Knowing what was popular in the area of Arts and Entertainment can give you a good sense of what life was like. The years 1986 and 1987 brought along many important events that sparked audiences around the country. There were also some great losses in these areas. Below are just a few events that attracted a great deal of attention. You are not limited to these. Remember, you must decide on which three you think were the most important. These are the ones you are to include in this section of your song.
Smoke Detectors - Sparks to Consider
Use the Internet links as well as print resources to gather information on arts and entertainment events of 1986 and 1987. Remember to base your opinions as to why you choose the events you do on facts. Look at when the events occurred and what effect they had at the time. Examine circumstances that may have led up to events. Also, consider what long term outcomes exist.
Other Sparks to Consider
- The Cosby Show - A family comedy
- Robert Penn Warren - Way To Go!
- Vladimir Horowitz - back in Soviet Union in 1986
- Sarah Ferguson - A royal wedding
- Other popular television shows such as Cheers or Family Ties
- Popular musicals such as Phantom of the Opera or Les Miserables
- Winners of the Caldecott or Newbury Awards
- Emmy Award winners
- Grammy Award winners
- Coke turns 100 years old
- Michael Jackson releases Bad
Other Smoke Detectors
Below is a list of possible print resources available to you. Use them to obtain more information about the events above, or to find other events of interest.
- Chronicle of the 20th CenturyDorling Kindersley Publishing, New York, 1995
- Time 1994 Almanac, CD ROM, Time Magazine, Inc., Washington, DC
- A&E Entertainment Almanac, Houghton Mifflen Publishing, Boston, c. 1996
- David Rubel, The United States in the 20th Century Scholastic, c.1995
- Young People's Encyclopedia of the United States Kingfisher Books, New York, c.1994
- World Almanac 1987 Rand McNally Publishing
- World Almanac 1988 Rand McNally Publishing
- Facts on File World News Index, 1986
- Facts on File World News Index, 1987
This page was designed by K. Wilson, November, 1997.
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