1980s

Decades 1900s - 1910s - 1920s - 1930s - 1940s - 1950s - 1960s - 1970s - 1980s - 1990s - 20th century

Year in Review:1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989

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Trends/events during the 1980s:

• rise of [cable television]?
• 24 hour news channels (e.g., CNN)
• music videos and MTV affect record industry
• assassination? attempt on Ronald Reagan
• political correctness
• Glasnost and Perestroika in the Soviet Union
• Bulletin board system popularity