| American Decades Primary Sources: 1980-1989 Contributor(s): Rose, Cynthia (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0787665967 ISBN-13: 9780787665968 Publisher: Gale Cengage OUR PRICE: $280.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2003 Annotation: of Major League Baseball Commissioner Bart Giamatti banning Pete Rose from baseball |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 973.91 |
| LCCN: 2002008155 |
| Series: American Decades: Primary Sources |
| Physical Information: 2.1" H x 8.76" W x 11.24" (5.13 lbs) 784 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1980's - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The United States in the 1980s saw several firsts: for women, the media, medicine, and science. Sandra Day OConnor became the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, and Sally Ride became the first woman in space. CNN was established as the first 24-hour news station. AIDS was identified for the first time, and DNA was first used to convict criminals. The science community faced a stunning setback, however, with the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, which had among its crew the first teacher to go into space. President Ronald Reagans administration became mired for a time in the Iran-Contra affair, which involved a plan to provide arms to rebels in Nicaragua and free Americans held hostage by terrorists. Terrorists bombed the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, and the U.S. Army introduced its slogan Be All You Can Be. The following documents are just a sampling of the offerings available in this volume:
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