Ms.O's final Project

1980-1985

Period: Jan 1, 1980 to Jan 1, 1985

Executive Order # 12189

Jan 20, 1980

Price control on heavy oil ; Signed Jan 16th
Federal Register page and date: Jan 18th
Amends: EO 12153 , Aug 17 1979
Revoked by: 121553 Feb 25, 1986

Trends/ Fads

Jun 1, 1980

Big hair with Hairspray, Boom Boxes, Break dancing, Converses, Goatee Beards

President in Office

Jan 20, 1981

In the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan was in office. He went up against Jimmy Carter and won. His Vice President was George H. W Bush. He was known as the 40th president of the United States.

Reagan's domestic Policy

Jul 1, 1981

Reagan's domesitc policy focused on cutting taxes, "balancing the budget" , withdrawing support from social welfare programs and returning some powers to state government.

Reagan's Foreign Policy

Aug 11, 1981

Reagan's Foreign Policy was to contain the soviet union, as known as the "evil empire" by stopping the USSR from getting better while keeping Non-Communist countries from becoming communist.

Lebanon War

Jun 6, 1982

Israel Defense Forces invaded southern lebanon.

Entertainment

Nov 30, 1982

Thriller by Michael Jackson

EEOC vs. Wyoming Supreme Court Case

Mar 2, 1983

Man did not file for retirement but job put him on retirement.

Sports event

Jun 13, 1983

Philidelphia 76ers won the NBA championship

Science, Technology, Inventions/Innovations

Jan 24, 1984

Apple released new Macintosh compueters.

Space walk

Jul 25, 1984

First woman to accomplish a space walk was Svetlana Savitskaya

International Event

Mar 11, 1985

Mikhail Gorbachev became leader of the Soviet Union

Congressional Law

Oct 30, 1985

Is a UK Act of parliament which was responsible for laying down minimum standards in tenants rights against landlords