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The existence of AIDS was first made public in June 1981 and it will eventually present itself to the world as an epidemic of enormous proportions.
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In Britain, the United States, Europe and Australia it had a strong emphasis on expensive clothing and fashion accessories. It tended to be very bright and vivid in appearance. The women expressed an image of wealth and success through glittering costume jewelery, such as large imitation gold earrings, pearl necklaces, and clothing covered in sequins and diamonds.
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War conflicts that started in the late 1970s continue as the Soviet-Afghan war (a conflict in which the Soviet Union intervenes to support the Afghan government in its fight against the Mujahideen, the latter supported by the United States).