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What did people do for leisure in the 1980s?

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What did people do for leisure in the 1980s?

The Arcade Video games were the epitome new and fun entertainment in the 80s. Kids and teens alike would pile into the arcades to play games like Pac Man. Colecovision and Atari were the height of technology and awesome systems at the time.

What was used for entertainment in the 1980s?

Drinks, clothes, the arcade; everything was at the mall. The ’80s were such a great decade. Thinking about the films, CDs, VHS tapes, arcade games and all those great trends, it is impossible not to get bursts of nostalgia.

How do you do an 80’s summer?

I’m a child of the 80’s….Go geocaching!

  1. Go geocaching! It’s fun and free.
  2. Play hide-n-seek. It’s always a favorite!
  3. Go swimming.
  4. Play in the sprinklers.
  5. Have a picnic in your backyard or at the park.
  6. Park Week ~ visit a new park each day for a week.
  7. Play at your local school’s playground.
  8. PLAY BALL!

What type of clothing was popular during the 1980s?

The most popular clothes worn in the 80s included Oxford shirts for men, as well as polo shorts and turtlenecks, slacks usually in khaki, suspenders, striped linen suits and corduroy.

What events happened in the 1980s?

Ronald Reagan Elected President. CNN Begins Broadcasting.

  • Sandra Day O’Connor First Woman U.S. Supreme Court Justice. Iranian Hostages Released.
  • Falklands War.
  • Sally Ride First U.S. Woman Astronaut.
  • Macintosh Computer.
  • Mikhail Gorbachev Institutes Glasnost and Perestroika in USSR.
  • Challenger Explodes.
  • Iran-Contra Hearings.

    • What technology was popular in the 80s?

    The release of Nintendo GameBoy and NES, the rise of Sony Walkman and Trinitron TVs, the popularity of Casio calculator watch, and the craze for the Video Home System or VHS define the eventful ten years to a large extent.

    What did kids in the 80s do in the summer?

    We’d hit the local pool, go to each other’s house, or ride our bikes to the beach with the baby oil, tanning magnifier, Sun-In, and Sunny Delight in hand. There was always a boom box blasting our favorite love songs.

    What was cool about the 80s?

    • 8 Things That Made the 80s the Greatest Decade. Jamie Logie.
    • The Movies. Was the 80s the golden age of movies?
    • The Music. The 80s brought us so much new variety when it came to music along with some brand new genres.
    • The Mix Tape. Photo by L O R A on Unsplash.
    • The Walkman.
    • Hip-Hop.
    • The Clothes.
    • The TV Shows.

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