According to the Center for Economic and Policy Research ( CEPR ), the period from 1980 – 2005 has seen diminished progress in terms of economic growth, life expectancy, infant and child mortality, and to a lesser extent education.

Construction began on the first residential building in 1980, followed in 1981 with the start of construction on the World Financial Center.

In 1980, Kaye hosted and sang in the 25th Anniversary of Disneyland celebration, and hosted the opening celebration for Epcot in 1982 ( EPCOT Center at the time ), both of which were aired on prime-time American television.

He received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1980.

In 1980 Paul Bottomley joined the GE Research Center in Schenectady NY.

In 1980, Donald Kerr, laboratory director at Los Alamos, with the strong support of Ulam and Mark Kac, founded the Center for Nonlinear Studies ( CNLS ).

* Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation — founded in 1980 as a sister organization to the Council for a Livable World.

In 1980, Brandeis University established the Maurice and Marilyn Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, the first academic center devoted to the study of Jewish life in the United States.

In 1980, David Jones ( director ), former Associate Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company chose to launch his new theatre company at the Brooklyn Academy of Music ( BAM ) with The Winter's Tale starring Brian Murray supported by Jones ' new company at BAM In 1983, the Riverside Shakespeare Company mounted a production based on the First Folio text at The Shakespeare Center in Manhattan.

* 1980: excavations of the embalming chamber of Apis, and further studies by the American Research Center in Egypt.

In 1980, students from the Mecosta-Osceola Career Center in Big Rapids built a replica of the Eiffel Tower out of metal frames from WPA workers ' beds that had been stored in barns.

The attached carriage house was renovated in 1980 to become the Helene Grant Daly Art Center.

Following Carter's loss in 1980 to Ronald Reagan, Albright moved on to the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D. C., where she was given a grant for a research project.

Historical names include Lakewood Center and Lakes District ( this name was used by the U. S. Census in the 1970 and 1980 Census ).

** New England / Hartford Whalers / Carolina Hurricanes ( retired, played from 1977 – 1980 while franchise was in Hartford ; Hurricanes honor his number but no banner hangs in the RBC Center, as Howe never played there )

Washington DC: United States Army Center of Military History, 1980.

In 1980, the name of the mission was changed to Oaks Indian Center, and " mission " was dropped from Oaks ' school name until the 1990s, when " mission " was re-instated.

Included in the 57th to 59th Street transition area are the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, where John Lennon died in 1980 after being shot, and John Jay College.

They both won Emmy Awards in 1965, and Fontanne was a Kennedy Center honoree in 1980.

The play was developed by the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O ' Neill Theater Center and premiered in 1980 Off-Broadway at the Joseph Papp Public Theater.

He then served as the Vice Minister for Political Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( August, 1979 to March, 1980 ) and as the Managing Director of the Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults ( August, 1979 to July, 1981 ).

Outstanding Greek public figures in the 20th century include Cretan-born Eleutherios Venizelos, prominent statesman of the interwar period ; Ioannis Metaxas, dictator from 1936 until his death ; Constantine Karamanlis, prime minister ( 1955 – 63, 1974 – 80 ) and president ( 1980 – 85 ) of Greece ; George Papandreou, head of the Center Union Party and prime minister ( 1963 – 65 ); and his son Andreas Papandreou, the PASOK leader who became prime minister in 1981.

In 1980, Halliburton Research Center opened in Duncan, Oklahoma.

This event, which kicked off the week long Adirondack Almost Springfest celebration, took place at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York, home of the 1932 Winter Olympics and 1980 Winter Olympics, and at nearby Whiteface.

But far from being concerned about whether or not Russia will have achieved Utopia by 1980, the world is watching Moscow today primarily for clues as to whether or not there will be nuclear Armageddon in the immediate future.

And there must be many Soviet citizens who know what is going on and who realize that before they can hope to enjoy the full life promised for 1980 they and their children must first survive.

In this instance, there was a dosage of 562 during the first two hours and a total dosage of 1980 for the four-hour period, a four-fold increase.

After the mid-1960s, he became much less prolific, but his later work — including his final two epics, Kagemusha ( 1980 ) and Ran ( 1985 )— continued to win awards, including the Palme d ' Or for Kagemusha, though more often abroad than in Japan.

In 1980, van Vogt received a " Casper Award " ( precursor to the Canadian Aurora Awards ) for Lifetime Achievement .< ref >

Existing americium is concentrated in the areas used for the atmospheric nuclear weapons tests conducted between 1945 and 1980, as well as at the sites of nuclear incidents, such as the Chernobyl disaster.

* The Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources ( 1980 )

* 1980 – After two weeks of nationwide strikes, the Polish government was forced to sign the Gdańsk Agreement, allowing for the creation of the trade union Solidarity.

AIX / 370 was IBM's third attempt to offer Unix-like functionality for their mainframe line, specifically the System / 370 ( the prior versions were a TSS / 370 based Unix system developed jointly with AT & T c. 1980, and VM / IX a VM / 370 based system developed jointly with Interactive Systems Corporation c. 1984 ).

Gauntlett bought a 12. 5 % stake in Aston Martin for £ 500, 000 via Pace Petroleum in 1980, with Tim Hearley of CH Industrials taking a similar share.

In 1980, Sakharov was stripped of all Soviet awards for " anti-Soviet activities ".

* Tribute, 1980 (" It's All for the Best ," lyricist )

Brazil's arms industry nearly collapsed after 1988, as a result of the termination of the Iran-Iraq War ( 1980 – 88 ), a reduction in world demand for armaments, and the decline in state support for the industry.

* Nicky Benz, a. k. a. for Nick Berk ( b. 1980 ), American wrestler

After performing for Queen Elizabeth II at a command performance in 1979, Haley made his final performances in South Africa in May and June 1980.

Martha and friends related that Bill did not want to go on the road any more and that ticket sales for that planned tour of Germany in the fall of 1980 were slow.

He also won a Golden Globe for that performance and BAFTA Awards for The Birdman of Alcatraz ( 1962 ) and Atlantic City ( 1980 ).

The mountain was the setting for a children's story, The Old Man of Lochnagar, told originally by Prince Charles to his younger brothers, Andrew and Edward, and published in 1980 with royalties accruing to The Prince's Trust.

The Society for Business Ethics was started in 1980.

Costas later did play-by-play for Chicago Bulls broadcasts on WGN-TV during the 1979 – 1980 NBA season.

This became the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde ( PAICV ) in 1980, as Cape Verde sought to distance itself from Guinea-Bissau, following unrest in that country.

A new Constitution was approved by plebiscite characterized by the absence of registration lists, on September 11, 1980, and General Pinochet became president of the republic for an 8-year term.