The early 1980s was a time of change and innovation throughout the United States. Technological advances and cultural changes allowed the average American to experience a new way of life, that they had never had the opportunity to experience before. During the 1980s many new inventions changed the world forever, including the personal computer and the Space Shuttle. During this time there were also many spectacular moments in sports history, including the miraculous U.S. hockey team from 1980 and the incredible rookie performance by sports legend Magic Johnson. The equality and treatment of women also made remarkable progress in the 1980s, when SandraO’Connor was appointed as a justice in the Supreme Court and when Sally Ride travelled into
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On that day, Sally Ride became the first woman to ever travel into space. Sally was always an average girl, born and raised in California. She attended Stanford University where she got her degree in physics. Shortly after she graduated, she applied for NASA’S astronaut program, beating out thousands of applicants to become the first woman to go into space. Before Sally, being an astronaut was known as a man’s job, because women were considered too weak to do something of this nature. Even though Sally was met with rampant sexism, she didn’t let things like this hold her back. Sally Ride was an inspiration to women everywhere, because she proved that people should follow their dreams no matter how impossible they seem. (Biography.com …show more content…
With him he would bring new economic policies that would change the country as we knew it. These policies were collectively known as Reaganomics. When Reagan became president the US economy was not in terrific shape. Reagan promised to make the economy strong again, but his policies (Reaganomics) did not ensure instant economic relief like most hoped. Many business people recognized that Reaganomics were risky, but they also said that the president was starting to turn the economy in the right direction once again. Reagan believed that he needed to reduce the government’s involvement in the everyday lives of Americans. He would often say, “Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem”(Hart Chapter 55 Section 3). Much of Reaganomics was based on the theory of supply-side economics, which states that economic growth depends on increasing the supply of goods and services that are produced. Some people were very skeptical of his plans, but by the end of 1983 he proved that Reaganomics worked because the economy was making a strong comeback and the gross national product grew by 7.1 percent. Though some people were skeptical of his methods, Reaganomics helped turn the economy around and usher in a new era of prosperity.
On that day, Sally Ride became the first woman to ever travel into space. Sally was always an average girl, born and raised in California. She attended Stanford University where she got her degree in physics. Shortly after she graduated, she applied for NASA’S astronaut program, beating out thousands of applicants to become the first woman to go into space. Before Sally, being an astronaut was known as a man’s job, because women were considered too weak to do something of this nature. Even though Sally was met with rampant sexism, she didn’t let things like this hold her back. Sally Ride was an inspiration to women everywhere, because she proved that people should follow their dreams no matter how impossible they seem. (Biography.com …show more content…
With him he would bring new economic policies that would change the country as we knew it. These policies were collectively known as Reaganomics. When Reagan became president the US economy was not in terrific shape. Reagan promised to make the economy strong again, but his policies (Reaganomics) did not ensure instant economic relief like most hoped. Many business people recognized that Reaganomics were risky, but they also said that the president was starting to turn the economy in the right direction once again. Reagan believed that he needed to reduce the government’s involvement in the everyday lives of Americans. He would often say, “Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem”(Hart Chapter 55 Section 3). Much of Reaganomics was based on the theory of supply-side economics, which states that economic growth depends on increasing the supply of goods and services that are produced. Some people were very skeptical of his plans, but by the end of 1983 he proved that Reaganomics worked because the economy was making a strong comeback and the gross national product grew by 7.1 percent. Though some people were skeptical of his methods, Reaganomics helped turn the economy around and usher in a new era of prosperity.