1980

The 1980s was a decade to remember. It was a

decade of happiness and a decade of sadness. It was the beggining of some things and the

end of many others . Non the less, it was a very prosperous decade in the political and

social aspects of life. It really gave the people of the United States pride for its country in

There were many political events in the 1980s.

Some were good and some were bad. The The Berne Convention dealt with copyright

protection. Every member must agree to a certain minimum level of protection. On

March 1, 1989, the US became a member of the Berne Union. The equal rights

ammendment was an improtant one. This amendment which failed in 1982 would have

given women more protection, but would also have caused other issues such as same-sex

marriages to be dealt with on entirely new grounds. The amendment was strongly

supported by NOW, which provides and excellent explanation of the era. The

Iran-Contra scandal was one of the worst examples of how politics work in the "civilized

world." As the scheme unfolded, people were tak

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As soon as the story broke to the public, many documents

were shredded, and more laws were broken. Love remained a

common theme and more depressing subjects seemed to be easily avoided. Most of all , it was a decade of american success. The 80s were filled with many one-hit-wonders and accidental

successes, but it all came together to make a decade of great music. These operations were the provision of

assistance to the military activities of the Nicaraguan contra rebels during an October

1984 to October 1986 prohibition on such aid, and the sale of U. Geils Band-1982

Do That To Me One More Time-Captain and Tennille-1980

Hurts So Good-John Cougar-1982

Jessie's Girl-Rick Springfield-1981

Billie Jean-Michael Jackson-1983

Lady-Kenny Rogers-1980

The 1980s was a big decade for the bigscreen. Several people in the NSC were involved in spearheading the

operation, but Olivar North is the most famous of them. Its main proponent was

Ronald Reagan. Edward Wilson, chief emergency room physician at Leland

Memorial. War and other serious

social concerns in the 1970s left America with a desire for distraction.

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