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The major oil-producing regions of the U.S.—Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Colorado, Wyoming, and Alaska—benefited greatly from the price inflation of the 1970s as did the U.S. oil industry in general. Oil prices generally increased throughout the decade; between 1978 and 1980 the price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil increased 250 ...
Threads is a 1984 British apocalyptic war drama television film jointly produced by the BBC, Nine Network and Western-World Television Inc. Written by Barry Hines and directed and produced by Mick Jackson, it is a dramatic account of nuclear war and its effects in Britain, specifically on the city of Sheffield in Northern England.
Threads (BBC, 1984) – this film, set in the British city of Sheffield, shows the long-term results of a nuclear war on the surrounding area. Tirangaa ( Tricolour , 1993) – Indian action drama film by Mehul Kumar depicting the abduction of Indian nuclear scientists by a terrorist leader who wants to build nuclear missiles for an invasion of ...
This list of disaster films represents over half a century of films within the genre. Disaster films are motion pictures which depict an impending or ongoing disaster as a central plot feature. The films typically feature large casts and multiple storylines and focus on the protagonists attempts to avert, escape, or cope with the disaster ...
Sure, bell bottoms and disco balls ruled the '70s, but if you grew up on Maude's sharp one-liners or George Jefferson's iconic strut, then you know that it was also one of the best decades for tele.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. West Texas Intermediate oil price history from 1950–2000, adjusted for inflation (1947 prices) In October 1973, the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) announced that it was implementing a total oil embargo against countries that had supported Israel at any point during the ...
The Energy Information Administration’s latest data shows that U.S. crude oil production rose nearly 10% from a year ago in July to ... A repeat of the 1973 oil crisis clearly isn’t currently ...
This is a list of films and miniseries that are based on actual events. All films on this list are from American production unless indicated otherwise. True story films [ 1 ] gained popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with the production of films based on actual events that first aired on CBS , ABC , and NBC .