what important events happened in the 1980s?
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Britain in the 1980's. The decade of British Prime Minster Margaret Thatcher, yuppies, chunky mobile phones and BMX bikes. 1982 - Argentina invaded the Falklands Islands and Britain went to war. Front seat belts made compulsory in 1983.
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This time round it was the 1980s, a decade that has been making a comeback of sorts around the aesthetic edges for the last few years. But while in previous seasons, its re-emergence was tempered by assorted other decades and influences, it has now reached critical mass.
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['1st. 1st : 1931 The Empire State Building in New York Officially opens. ... ', '2nd. 2nd : 1930 Hoover Says Stock Market Crash Temporary Setback. ... ', '3rd. 3rd : 1926 General Strike is called for by the (TUC) in UK. ... ', '4th. 4th : 1886 Haymarket Square Riot Chicago. ... ', '5th. 5th : ... ', '6th. 6th : ... ', '7th. 7th : ... ', '8th. 8th :']
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['January. January 20: George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States.', 'March. Mass demonstration at the Hungarian state television headquarters.', 'April. Polish Round Table Agreement.', 'June. Goddess of Democracy erected as part of 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.', 'August. Voyager 2 at Neptune.']
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The 1980s were a decade of bold style, colors, and silhouettes— and heaping amounts of permed hair. With trends spanning from ripped tights and biker jackets to polished oversized blazers and poof skirts, and style icons ranging from Joan Jett to Joan Collins, it was one of the most eclectic decades in fashion.
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['The stock market crash of 1929. During the 1920s the U.S. stock market underwent a historic expansion. ... ', 'Banking panics and monetary contraction. ... ', 'The gold standard. ... ', 'Decreased international lending and tariffs.']
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['1944 - World War II - - Tirpitz. ... ', '1946 - U.S.A. - - First Drive Through Banking. ... ', '1923 Bulgaria - - To Late. ... ', '1927 - Soviet Union - - Josef Stalin. ... ', '1931 - China - - Boycott. ... ', '1944 - Philippines - - Sea Battle. ... ', '1953 - Japan - - Nagasaki Bombing. ... ', '1954 - U.S.A. - - Ellis Island.']
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['UN General Assembly condemns apartheid in South Africa.', 'Berlin Wall is built, dividing East and West Germany.', 'American-backed Cuban exiles fail in an attempt to invade Cuba at the Bay of Pigs.', 'Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo is assassinated.', 'Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin completes the first orbit of Earth by a human.']
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['PRAGUE SPRING.', 'NORTH KOREA.', 'TET OFFENSIVE.', 'LBJ BEDEVILED BY VIETNAM.', 'MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. ASSASSINATED.', 'STUDENTS PROTEST ALL OVER THE WORLD.', 'ROBERT F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATED.', 'CHICAGO DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.']
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['U.S. President Richard Nixon orders an invasion of Cambodia, widening the war in Vietnam. ... ', 'The U.S. Senate repeals the Gulf of Tonkin resolution that had given Presidents Johnson and Nixon sweeping powers in the Vietnam War.', 'The Beatles break up.', 'Egyptian president Gamal Abdel-Nassar dies.']
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'80s Fashion Trends Are Back — Here's How To Wear Them In 2019. The '80s were defined by some pretty audacious trends. The colors, prints, and silhouettes — to say nothing of the hair and makeup — all embodied a mindset of more is more. But like it or not, the polarizing era in fashion is back in a big way.
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['481 – 511: The Reign of Clovis.', '800: Charlemagne Becomes Holy Roman Emperor.', '843: Signing of the Treaty of Verdun.', '1461-1483: The Reign of Louis XI.', '1661 Centralisation of Power in France by Louis XIV.', '1789: The French Revolution.']
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Short answer: the 70s was liberal with the rise of LGBT, feminism, civil rights movement while the 80s was conservative with the rise of Reagan and the religious right. ... The 1980s was a total opposite of the 70s. It was considered the decade of greed because it was the decade wherein the economy improved and prospered.
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5. The Berlin Wall fell on 9 November 1989. In 1989, political changes in Eastern Europe and civil unrest in Germany put pressure on the East German government to loosen some of its regulations on travel to West Germany.
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The year 1981. The year 1981 began more than 39 years ago on Thursday, 01.01. 1981 and thus exactly 2,061 weeks or 14,432 days ago. With 365 days 1981 is a normal year and no leap year.
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['1900 - Ireland -- Irish Party. ... ', '1901 - England -- Marconi. ... ', '1913 - France -- The Mona Lisa. ... ', '1946 - U.S.A. -- United Nations Headquarters. ... ', '1917 - Israel -- Jerusalem. ... ', '1917 - France -- Train Derailed. ... ', '1917 - U.S.A. -- Boys Town. ... ', '1925 - U.S.A. -- First Motel Opens.']
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['1983-03-31 Popayán Earthquake (5.5 Mw Depth) in Colombia kills 267 people, injuring some 7,500.', '1983-11-27 Colombian jetliner Boeing 747 crashes in Madrid killing 181.', '1985-11-06 M-19 guerrillas occupy Palace of Justice Bogota Colombia.', "1985-11-07 Colombian troops end 27-hr siege of Bogota's Palace of Justice."]