1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. It is equivalent to 2733 a.U.c., and to 1359 AH. 1980 - Events. January 1–April 1 - National steel strike in the United Kingdom. January 1 - Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother. January 4 - American president Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. January 5 - Hewlett-Packard ...

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1980 - January. January 3 - Joy Adamson, Austrian-born conservationist and author (murdered) (b. 1910) January 8 - John Mauchly, American physicist and inventor (b. 1907) January 10 - George Meany, American labor leader (b. 1894) January 18 - Sir Cecil Beaton, English photographer (b. 1904) January 29 - Jimmy Durante, American actor, singer, and comedian (b. 1893) January 30 - Professor Longhair, Ame ...

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The American music industry of the very early 1980s was in a state of flux, which Reebee Garofolo claims reflects the state of American society, in turmoil with the election of Ronald Reagan (p. 353). Disco, the most popular style of the late 1970s, was dead, and the once vibrant field of punk rock was fractured, producing offshoots like New Wave music. The term New Wave was used very loosely, describing a vast range of styles from the arty punk of Elvis Costello to the Talking Heads and the New Romantics; this vagueness temporarily t ...

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Music history of the United States 1980s to the present, Music history of the United States 1980s to the present - 1980s, Music history of the United States 1980s to the present - Hip hop, Music history of the United States 1980s to the present - Punk rock, Music history of the United States 1980s to the present - Other genres, Music history of the United States 1980s to the present - 1990s, Music history of the United States 1980s to the present - Other 90s trends, Music history of the United States 1980s to the present - 2000s

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In the 1980s, British banking laws were changed to allow building societies to offer banking services equivalent to normal banks. Building societies, in the classic form, were mutual organisations, jointly owned by those saving and borrowing. From the 1980s onwards, a number of societies, under pressure from members, `demutualised' to become commercial enterprises with shares of stock like any other company: members of the society would get a cash `windfall' - usually several hundred pounds, sometimes more - as their share of the assets of the society. This happened to a number of the larger societies, several of which were bought ...

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Richard sought treatment for his addiction at a Topeka, Kansas, facility in early 1979. Karen, meanwhile, decided to pursue a solo album project with renowned producer Phil Ramone in New York. Her choice of more adult-oriented and disco/dance-tempo material represented an effort to retool their image. The resulting product, however, met a tepid response from Richard and A&M executives in early 1980, and Karen wavered in her dedication to the project. Ultimately, she abandoned the solo effort in favor of launching a new LP with her brothe ...

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As the 1980s opened, Taylor released his second album on the Epic label, Man's Best Friend. The album contained two notable songs: "First Time Love," and "Pajamas" (sometimes known as "I've Got My Pajamas On"), a childish number that has become a fan favourite and that was later adapted into a children's book by Taylor and his wife, Maggie. During the 1980s, Taylor took up hosting a nationally syndicated television show, This Week's Music, and began teaching performance at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. His next ...

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Livingston Taylor, Livingston Taylor - Early career, Livingston Taylor - 1970s, Livingston Taylor - 1980s, Livingston Taylor - 1990s, Livingston Taylor - Discography

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In the late 1980s, following the slate-cleaning Crisis on Infinite Earths event, DC began employing innovative writers - mostly young and mostly British - to reintroduce and/or revamp some of their old characters. In the period that saw Alan Moore reinventing Swamp Thing, and Neil Gaiman completely recreating The Sandman, Animal Man was re-imagined by Scottish writer Grant Morrison. With artists Chas Truog and Doug Hazlewood, and cover artist Brian Bolland, Morrison wrote the first 26 issues of Animal Man comic bo ...

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Animal Man, Animal Man - History, Animal Man - 1980s, Animal Man - After Cancellation, Animal Man - Powers and Abilities, Animal Man - Awards

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The growth of a variety of "underground" music scenes and the increasing availability and ease-of-use of synthsizers and other electronic musical instruments led to many more bands conspicuously using synthesizers. Some acts used electronic instruments almost exclusively. Many artists were described as "synth rock" and many genres had prominent artists that used synthesizers. Bands: Duran Duran Devo New Order Gary Numan Depeche Mode Cabaret Voltaire Shriekback Genres New Wave Synth pop Indust ...

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Synth rock, Synth rock - 1970s, Synth rock - 1980s, Synth rock - 1990s And Later, Synth rock - 2000s

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During the first term of the Reagan administration (1981-1985), Kudlow served as Associate Director for Economics and Planning in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which belongs to the Executive Office of the President. While he worked at the OMB, Kudlow was also the Washington, DC, reporter of CNN's news program Business Morning, and an Advisory Committee member of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporat ...

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Lawrence Kudlow, Lawrence Kudlow - 1960s, Lawrence Kudlow - 1970s, Lawrence Kudlow - 1980s, Lawrence Kudlow - 1990s, Lawrence Kudlow - 2000s, Lawrence Kudlow - Bibliography by Kudlow

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In his senior year of high school, the Hicks family moved to Little Rock, Arkansas, but after his graduation, in the spring of 1980, Bill moved to Los Angeles, California, and started performing at the Comedy Store in Hollywood, where Andrew Dice Clay, Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld, and Garry Shandling were also performing at the time. He did a short-lived sitcom, Bulba, before moving back to Houston in 1982. There, he formed the ACE Production Company (Absolute Creative Entertainment), which would later become Sacre ...

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Despite having become a registered Democrat, LaRouche was harshly critical of Jimmy Carter in the November 1980 election, with whom he had competed for the Democratic Party nomination. LaRouche had become interested in the possible uses of lasers and other directed energy weapons during the 1970s. When Ronald Reagan took office in 1981, LaRouche sought to share his knowledge with the new administration, hoping that these weapon ...

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Lyndon LaRouche, Lyndon LaRouche - 1922–1947 Early life, Lyndon LaRouche - 1948–1968 LaRouche and Trotskyism, Lyndon LaRouche - 1969–1973 NCLC and Operation Mop-up, Lyndon LaRouche - 1971–1979, Lyndon LaRouche - 1980s, Lyndon LaRouche - Other events in the 1980s, Lyndon LaRouche - Criminal conviction and imprisonment 1988–1994, Lyndon LaRouche - 1994–present, Lyndon LaRouche - 2004, Lyndon LaRouche - Note on biography, Lyndon LaRouche - Works, Lyndon LaRouche - Notes

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By 1980, Styx had (over the course of several albums) established themselves as a positive band in terms of lyrics, criticizing unemployment ("Blue Collar Man"), consumerism ("The Grand Illusion"), and materialism ("Pieces of Eight"). As teen idols, Styx also topped magazine polls for "Most Popular Rock Band." In particular, Tommy Shaw's Southern charm and boyish looks appealed to female fans across America, while mainstream rock fans admired his fluent songwriting, reminiscent of Neil Young. However, at their height of fame, Styx never actually broke out in Europe, ...

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Styx band, Styx band - 1970s, Styx band - 1980s, Styx band - Solo careers, Styx band - 1990s and present day, Styx band - Styx in popular culture, Styx band - Discography, Styx band - Singles

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In 1981 March made a half-hearted and ill-financed effort to return to F1. The car was driven initially by Eliseo Salazar but he soon quit for Derek Daly to take over. The new Formula 3000 in 1985 gave March much more success with Christian Danner being the first champion in a March chassis. He was followed in 1986 by Ivan Capelli and in 1987 by Stefano Modena. March began a new Formula 1 program in 1987 with the Ford-engined 871 which was sponsored by Japanese real estate company Leyton House and driven by Ivan Capelli. ...

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March Engineering, March Engineering - 1970s, March Engineering - 1980s, March Engineering - 1990s, March Engineering - In brief, March Engineering - Complete Formula One results

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Vietnam's third constitution, based on that of the USSR, was written in 1980. Through the 1980s, Vietnam received nearly $3 billion a year in economic and military aid from the Soviet Union and conducted most of its trade with the USSR and other Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON) countries. ...

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History of Vietnam, History of Vietnam - Origins, History of Vietnam - Early Independence, History of Vietnam - Dynastic Period, History of Vietnam - The Changing Names, History of Vietnam - Colonization, History of Vietnam - Post World War II Period, History of Vietnam - Aftermath of the Vietnam War and Reunification, History of Vietnam - Cambodia and the Sino-Vietnamese War, History of Vietnam - 1980s, History of Vietnam - Reforms

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Daryl Hall - Voices 1980. The eighties brought about change for Hall & Oates. They had determined that the biggest problem was that their music was being filtered through outsider producers and studio musicians who weren't familiar with their own tastes and thoughts. They also wished to capture the sound of New York City, which by then had become their home. So, instead of recording in Los Angeles like they'd done previously, they decided to record at Electric Lady Studios in New York, just five minutes away ...

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Daryl Hall, Daryl Hall - Discography, Daryl Hall - Childhood, Daryl Hall - Early work, Daryl Hall - John Oates, Daryl Hall - First albums 1972-1974, Daryl Hall - The late 1970s, Daryl Hall - First hits 1975-1977, Daryl Hall - Leaner Years and Sacred Songs 1978-1980, Daryl Hall - 1980s, Daryl Hall - Voices 1980, Daryl Hall - Private Eyes 1981, Daryl Hall - H2O 1982, Daryl Hall - Rock 'n Soul 1983, Daryl Hall - Big Bam Boom 1984, Daryl Hall - Live at the Apollo! 1985, Daryl Hall - Daryl Hall's solo album 1986, Daryl Hall - The Arista Years 1988-1990, Daryl Hall - An Epic year 1993, Daryl Hall - Later work

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Expansion Team - 1980. NBA: Dallas Mavericks Expansion Team - 1988. NBA: Charlotte Hornets Miami Heat Expansion Team - 1989. NBA: Minnesota Timberwolves Orlando Magic ...

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Expansion Team, Expansion Team - 1960s, Expansion Team - 1960, Expansion Team - 1961, Expansion Team - 1962, Expansion Team - 1966, Expansion Team - 1967, Expansion Team - 1968, Expansion Team - 1969, Expansion Team - 1970s, Expansion Team - 1970, Expansion Team - 1972, Expansion Team - 1974, Expansion Team - 1976, Expansion Team - 1977, Expansion Team - 1980s, Expansion Team - 1980, Expansion Team - 1988, Expansion Team - 1989, Expansion Team - 1990s, Expansion Team - 1991, Expansion Team - 1992, Expansion Team - 1993, Expansion Team - 1995, Expansion Team - 1996, Expansion Team - 1998, Expansion Team - 1999, Expansion Team - 2000s, Expansion Team - 2000, Expansion Team - 2002, Expansion Team - 2004, Expansion Team - 2005

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In 1980 Harrison became the only ex-Beatle to write an autobiography, I Me Mine. Former Beatles publicist Derek Taylor helped with the book, which was initially released in a high-priced limited edition. The book said little about the Beatles, focusing instead on Harrison's hobbies, such as gardening and Formula One auto racing. It also included the lyrics to his songs and many rare photographs. Immediately following the December 1980 murder of his friend and former bandmate John Lennon, Harrison modified the lyrics of a song h ...

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George Harrison, George Harrison - Early years, George Harrison - Role in The Beatles, George Harrison - 1970s, George Harrison - 1980s, George Harrison - 1990s, George Harrison - Death, George Harrison - Personal and family life, George Harrison - Pseudonyms, George Harrison - Discography

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Boxing in the 1980s was filled with important fights, events and personalities that shaped the sport. Boxing in the 1980s was shaped by many different situations, such as the continuous corporate battles between the different world sanctioning organizations, the void left by Muhammad Ali as the sport's ambassador and consequent search for a new boxing hero, the continuous presence of Don King as the sport's most famous promoter and the surge of rival promoters as Bob Arum, Butch Lewis and Murad Muhammad. In 1986, Mike Tyson cro ...

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1980s - World Leaders. Chancellor Bruno Kreisky (Austria) Chancellor Fred Sinowatz (Austria) Chancellor Franz Vranitzky (Austria) Prime Minister Bob Hawke (Australia) Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser (Australia) President João Figueiredo (Brazil) President José Sarney (Brazil) Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau (Canada) Prime Minister Brian Mulroney (Canada) General Augusto Pinochet (Chile) Deng Xiaoping (People's Republic o ...

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