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- Moral Majority -- 1980S
The Moral Majority's stated mission was to "reverse the politicization of immorality in our society." In the 1980s, Falwell's group claimed 6.5 million members, raising $69 million for conservative politicians and helping to elect Ronald Reagan president in 1980. - Super Bowl -- Super Bowl Xx
Eason wound up making history in Super Bowl XX, but it certainly wasn't anything he wants to remember. By the time he was replaced in the second quarter by veteran Steve Grogan, Eason had been all but driven back to Foxboro, Mass., by Chicago's unrelenting defense. He tried six passes and completed none. No previous starting Super Bowl quarterback had failed to complete a pass. - Jean Parker -- Miscellaneous
Jean Parker: There was a law that was passed in the 1980s. But as with most laws in this country it's not enforced. There's no active enforcement of it. There have been some lawsuits filed now for the first time by disability groups against the government for lack of enforcement. - Edmonton Oilers -- Stanley Cup
Founded in 1972 the Edmonton Oilers are one of the most successful NHL franchises in history, winning five Stanley Cups in six years from 1983-1990. In those Cup years the Oilers boasted one of the most talented lineups in the NHL with players like Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier. - Shelley Long -- Small Circle
Shelley Long established herself in feature films, became a star on TV, then returned to movies with decidedly mixed results. She worked in TV, both as producer and performer, before joining Chicago's Second City comedy troupe. Her first film was A Small Circle of Friends (1980), followed by one of the female leads in Caveman (1981). - Hamster -- Russian Dwarf Hamster
The Russian Dwarf Hamster is a relative newcomer to the world of domestic pets. In 1963 they were being kept in zoos in England, and in 1970 they were introduced to the pet market. They came to the United States in the early 1980s and have only been legal in California since 1994. - Hoola Bandoola Band -- Björn Afzelius
Wiehe was one of the lead singers and the leading songwriter of Hoola Bandoola Band in the 1970s. After the split of the group in 1975, he was the leader of various other bands before becoming a solo artist in the beginning of the 1980s. He was a close friend of the late Björn Afzelius, the other lead singer of Hoola Bandoola Band. They sometimes toured around Scandinavia and recorded together in the 1980s and 1990s. - Nell Carter -- George Krynicki
Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Carter was the fifth of nine children. She converted to Judaism before marrying her first husband, businessman Georg Krynicki. The marriage ended in divorce in 1992. Carter’s second marriage to Canadian record producer Roger Larocque ... ended in divorce. - Jimi Hendrix -- Records
Interest in Hendrix waned somewhat during the 1980s, but with the advent of the compact disc, Polygram and Warner-Reprise began reissuing many Hendrix recordings on CD in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The earliest Polygram reissues were of a poor standard and Electric Ladyland suffered particularly, being evidently a direct transfer from the existing LP masters, with the tracks placed out of their correct order. This reflected the original LP running order, an artifact of the days when double-LPs were pressed with sides one and three on one LP and sides two and four on the other, so that the records could be placed on an automatic changer and played through in sequence by turning them over only once. - Rap Artists -- African American
During the mid-1980s, rap moved from the fringes to the mainstream of the American music industry as white musicians began to embrace the new style. In 1986 rap reached the top ten on the Billboard pop charts with “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)” by the Beastie Boys and “Walk This Way” by Run-DMC and Aerosmith. Known for incorporating rock music into its raps, Run-DMC became one of the first rap groups to be featured regularly on MTV (Music Television). Also during the mid-1980s, the first female rap group of consequence, Salt-N-Pepa, released the singles “The Show Stoppa” (1985) and “Push It” (1987); “Push It” reached the top 20 on Billboard’s pop charts.
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