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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.
End-user retail – all versions of IBM PC DOS (and other OEM-adapted versions) were sold to end users. DR-DOS began selling to end users with version 5.0 in July 1990, followed by MS-DOS 5.0 in June 1991; Free download – starting with OpenDOS 7.01 in 1997, followed by FreeDOS alpha 0.05 in 1998 (FreeDOS project was announced in 1994)
Construction declined by a similar 300,000. Unemployment rose to a recession peak of 7.8% in June 1980, however, it changed very little through the end of the year, averaging 7.5% through the first quarter of 1981. [8] The official end of the recession was established as of July 1980. [1]
Here's a look at some of the major events that took place in the world the same year that ... The '80s were a decade defined by major technological innovations, big hair, cult-classic movies and ...
The song became a regular part of Davis's live concerts until the end of his career, such as on Live Around the World (a live compilation recorded 1988 to 1991, released 1996). [148] Lauper later stated that while the song has been recorded by dozens of musicians, "The most honored I ever felt was when Miles Davis covered it", adding: "the way ...
The 1983 video game crash had occurred in large part due to a lack of consumer and retailer confidence in video games, which had been partially due to confusion and misrepresentation in video game marketing. Prior to the NES, the packaging of many video games presented bombastic artwork which did not represent a game's actual graphics.
By the end of 1983, Thriller became the world's best-selling album, having sold 32 million copies. [56] [57] By the end of the decade, Thriller had sold 48 million copies. [58] It remains the best-selling album of all time, having sold over 70 million copies worldwide. [nb 1] [64] [65]
The '80s are SO back and we’re hear to share the 15 Best 80s Fashion Trends. Read on and shop from the top1980s outfit inspiration for 2023.