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The Information Age. The Impact of 1980-1984 By Ray Walker. The Information Age – The radical changes in the technology of communication and the ways we receive and process information (Fiero 127). The key points that I will addressing are: Cinema International Events National Events
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The Information Age The Impact of 1980-1984 By Ray Walker
The Information Age – The radical changes in the technology of communication and the ways we receive and process information (Fiero 127).
The key points that I will addressing are: Cinema International Events National Events Science Sports Technology
(northbynorthwestern.com) First commercial cellular (wireless) phones produced - 1983 (Fiero 127).
Ronald Reagan was elected President -1981 (http://www.whitehouse.gov). (warhistorian.wordpress.com)
(gereports.com) First commercial use of MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) -1983 (Fiero 129)
(xtimeline.com) Sandra Day O’ Conner first woman appoint to the U.S. Supreme Court 1981 (Rosenberg First Woman Appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court)
(vintage-computer.com) Personal computers introduced by IBM - 1981 (Bellis -The History of the IBM PC - International Business Machines)
(silvercreek.wclark.k12.in.us) Sally Ride become the first American women in space – 1983 (First Women In Space - 1)
E.T. Movie Released 1982 (Rosenberg 1) (icollectmedia.com)
(http://novaonline.nvcc.edu/eli/evans/his135/events/ali98.htm)(http://novaonline.nvcc.edu/eli/evans/his135/events/ali98.htm) Muhammad Ali retires from boxing -1981(Muhammad Ali)
(https://sites.google.com/site/indianoceanconflicts/the-tanker-war-1980-1989)(https://sites.google.com/site/indianoceanconflicts/the-tanker-war-1980-1989) The Tanker War between Iran and Iraq – 1981 (The Tanker War 1)
(guardian.co.uk) Huge poison gas leak in Bhopal India – 1984 (Rosenberg 1)
(answers.com) The hepatitis-B vaccine invented – 1980 (Vaccine Against Viral Hepatitis)
SUMMARY 1980-1984 Cinema - ET Movie International Events – Tanker War, Gas Leak in Bhopal, India National Events – President Reagan, Sandra Day O’Connor Science – MRI, Sally Ride, Hepatitis B vaccine Sports – Muhammad Ali Technology – Cell phone, Personal Computers
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