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In November 1980, Ronald Reagan was elected President. Reagan was in sharp contrast to Jimmy Carter, which was a political commentary made by the American public on the Carter presidency. However, there were many significant events during the course of the year: (Spiritus-Temporis.com, 2005)
 * Chrysler Corporation receives a government bailout.
 * Russian activist Andrei Sakharov was arrested.
 * Israel and Egypt establish diplomatic ties.
 * U.S. Olympic hockey team defeats the Russians and wins the gold medal.
 * Infamous "Who shot J.R." scene on // Dallas // season finale.
 * Ayatollah Khomeini says that thehostages fate will be in the hands of the Iranian Parliament.
 * Crude Oil Windfall Profits Act signed.
 * CNN is launched.
 * Lech Walesa leads a strike on a Polish shipyard and the Solidarity trade union is formed and soon accepted by the government.
 * Iraq invades Iran.
 * Possible hostage rescue mission is cancelled.
 * John Lennon is murdered.
 * // The Wonderful World of Disney // is cancelled after 25 years.

In January 1981, Reagan was sworn in and the hostages were released, but America witnessed much more that year:

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In the 1980s, the Cold War began to wane as the people of communist nations asserted themselves and let their voices be heard, music became more about entertainment and less about social commentary, supply-side economics were introduced, and the American public first heard about AIDS.

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