1980: The World Enters an Intense Decade

In 1980, the world entered a decade defined by tension, speed, and unexpected change. This episode explores a year shaped by the Cold War, the boycott of the Moscow Olympic Games, the beginning of the Iran-Iraq War, the rise of Solidarity in Poland, and Ronald Reagan’s election in the United States. It also follows the global impact of John Lennon’s assassination, the arrival of Pac-Man, and the growing power of worldwide pop culture. A fast-paced journey through the year that opened the 1980s and introduced many of the forces that would define the decade.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.