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2 days ago · The 1980s (pronounced "nineteen-eighties", shortened to "the '80s" or "the Eighties") was a decade that began January 1, 1980, and ended 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.
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4 days ago · Record labels established in 1980. Record labels disestablished in 1980. The single "Groovy Ghost Show" by Casper is one of the first recorded hip hop songs from Chicago. British comedy group The Hee Bee Gee Bees release "Meaningless Songs (in Very High Voices)", a parody of a Bee Gees' disco-style single.
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 ...
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1 day ago · Early life and education Grant was born Archibald Alec Leach on January 18, 1904, at 15 Hughenden Road in the northern Bristol, England suburb of Horfield. He was the second child of Elias James Leach (1872–1935) and Elsie Maria Leach (née Kingdon; 1877–1973). His father worked as a tailor's presser at a clothes factory, while his mother worked as a seamstress. His older brother John ...
Ebrill. 1 Ebrill - Arweinwyr Chwyldro Islamaidd Iran yn cyhoeddi fod Iran yn Weriniaeth Islamaidd ar ôl ennill refferendwm ar y pwnc. Mai. 4 Mai Margaret Thatcher yn dod yn Brif Weinidog y Deyrnas Unedig trwy ennill Etholiad Cyffredinol 1979. 5 Mai - Penodwyd Nicholas Edwards yn Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru. Mehefin.
4 days ago · In the 1980 Olympic women's long jump competition, Soviet jumper Tatiana Kolpakova bested her compatriots and other competitors by setting a new Olympic record of 7.06 metres (23 ft 2 in). Poland's Władysław Kozakiewicz won the pole vault with a jump of 5.78 metres (19 ft 0 in) – only the second pole vaulting world record to be established ...
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