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Iran-Iraq War
Siege of Abadan - Iraq attacks the Iranian city of Abadan but fails to capture it -
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40th President
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The Columbia
The Columbia was the first space shuttle that was launched on April 12, 1981. The shuttle returned home after 2 days and was able to give NASA valuable information about the design of the shuttle. -
Mobile Phone
The mobile phone came about because businesses and consumers needed something that would make communication easier. Research in the area was hampered because the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) placed restrictions on the allocation of frequencies. -
Apple Mackintosh
The Apple Mackintosh was the first successful home computer. -
Ronald Reagan and the Berlin Wall
American president Ronald Reagan stood at the Berlin Wall and demanded that Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev “Tear down this wall!” -
Berlin Wall
The collapse of the Berlin Wall -
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41st President
George HW Bush -
Gulf War
Battle of the Bridges – Iraqi victory -
Farm Economy
Concentration grows in farm inputs industry and among processors and shippers; more farms turn to production and marketing contracts, increasing vertical coordination -
Farmers & the Land
Total population: 261,423,000; farm population: 2,987,552; farmers 2.6% of labor force; Number of farms: 2,143,150; average acres: 461; irrigated acres: 49,404,000 (1992) -
Farm Machinery & Technology
Information technology and precision techniques increasingly used in agriculture -
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42nd President
Bill Clinton -
Farm Machinery & Technology
Farmers begin using satellite technology to track and plan their farming practices. The user of conservation tillage methods, which leave crop residues in the field to combat erosion, continues to rise. FDA grants first approval for a whole food produced through biotechnology, the FLAVRSAVR™ tomato. Farm Bureau celebrates its 75th anniversary. U.S. Congress approves General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), helping liberalize world trade -
Farm Economy
Net farm income reaches a record $54.9 billion -
Transportation
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century greatly increases highway spending -
Camera Phones
In 2000, camera phones officially became commercially available. While a number of big electronics companies began rolling out their own versions, Sharp’s J-SH04 was the first to the market.