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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.
He is sentenced to death by the jury; his execution is set for June 2, 1980. March 21 Mafioso Angelo Bruno is assassinated in Philadelphia. U.S. President Jimmy Carter announces that the United States will boycott the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. March 22 – The Georgia Guidestones are erected in Elbert County, Georgia. [3]
The 1980s (pronounced "nineteen-eighties", shortened to "the '80s" or "the Eighties") was the decade that began on January 1, 1980, and ended on December 31, 1989.. The decade saw a dominance of conservatism and free market economics, and a socioeconomic change due to advances in technology and a worldwide move away from planned economies and towards laissez-faire capitalism compared to the 1970s.
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 on the Moon.
The cost of gas was just $1.12 — less than half of today's prices. Today, a gallon of milk will set you back $3.52, but in 1985, you could pick up that same gallon for $2.26.
August 11 – United States President Ronald Reagan, during a voice check for a radio broadcast remarks, "My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes." August 30 – STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery takes off on its maiden voyage.
ABC’s 1983 film overcame censors, political interference and spooked advertisers to become one of the most-watched TV events of all time. This TV movie from the 1980s helped change the course of ...
In response, daylight saving time is started in January (nearly four months earlier than usual), and the national speed limit is lowered to 55 mph. 1974 – The 1974 Super Outbreak , the second-largest series of tornadoes in history (at 148), hits 13 U.S. states and one Canadian province; 315 people are killed and more than 5,000 are injured.