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Some broadcasters that have ceased signing on and signing off in favour of 24-hour broadcasting may perform a sign-off sequence at a certain time in the night (usually between 10:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m.) as a formality to signify the end of its operating day (in the United States, the broadcast logging day ends at 12:00 midnight local time).
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 United Kingdom and New Zealand stop signs are 750, 900 or 1200 mm (about 30, 36 or 48 inches), according to sign location and traffic speeds. [2] [3] In the United States, stop signs are 30 inches (76 cm) across opposite flats of the red octagon, with a 3 / 4 -inch (2 cm) white border.
The '80s were a decade defined by major technological innovations, big hair, cult-classic movies and the start of many iconic companies, including AOL on May 24, 1985. Most basic supplies in the ...
23 June – Simon Beale presents the weeknight late show for the final time. He moves to the overnight show, which until May 2014, features an all-80s music playlist. Following the closure of all-but one of the regional digital multiplexes, Heart Digital is wound down. 2014
The 1970s and '80s were filled with memorable but not-so-healthy foods. From Danish Rings and Swanson TV dinners to Nintendo Cereal and Hubba Bubba Gum, revisit these childhood classics.
Unemployment had changed very little in the period between the end of the 1980 recession and the July 1981 start of the second, never dropping below 7.2%. [2] Unemployment rose to double digits for the first time since 1941 in September 1982, and stood at a postwar high of 10.8% by the end of the year. [11]
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