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The history of the United States from 1980 until 1991 includes the last year of the Jimmy Carter presidency, eight years of the Ronald Reagan administration, and the first three years of the George H. W. Bush presidency, up to the collapse of the Soviet Union. Plagued by the Iran hostage crisis, runaway inflation, and mounting domestic ...
The 1980 United States Census begins. There are 226,545,805 United States residents on this day. New York City's Transport Works Union Local 100 goes on strike, which continues for 11 days. April 7 – The United States severs diplomatic relations with Iran and imposes economic sanctions, following the taking of American hostages on November 4 ...
The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, August 9, 1945. Japanese Instrument of Surrender signed September 2, 1945. Harry S. Truman becomes the 33rd president of the United States upon the death of President Franklin Roosevelt on April 12, 1945.
President Ronald Reagan was the face of the United States during the 1980s. 1980 – The United States boycotts the Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan; also announces a grain embargo against the Soviet Union with the support of the European Commission.
History of the United States (1964–1980) The history of the United States from 1964 to 1980 includes the climax and end of the Civil Rights Movement; the escalation and ending of the Vietnam War; the drama of a generational revolt with its sexual freedoms and use of drugs; and the continuation of the Cold War, with its Space Race to put a man ...
2011: 2011 military intervention in Libya: Operation Odyssey Dawn, United States and coalition enforcing U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973 with bombings of Libyan forces. 2011: Osama Bin Laden is killed by U.S. military forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan as part of Operation Neptune Spear. 2011: Drone strikes on al-Shabaab militants begin in ...
The 1980s was an era of tremendous population growth around the world, surpassing the 1970s and 1990s, and arguably being the largest in human history. During the 1980s, the world population grew from 4.4 to 5.3 billion people. There were approximately 1.33 billion births and 480 million deaths.
US unemployment rate, 1973–1993. The United States entered recession in January 1980 and returned to growth six months later in July 1980. [1] Although recovery took hold, the unemployment rate remained unchanged through the start of a second recession in July 1981. [2] The downturn ended 16 months later, in November 1982. [1]