Decade - 1980s

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answer: The farmers interest rates on bank loans increased. So, many farmers were not able to jmake enough money to pay their loans.

Additionally, the US government had spent the previous decade encouraging farmers to buy more and more land and plant as much of it to crops as they possibly could. This created a huge crop surplus that took quite a few years to get worked down, lowering crop prices and making it impossible for the farmers to turn enough profit to pay for all the land they had bought at "land boom" prices. As a result, many farm families had to declare bankruptcy and leave the land. This was also the reason Willie Nelson (a famous US country singer) began the benefit concert series titled "Farm Aid". It wasn't until the early 1990's that the markets for both the crops and the land began to turn around enough to make farming profitable again.

People in the 80s wore clothes.

About the same as it is now, except you didn't have to take your shoes off to get on a plane and we didn't have hybrid cars.

Organization of petroleum exporting countries.

Iran v Iraq war stopped.

Russia started to leave Afghanistan

Nothing remarkable in world news.

Major world events happened in 1987. Of world significance was the US President Reagan signing of a secret order permitting covert sale of arms to Iran.

Karen Carpenter

Diana Ross

Janis Joplin

Carole King

Cher

Melanie

Roberta Flack

Helen Reddy

Lynn Anderson

Olivia Newton-John

Crystal Gayle

Donna Fargo

Loretta Lynn

Tammy Wynette

Yvonne Elliman

Jon Bon Jovi's hit "silver dollar beer dealer"

New Kids on the Block

Jose Peter Bracken Rizal - Jose Rizal and Josephine Bracken's son but most of the time called FRANCISCO

Mt st helens erupted

Haalay Menu v nahi Pataa..

Yes. Yes, yes they were.

when he was studying abroad, i don't know if in Spain or in Madrid, Rizal always got a 'Sobrasiliente' in their class that's why he became famous especially in girls.

The Korean & Vietnam Wars (1950-1953) & (1961-1975) respectively, were the only "proxy wars" fought during the cold war. Both of those "Limited Wars" (Limited to Conventional Weapons only-No Nukes) were "Hot" battles of the Cold War.

Communist rebellions, insurrections, guerrilla activites (such as attempted by Castro's Lieutenant Che Gueverra in Central/South America), etc, never fully developed into "wars" involving showdowns such as they did in Korea & Vietnam.

Wireless phones were not common in every household. TVs had dials. Fancy strollers were nowhere like they are now. Most people did not have internet and, if they did, it was dialup. Microwaves had dial selections. Water softeners were larger and placed outside. Cable TV with premium channels was under $40. The 8086 computers were being used and Display Writer, a common wordprocessor, had four 5 1/4" disks that you had to insert into the drive, depending on the function you wanted. We actually used the function "F" keys. Back doors in cars didn't always have child locks. People were wearing a lot more polyester, including white leather belts and shoes for men.


Anybody under the age of 20.

To find out what happened in history on a certain date go to google and type in history and the days date. Also it can be looked up this date in history and sometimes prices and such are included.

the late Laura Branigan from Brewster, NY; a lady with a great voice who died far too young.

obviously decorated very gaudy

1980 pennies = $19.80.

$19.80 is worth almost $20.

Defense spending. Military personnel received massive pay increases under Reagan.

How's it hanging dude.