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Margaret Thatcher
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North Vietnam invades South Vietnam
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GPS (Global Positioning System)
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The Solomon Islands gain independence from the United Kingdom.
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Japan and China sign peace treaty
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The Gilbert Islands gain independence from the United Kingdom as the Independent and Sovereign Republic of Kiribati.
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The Republic of Venda is given independence by South Africa.
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Panama takes control of the Canal Zone, formerly administered by U.S
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Iranian hostage crisis
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During the Mariel boatlift, roughly 125,000 Cuban refugees make a dangerous sea crossing in overcrowded boats to arrive on the Florida shore seeking political asylum.
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President Reagan is shot in the chest by John Hinckley, Jr.
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HIV epidemic begins
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Microsoft Word
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DNA Fingerprinting
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Olympic boycott by Russia
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Desmond Tutu
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Miners' Strike
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Mikhail Gorbachev
