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SOCIAL STUDIES: AMERICAN STUDIES: 1980-1989 - Accurate as of March 2005
Information on America from 1980-1989. Overlaps with some information discussed in 1900-1979. Also includes info on the Challenger tragedy, the Mafia, The John Hinckley Trial, and the Jonathon Jay Pollard spy case.
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AdFlip
http://www.adflip.com
Archive of print ads back to 1940; search by year, publication, or categories
Challenger Tragedy
http://history1900s.about.com/cs/challengertragedy/index.htm
Links to information on this topic
CNN: Cold War
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/
Interactive maps, archival footage, key players, declassified documents
The ‘80s Entertainment Server
http://www.80s.com/Entertainment
Valley Girls, children of the Eighties, television, movies, music, sports, and more
Family of Spies
http://www.crimelibrary.com/spies/walker
All kinds of information on this case
The Iran-Contra Affair: 1983-1988
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nsa/publications/irancontra/irancon.html
Archive of documents that include memos, briefing papers, reports, court records, phone logs, and more
John Gotti: the last Mafia icon
http://www.crimelibrary.com/john/johnmain.htm
His early life, rise up in mob politics, and more
The John Hinckley Trial (1982)
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/hinckley/hinckleytrial.html
Assassination video, key players, trial transcript, and more
The Jonathan Jay Pollard Spy Case
http://www.crimelibrary.com/spies/pollard
All kinds of information on him and his case
The Official Site
http://www.ronaldreagan.com
His youth, radio and Hollywood years, years as governor and president, speeches
Year by Year 1900-2001
http://www.infoplease.com/millennium1.html
Historic events of the 20 th century by year and by decade; brief decade quizzes are included
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