The Eighties in America - Salem Press (2009)

insurance. Such insurance was supposed to use fu- tures, as well as options (similar to futures, but grant- ing the purchaser a ...

proved through computer programs. Many sub- sequent computer programs had built-in stopping points or “circuit breakers,” design ...

to achieve something new that would influence many other filmmakers once public opinion caught up with it. It was also the first ...

example of Europop. The single remained at the top of theBillboardHot 100 chart for six weeks. The diversity ofAutoamericanadded ...

Breathed also took many pop culture figures and events to task. Prince Charles and Princess Diana, Madonna and Sean Penn, Michae ...

it as one of the most innovative motion pictures of the decade. Lynch was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director, and ...

Florida; however, the flood of refugees proved so great that centers were created in Pennsylvania, Wis- consin, and Arkansas to ...

a large ethnic enclave in Long Beach, California. The Vietnamese, who established large communi- ties in California and the Texa ...

the sport by performing feats that few earlier skaters had thought to be technically feasible. Beyond these accomplishments, Boi ...

Jovi as one of the premier rock bands of the day. It won the American Music Award for Favorite Pop/ Rock Band in 1988. The group ...

District Attorney Larry Kramer sees a conviction as a means to increase his income, as well as his status with his boss and with ...

with serial killers, who seemed to surface with more regularity as the decade progressed. Subsequent Events When he was executed ...

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Book publishing The Eighties in America also commanded premium royalty payments. Not every work by a famous author was suc ...

Bork, Robert H. Identification Federal appellate judge and unsuccessful nominee for associate justice of China and the United ...

nine to five. Although acknowledging Bork’s legal credentials, the committee was especially concerned with his perceived hostili ...

amid corruption scandals, but also the Parti Qué- bécois, led by René Lévesque, seemed poised to lead the province to semi-indep ...

Connecticut(1965) andRoe v. Wade(1973), had de- rived a right to privacy from the due process clause. The U.S. Court of Appeals ...

Mike Tyson, who dominated it during the second. Top fighters in the lower weight classes included Sugar Ray Leonard, Wilfred Ben ...

Benitez, Duran, and Hearns went on to win ad- ditional titles and to fight in other top bouts of the decade. Benitez won the WBC ...

The Eighties in America Boy George and Culture Club
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Boy George and Culture Club Identification British pop band For a br ...