Mia Richardson, Mertz, 1980's
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Updated: 30 May 2019
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AT&T begins a telephone 900 serviceThe price of gold rises to a high of $802 on the New York market increasing by $159 in 1 weekPresident Reagan announces the cutting of 37,000 goverment jobsLibyan and U.S. jets clash over the gulf of Sidra and two libyan planes are shot downUnemployment figures show more than 11.5 million people unemployedPresident Reagan signs social security legislation that is designed to keep the system out of debt for the next 75 yearsTechnological improvements were being made and the fax machine started to become a popular business tool.The Saturday review, a monthly art and lieracy criticism ceases publication.Hip Hop culture started to come up and the summer of 84' a book break dancing topped New York Times best selling listThe ecomonic recovery tax act passes congressThe Cold War thawsThe United States and the Soviet Union re open formal arms controlNew
eventAmerican planes bomb LibyaThe Ku Klux Klan stages it's first march since 1976 and kills 5 people against themHomosexuals and their advocates demonstrate in D.C. to demand an end to discriminationThe U.S.S. vicennes mistakenly shoots down an Iranian airlinerRepublican George Bush is elected president.Hurricane Hugo hits the CarolinasPresident Bush signs the Interment compensation Act to award $20,000 to each Japanese American surviving victim during World War IILibya fires two missles at U.S. ships.SourcesThesisPeriods
Libya fires two missiles at U.S. ships.
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