1. The Information Age The Impact of 1980-1984 By Ray Walker

2. The Information Age – The radical changes in the technology of communication and the ways we receive and process information (Fiero 127).

3. The key points that I will addressing are: Cinema International Events National Events Science Sports Technology

4. First commercial cellular (wireless) phones produced - 1983 (Fiero 127). (northbynorthwestern.com)

5. Ronald Reagan was elected President -1981 (http://www.whitehouse.gov). ( warhistorian.wordpress.com )

6. First commercial use of MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) -1983 (Fiero 129) ( gereports.com)

7. Sandra Day O’ Conner first woman appoint to the U.S. Supreme Court 1981 (Rosenberg First Woman Appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court) ( xtimeline.com )

8. Personal computers introduced by IBM - 1981 (Bellis -The History of the IBM PC - International Business Machines) (vintage-computer.com)

9. Sally Ride become the first American women in space – 1983 (First Women In Space - 1) ( silvercreek.wclark.k12.in.us )

10. E.T. Movie Released 1982 (Rosenberg 1) (icollectmedia.com)

11. Muhammad Ali retires from boxing -1981(Muhammad Ali) (http://novaonline.nvc c.edu/eli/evans/his135/ events/ali98.htm)

12. The Tanker War between Iran and Iraq – 1981 (The Tanker War 1) (https:// sites.google.com/site/indianoceanconflicts/the-tanker-war-1980-1989)

13. Huge poison gas leak in Bhopal India – 1984 (Rosenberg 1) (guardian.co.uk)

14. The hepatitis-B vaccine invented – 1980 (Vaccine Against Viral Hepatitis) (answers.com)

15.  1980-1984 Cinema - ET Movie International Events – Tanker War, Gas Leak in Bhopal, India National Events – President Reagan, Sandra Day O’Connor Science – MRI, Sally Ride, Hepatitis B vaccine Sports – Muhammad Ali Technology – Cell phone, Personal Computers SUMMARY

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