THE 70s & 80s

RONALD REAGAN

• Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American actor and politician
• He was the 40th President of the United States
• Before he served as president he served as the 33rd Governor of California

JOHN HINCKLEY

• John Warnock Hinckley Jr. attempted to assassinate U.S. President Ronald Reagan in Washington D.C
• March 30, 1981 is the date This happened
• He made the effort to impress teen actress Jodie Foster

Geraldine Ferraro

• Geraldine Anne Ferraro was an American attorney
• She is a a Democratic Party politician, and a member of the United States House of Representatives
• She was the first female vice presidential candidate representing a major American political party

Iran–Contra affair

• The scandal began as an operation to free the seven American hostages being held in Lebanon
• a group with Iranian ties connected to the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution held them hostage
• The plan deteriorated into an arms-for-hostages scheme

MIKHAIL GORBACHEV

• Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev is a former Soviet statesman.
• He was the seventh and the last undisputed leader of the Soviet Union
• He served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet union

MIKHAIL GORBACHEV

• Perestroika was a political movement for reformation within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during the 1980s
• GLASNOST is a Soviet policy permitting open discussion of political and social issues and freer dissemination of news and information.

1970s SPORTS

• Dallas Cowboys vs. Pittsburgh steelers rivalry
• Dallas became the first team to win 3 super bowls in 4 years

FASHION

• Bellbottom pants are a style of pants that become wider from the knees downward
• They forma bell-like shape at the end of the pant leg.
• Disco
• Long hair or hippies

CARS

• The VW bug was extremely popular in the 1970s
• The VW bus was also popular in the 70s
• They are worth more today than when first purchased