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Period: 1981 BCE to 1985 BCE
diseases.
The existence of AIDS was first made public in June 1981 and it will eventually present itself to the world as an epidemic of enormous proportions. -
Period: 1980 BCE to 1989 BCE
fashion in the 80s
In Britain, the United States, Europe and Australia it had a strong emphasis on expensive clothing and fashion accessories. It tended to be very bright and vivid in appearance. The women expressed an image of wealth and success through glittering costume jewelery, such as large imitation gold earrings, pearl necklaces, and clothing covered in sequins and diamonds. -
Period: 1980 BCE to 1988 BCE
Conflicts
War conflicts that started in the late 1970s continue as the Soviet-Afghan war (a conflict in which the Soviet Union intervenes to support the Afghan government in its fight against the Mujahideen, the latter supported by the United States).