WebTrying to identify any single event as crucial to the understanding of a given decade may be even more arbitrary. It is certainly subjective. Nevertheless, that attempt can at the very least be a catalyst for discussion. What follows is an attempt to identify decade-defining moments in the history of the United States since the country’s ...

WebThe 1980s oil glut was a serious surplus of crude oil caused by falling demand following the 1970s energy crisis.The world price of oil had peaked in 1980 at over US$35 per barrel (equivalent to $115 per barrel in 2021 dollars, when adjusted for inflation); it fell in 1986 from $27 to below $10 ($67 to $25 in 2021 dollars).

WebIn the history of artificial intelligence, an AI winter is a period of reduced funding and interest in artificial intelligence research. The term was coined by analogy to the idea of a nuclear winter. The field has experienced several hype cycles, followed by disappointment and criticism, followed by funding cuts, followed by renewed interest years or even decades …

WebThe 19th (nineteenth) century began on 1 January 1801 (), and ended on 31 December 1900 ().The 19th century was the ninth century of the 2nd millennium.. The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolished in much of Europe and the Americas.The First Industrial Revolution, though it began in the late 18th century, …

WebDuring the Soviet era most customs and traditions of Russia’s imperial past were suppressed, and life was strictly controlled and regulated by the state through its vast intelligence network. Beginning in the 1980s, Mikhail Gorbachev’s reforms eased political and social restrictions, and common traditions and folkways, along with the open practice …

WebThe Australian property bubble is the economic theory that the Australian property market has become or is becoming significantly overpriced and due for a significant downturn (also called a correction or collapse).Since the early 2010s, various commentators, including one Treasury official, have claimed the Australian property market is in a significant bubble.

WebA cannon is a large-caliber gun classified as a type of artillery, which usually launches a projectile using explosive chemical propellant. Gunpowder ("black powder") was the primary propellant before the invention of smokeless powder during the late 19th century. Cannons vary in gauge, effective range, mobility, rate of fire, angle of fire and firepower; different …

WebThe decade beyond 1991 is known as the Lost Decade (失われた十年, ushinawareta jūnen, lit. "lost decade") in Japan, due to the gradual effect of the asset bubble collapse and effects. The Lost Decade eventually became the ‘lost 20 years,’ since Japanese GDP in 2017 was only 2.6% higher than it had been in 1997, with an annualized ...

WebThe 1860s (pronounced "eighteen-sixties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1860, and ended on December 31, 1869.. The decade was noted for featuring numerous major societal shifts in the Americas.In the United States, the election of abolitionist Abraham Lincoln to the presidency in 1860 led to the secession of the …

WebThe United States housing bubble was a real estate bubble affecting over half of the U.S. states.It was the impetus for the subprime mortgage crisis.Housing prices peaked in early 2006, started to decline in 2006 and 2007, and reached new lows in 2011. On December 30, 2008, the Case–Shiller home price index reported its largest price drop in its history.