The Energy of the 1980s
Key Themes of the 1980s
- →Reagan and Thatcher revolution
- →AIDS crisis
- →MTV and pop culture globalisation
- →Personal computers go mainstream
- →Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989)
Major Events of the 1980s
1989
Berlin Wall Falls
The Berlin Wall comes down, uniting divided peoples through collective longing for connection
1989
Tiananmen Square
The power of expression — and its suppression — etched into history
1986
Chernobyl Disaster
A single system failure launches a new era of nuclear awareness
1987
Black Monday 1987
Dow Jones loses 22.6% in a single session — the largest one-day percentage crash in stock market history.
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