- You may go directly to these other decade pages:
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American Cultural History: The 1980s - An excellent set of links to a wide variety of events and culture of the 1980s Decade. Start looking here to get a start on understanding the Eighties.
- The 1980s Decade: Events, People and related Information
- This is a search result from the Discovering Collection, which is a very high quality reference source that provides information on histopry, biography, culture, as well as the sciences. A very helpful Era Overview is available at the top!
- Yahoo! 20th Century History > 1980s
- A collection to pages covering the historical events of the 1980s.
- Almanac 1980+ World History
- Start here to see what impostant events happened in the world during each year of the 1980s.
- 1980s (Wikipedia Encyclopedia)
- Find out about the events and trends, world leaders, film, TV, sports and music of the 1980s here.
- Nuclear Age Timeline
- Use this timeline to find out about events, incidents and matters related to nuclear weapons.
- Films Reviews of 1980-1989
- This list of popular movies during the Eighties connects to brief reviews that tell their plot and other basic information. See also this: Top 50 Films of the 1980s.
- This Day In Rock & Roll History
- People and events of Rock & Roll History are listed day by day. You can also request a particular date to see what happened.
- Alternative Essential Rock Albums: The Eighties
- The major bands and albums of this decade are listed and described here.
- Music of the Eighties
- Lists the top pop music of this decade.
- The Rock (and Sixties and late Eras)) Photos of Robert Altman
- Many rock stars and groups, as well as historic events of the Sixties (and Sixties and late Eras), are shown in the photos of photographer Robert Altman.
- The Eighties at a Nuclear Laboratory
- Description of how Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a nuclear lab operated in the Eighties decade, inlcuding a review of what was going on in American society at the time.
- The October 17, 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake
- A complete report on the huge earthquake that struck the San Francisco Bay Area in 1989.
- Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) Stories From the Eighties
- If you think the news media resports accurately, check our this organization's news about the news!
- Panama Background Notes
- A detailed report, including history of Panama, by the U.S. Department of State.
- Developments at the End of the Eighties (NATO)
- Report from the NATO Alliance organization.
- The Beirut Memorial
- A site dedicated to the service men in Lebanon from 1982-84; including those that died from the bombing on Oct 23, 1983.
- US Multinational Force [USMNF] Lebanon
- Describes the U.S. Multinational Force (USMNF) that operated in Beirut, Lebanon from 25 August 1982 to 26 February 1984. During this period four different MAUs served as peacekeepers.
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- All Music Guide
- Explains the different styles of popular music, from bluegrass
and country to gospel and rock. Includes essays and background information
on the styles, performers and other aspects of popular music. Includes
a glossary, discographies, and "music maps" which trace the development
of various styles, with a nice "decades" listing section. Each section
has a decade view. Click on it for information on that decade.
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