1980s

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  1. 2. his 1982 album Thriller brought a wider variety of pop and rock sounds into the mix in a manner that proved truly groundbreaking, and challenged racial barriers in pop culture.
  2. 7. joined TV’s Saturday Night Live aged just 19 before starring in hit movies 48 Hrs. and Trading Places. However, it was only after he was cast in action-comedy Beverly Hills Cop (inheriting a role once earmarked for Sylvester Stallone) that he really took off.
  3. 8. NASDAQ launched this providing market makers not only access to quotes, but also the ability to trade in small volumes of select issues.
  4. 9. shareholder rights plan that was nicknamed this; was developed in the early 1980s as a defensive tactic used by a corporation's board of directors against a hostile takeover
  5. 13. The oldest President ever at the time (turning 70 not long after his inauguration)
  6. 15. was a fatal accident in the United States space program that occurred on January 28, 1986, when the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight
  7. 19. had been in show business for many years by the time the 80s rolled around, having broken through as a stand-up comedian in the 60s and worked his way up to film and TV roles
  8. 22. this type of music first started to get big in the 80s, and often went with breakdancing in what is now called the "old school" days.
  9. 23. After directing 1981’s huge hit Raiders of the Lost Ark, Spielberg made what proved to be the highest-earning film of the decade, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – and the hits just kept coming.
  10. 24. The Irish singer-songwriter’s passion spurred many more major musicians to get involved and inspired other, similar charity records, most notably USA for Africa’s We Are the World. As Live Aid featured two concerts running concurrently at London’s Wembley Stadium and Philadelphia’s John F. Kennedy Stadium, it was a global event that captured the attention of the world and raised millions
  11. 25. becoming the biggest action star around off the back of such hits as The Terminator, Conan the Barbarian, Commando and Predator.
Down
  1. 1. he and Microsoft were the titans of computing in the 80s.
  2. 3. became the first female Supreme Court Justice in 1981
  3. 4. a joint project of the North American Securities Administrators Association and the NASD that allowed state and federal regulators to share information about broker-dealers with each other.
  4. 5. helped establish home workout videos as a major new market, and inspired scores of other celebrities to produce similar videos of their own.
  5. 6. was soon considered the best shooting guard in basketball, and in the eyes of many the finest player in the sport’s history.
  6. 10. was a musical powerhouse in his own right, casting every bit as significant a shadow over the 80s music scene.
  7. 11. As well as becoming the most popular female recording artist of the time, she also became a major fashion icon
  8. 12. The AICPA commissioned the Special Committee on Standards of Professional Conduct, led by former AICPA Chairman George D. Anderson, to recommend reforms to professional standards for the accounting profession. It recommended mandatory peer review and created the Plan to Restructure Professional Standards in 1989.
  9. 14. the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a printer who learned of a tender offer while preparing materials for the bidders and bought shares of the target company before the information became public was not an insider who could be charged with a violation of Rule 10b-5. The court held that mere possession of nonpublic information did not give rise to a duty to either disclose such information or refrain from trading.
  10. 16. achieved particular fame with his solo guest spot on Michael Jackson’s smash hit Beat It. Scores of guitar players followed in his wake, anxious to duplicate that distinctive sound that came to define 80s rock music
  11. 17. make their debut on the Tracy Ullman Show.
  12. 18. the most notoriously bad-tempered tennis player in the sport’s history. As famous as he was for his sporting prowess, the American sportsman was considerably better known for his raging arrogance and argumentative nature.
  13. 20. While his athletic prowess was always key to his appeal, he also pushed himself as an actor, with dramatic turns in Rain Man and Born on the Fourth of July.
  14. 21. made it a priority to ease relations between the nations and work with Ronald Reagan to foster peace, ultimately leading to the dissolution of the Soviet Union