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1 day ago · The 1980s (pronounced "nineteen-eighties", shortened to "the '80s" or "the Eighties") was a 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.
3 days ago · From the 1990s onward, several events shattered the world’s hopes for long-term peace and prosperity. These include genocide, war in Africa and Southern Europe, and economic issues in Eastern Europe. Communist China, too, survived the fall of the Soviet Union and slowly built its might to compete with the United States.
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1 day ago · The 1980 United States presidential election was the 49th quadrennial presidential election, held on November 4, 1980. The Republican nominee, former California governor Ronald Reagan, defeated incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter in a landslide victory . Carter's unpopularity and poor relations with Democratic leaders encouraged an ...
5 days ago · Serena Williams (born September 26, 1981, Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.) is an American tennis player who revolutionized women’s tennis with her powerful style of play and who won more Grand Slam singles titles (23) than any other woman or man during the open era. Williams grew up in Compton, California. The family included her parents—Oracene ...
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- Why is Serena Williams famous?Serena Williams is famous for revolutionizing women’s tennis with her powerful style of play and for winning more Grand Slam singles titles (23) th...
- What has Serena Williams accomplished?Serena Williams won more Grand Slam singles titles (23) than any other woman or man during the open era in tennis. In addition, Serena and her sist...
- Where was Serena Williams born and raised?Serena Williams was born in Saginaw, Michigan, but was raised in Los Angeles, where she learned tennis from her father on public courts. She turned...
3 days ago · Question 1 of 10. 1. What happened in 1980? Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington State and killed 36 people, six new moons were discovered orbiting Saturn, Jean-Paul Sartre went from Being to Nothingness (died in April), and a comedian was horribly burned while freebasing cocaine.
3 days ago · June 3, 1964: UNLV holds first commencement ceremony as 29 students graduate in the “Centennial Class” as Nevada turns 100. Aug. 20, 1964: The Beatles perform at the Las Vegas Convention ...
4 days ago · Lithograph depicting fireworks on the opening night of the Brooklyn Bridge. 1884 Anti-Monopoly party & Greenback Party forms People's Party in US. 1887 Sultan Bargash of Zanzibar grants E African Association at East African harbors. 1890 Geo Train & Sam Wall circle world in record 67 days, Tacoma-Tacoma.
