Key Terms - 80s
Across
- 2. The _______ War Memorial officially opened in Washington, D.C. in 1982
- 7. First computer system released by Steve Jobs in 1984
- 8. The hit, fan-favorite song that Michael Jackson released in 1982
- 12. President for most of the 80s (1981-1989)
- 13. The first American woman to travel to space
- 14. A city in Russia where a nuclear disaster occurred, with 31 direct deaths and many more afterwards
- 16. Popular computer operating system still used today that Microsoft released in 1985
- 18. The United States bombed this country in 1986, in retaliation to a bombing incident in Berlin, Germany
Down
- 1. One of the longest running animated TV shows of all time, which debuted in 1989; "The ________"
- 3. Movie directed by Stephen Spielberg that focused on a boy and his siblings helping an alien return home
- 4. Name of the space shuttle that exploded shortly after lift off, killing all 7 crew members
- 5. Popular member of "The Beatles" that was assassinated in 1980
- 6. Divided Germany, destroyed in 1989
- 8. Established CNN in 1980
- 9. Also known as "The World Wide Web"
- 10. Arcade game that involves eating ghosts and fruits
- 11. Nintendo's successful handheld game console released in 1989
- 12. A 3D combination puzzle in which you get all sides to be exactly one color each
- 15. Slang used in the 80s to show disbelief or that something was wrong
- 17. Carries genetic code and material in all known living organisms; was first used to convict criminals in 1987