was hired by KGB because of Pope’s support of the Polish movement for independence • Pope and Agca met and developed a relationship- Pope announced he forgave Agca

  8. Royal Wedding- July 29, 1981 Prince Charles and Lady Diana

  9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8cniGcg2xU Lady Diana entering the church for her wedding to Prince Charles • Global audience of 750 million people • Considered a “fairy tale wedding”

  10. August 5, 1981- Reagan fires air traffic controllers on strike • http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2085383_2085381_2085346,00.html This is considered to be #3 on Time’s list of government showdowns. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc8brHWFZMY This is Reagan speaking about the strike. • 11,345 workers were fired- Reagan stated they were in violation of the law that forbids government union workers from striking

  11. 1981- Sandra Day O’Connor nominated to be first woman on the Supreme Court Tended to be strong conservative In later years was a swing vote Nominated by President Reagan

  12. Sandra Day O’Connor Quotes • I think the important thing about my appointment is not that I will decide cases as a woman, but that I am a woman who will get to decide cases. • I tried to decide each case based on the law and the Constitution.

  13. 1982- Barney Clark receives first artificial heart • Lives 112 days • http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2009/12/dayintech_1202jarvikheart/ This article talks about Clark and why he was not a candidate for a heart transplant • Jarvik 7- type of artificial heart

  14. Sally Ride- First American Woman in Space

  15. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wojiv4AhD4g Sally Ride recalls her first mission to space • http://www.biography.com/people/sally-ride-9458284/videos This is a mini biography of Sally Ride • Flew on Challenger mission in 1983

  16. 1983- Vanessa Williams Became First Black Miss America • http://www.biography.com/people/vanessa-williams-9542151 Mini Biography of Vanessa Williams • Soon afterwards had to return her crown because of inappropriate photos that were released in Penthouse

  17. 1983- Beirut Bombings • http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/13/world/meast/beirut-marine-barracks-bombing-fast-facts/ • http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/1023.html

  18. Two truck bombs struck buildings housing the U.S. and French forces • Killed a total of 299 American and French servicemen (241 American servicemen- 220 were Marines) • Suicide bombers detonated each of the truck bombs • It was the deadliest single-day death toll for the Marines since the Battle of Iwo Jima

  19. 1983 Invasion of Grenada

  20. Operation Urgent Fury • Triggered by a military coup that had ousted a revolutionary government • Restored a constitutional government • There had been a request for intervention • Invasion began Oct 25, 1983 (just a couple of days after the bombing of the U.S. barracks in Beirut)

  21. 1984- iMary Lou Retton

  22. First female gymnast from outside Eastern Europe to win the Olympic gold medal in the Gymnastic Individual All-around competition • Inspired by Nadia Comaneci • Trained under Romanians Bela and Marta Karolyi (they coached Nadia Comaneci) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sSuTdsjxTI (Mary Lou reflects on winning the gold) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFKCFvZDs3A Covering Retton’s Perfect 10

  23. Olympics Highlights • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi_5xbd5xdE • 1976 Nadia highlight of Olympics moments- first perfect 10 score in gymnastics • (Motivation for Mary Lou Retton)

  24. 1984 • http://sports.yahoo.com/video/carl-lewis-historic-olympic-performance-140500946.html • Carl Lewis wins 4 Gold Medals at the Los Angeles Summer Olympics

  25. 1984- Indira Gandhi Assassinated • Prime Minister of India • Known for political ruthlessness • Went to war with Pakistan in support of the independence movement in East Pakistan • Resulted in an Indian victory and the creation of Bangladesh • Assassinated by her bodyguards- the bodyguards were Sikh and there was a Sikh separatist movement in India that she attempted to repress • http://www.biography.com/people/indira-gandhi-9305913?page=1

  26. 1984- Bhopal Disaster • December 2, 1984 • Pesticide plant in Bhopal, India leaked methyl isocynate gas and other chemicals • Dense toxic cloud • Killed more than 8000 people in just a few days • Factory belonged to Union Carbide- made a settlement with the Indian Government in 1989 for $470 million (a total of only $370 to $533 per victim) • Groundwater and soil is still contaminated

  27. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTxM8RvqXow This is a 6 minute video about the Bhopal Disaster.

  28. 1984- Michael Jackson severely burned • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2lZuw3j3ro Filming of a Pepsi commercial- Jackson suffered from second and third degree burns • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po0jY4WvCIc This commercial came out later

  29. 1985- New Coke was a total disaster!

  30. Major marketing failure • Reintroduction of Coke’s original formula was rebranded as “Coca-Cola Classic”

  31. 1986- Challenger Explosion

  32. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4JOjcDFtBEThis is a video of the explosion live on CNNhttp://www.history.com/topics/challenger-disaster/videos#engineering-disasters---challenger

  33. January 28, 1986 • Broke apart 73 seconds into flight • 7 crew members died • O-ring seal in its right solid rocket booster failed at liftoff- it allowed pressurized hot gas from within the solid rocket motor to reach the outside

  34. 1986-Iran Contra Scandal

  35. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7LEByr_QNE This is a ten minute video about the Iran Contra Affair • Lt. Col. Oliver North • Began in 1985- Reagan’s administration supplied weapons to Iran in the hopes of securing the release of American hostages in Lebanon by terrorists loyal to Khomeini

  36. http://www.history.com/speeches/ronald-reagan-on-iran-contra-hearings#ronald-reagan-on-iran-contra-hearingshttp://www.history.com/speeches/ronald-reagan-on-iran-contra-hearings#ronald-reagan-on-iran-contra-hearings • US took millions of dollars from the weapons sale- routed the money and guns to right wing “Contra” guerrillas in Nicaragua • Contras were opponents of Nicaragua’s Sandinista Junta of National Reconstruction • Democratic dominated Congress passed the Boland Amendment- banning aide to the Contras

  37. Part of the deal was that the U.S. would send 508 American made TOW anti-tank missiles from Israel to Iran for the safe exchange of a hostage (Reverend Benjamin Weir) • Israelis offered to ship 500 HAWK surface to air missiles to Iran in November 1985 in exchange for the release of all remaining American hostages being held in Lebanon • Arms were sold with proceeds going to the Contras, and hostages were released

  38. Eventually the terrorists elected to kidnap more hostages following their release of the previous ones • Lebanese magazine Ash-Shiraa published a series of articles in November 1986 that exposed the weapons for hostages deal • Congress issued a report that the president bore “ultimate responsibility”

  39. Tower Commission • Republican Senator John Tower headed up a review board • President had been inefficient in controlling National Security Council- they made the illegal deals • Not known from hearings if president knew about the Contra support • Televised May to August 1987

  40. North had been the main negotiator • He stated he was “under the orders from his superiors” • May 1989 he was convicted of unlawfully destroying government documents • When George H.W. Bush became president- North’s conviction was expunged on the grounds he acted out of patriotism • Bush issued presidential pardons for all indicted in the scandal

  41. 1987- Baby Jessica

  42. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20193651,00.html The Epic Rescue of Jessica McClure • http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1977927_1977934_1977866,00.html Rescue of Jessica was #2 on Time’s list of Miraculous Rescues • http://www.biography.com/people/baby-jessica-17175736 Shows rescue • http://hellogiggles.com/news-nostalgia-lets-talk-about-baby-jessica There is video within this with the rescue (around 5 minutes) • 18 months old, fell down 22-foot well, trapped for 58 hours

  43. 1989-Exxon Valdez

  44. Oil Spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska • March 24, 1989- hit a reef • Spilled 260,000 to 750,000 barrels of crude oil • Considered to be one of the most devastating human caused environmental disasters • Remote location made it difficult for a response effort • Captain had been drinking heavily- but was not at the controls (he was asleep)

  45. Third mate who was at the controls did not have a radar that was working (had been broken for about a year) so he could not look to see it was close to the reef • Exxon management knew the radar was broken and had opted to not fix it

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