Views by Decade: 1980s (page 1)

1980-1989:

Final Exams

22 April 1980	- Canada boycotts the Olympics
5 June 1980	- first deaths attributed to AIDS are confirmed
1982	- economic recession
17 April 1983	- Queen Elizabeth II signs patriated Canadian constitution
1985	- British scientists confirm hole in ozone layer
1 January 1989	- the Free Trade Agreement is signed between Canada and the US
6 December 1989	- 14 women engineering students are murdered in Montreal

Books:	Mavis Gallant, Home Truths; Joy Kogawa, Obasan
Movies:	"Gandhi;" "Platoon;" "Driving Miss Daisy."
Music:	Techno-music, noise-rock and grunge are invented.

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