1980s. The 1980s was a decade that began on January 1, 1980, and ended on December 31, 1989. The time period saw great social, economic, and general change as wealth and production migrated to newly industrializing economies. As economic liberalization increased in the developed world, multiple multinational corporations associated with the manufacturing industry relocated into Thailand, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, and China. Japan and West Germany are the most notable developed countries that continued to enjoy rapid economic growth during the decade; Japan's would stall by the early 1990s. The United Kingdom and the United States moved closer to laissez-faire economic policies beginning a trend towards neoliberalism that would pick up more steam in the following decade as the fall of the USSR made right wing economic policy more popular.
People born in the 1980s are usually classified along with those born in the 1990s as part of the Millennial generation.[7] Politics and wars[edit] Wars[edit] 30 Great Things About Growing Up In 1980s Britain (PICTURES, VIDEO) Like Totally 80s - 1980s Culture, Music, Movies and Fashion. Britain in the 1980's. 1980s The decade of British Prime Minster Margaret Thatcher, yuppies, chunky mobile phones and BMX bikes. 1982 - Argentina invaded the Falklands Islands and Britain went to war. 30 July 1981 - Prince Charles married Lady Diana 23 July 1986 - Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson Fan heater, kettle, hair dryer, toaster, microwave, phone Ball point pen, kitchen roll, aluminium roll, washing up liquid, household cleaner, electric plug, light bulb, disposable nappies Front seat belts made compulsory in 1983.
Sinclair C5, a battery electric vehicle invented by Sir Clive Sinclair was launched in the UK on 10 January 1985. Home computers such as Amstrad and Commodore were tested and among the best buys of 1981 was the ZX81 1985 Windows program invented by Microsoft 1989 World Wide Web first proposed by Tim Berners-lee 1981 Population of Britain = (just over) 56 million 1982 Over 50% of households now had a telephone. 1988 Digital mobile phones invented (they were expensive and large). 80s fashion. American Cultural History - 1980-1989. The 1980s became the Me!
Me! Me! Generation of status seekers. During the 1980s, hostile takeovers, leveraged buyouts, and mega-mergers spawned a new breed of billionaire. Donald Trump, Leona Helmsley, and Ivan Boesky iconed the meteoric rise and fall of the rich and famous. The purpose of this web and library guide is to help the user gain a broad understanding and appreciation for the culture and history of the 1980s. To see the whole picture, we encourage users to browse all the way through this page and then visit the suggested links for more information on the decade. Science and technology made terrific strides in the eighties. Heart, cancer, and other diseases. Geraldine Ferraro was the first woman presidential candidate, Jesse Jackson was the first black candidate, the stock market tripled in 7 years yet survived the 1987 crash, and televangelist Jim Bakker was sentenced to 45 years for selling bogus lifetime vacations.
Families changed drastically during these years. Books.