Within A Claw's Reach: A Collaborative "Eagle Claw Succeeds" TL

Pokemon Master

Pokemon Master

October 1, 1982: EPCOT Center opens at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The most expensive theme park built to date, EPCOT Center is seen by many as a permanent World's Fair of sorts, with pavilions dedicated to the latest innovations and the countries of the world.
 
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Milo

October 21 1980: The British Economy continues to be weak and Mrs Thatcher calls a snap election as a way of silencing her critics in the backbenches
November 13 1980: The Election Results in a hung parliament with Labour 5 seats short of a majority. Michael Foot is asked to form a government
May 22 1981: The Supply and Confidence agreement reached with Liberals looks close to breaking soon but word reaches Westminster that Argentina has invaded the Falklands. PM Foot appears to the nation and declares 'We fought fascism in 1939 and we will in 1981 and we will win'.
 
Jaguars4life

Jaguars4life

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March 2nd 1982:A Gallup poll shows that Jack Kemp and George Bush are the early favorites for the 84 nomination of the Republican Party.
 

Milo

July 9 1981: After a relatively short war Britain secures the Falkland islands and Argentina sues for peace. Foot is the most popular PM in recent memory.
 
SargentHawk

SargentHawk

July 23rd 1981: An assassination attempt on Prime Minister Foot occurs in London. The attempt, which claims the lives of 5 staffers, involves a car bomb on a route taken by the Prime Minister while in transit. The explosive force from the blast shatters glass down and along several of London's busiest streets. Amazingly, Foot survives completely uninjured. The Irish Republican Army claims responsibility and pledges further acts of terror against London.
 
Pokemon Master

Pokemon Master

July 24, 1981: President Carter issues a statement condemning the attempted assassination of British Prime Minister Michael Foot, calling the incident "an act of unspeakable terror." While he opposed the use of violence, he also states, "We must solve our problems around the world not by force, but by compassion for one another and listening to what the other side has to say."
 
Pokemon Master

Pokemon Master

July 9, 1981: Nintendo releases the Donkey Kong arcade game in Japan. The game is known primarily as the first appearance of the character Jumpman, who would later become Nintendo's mascot Mario.
 
Pokemon Master

Pokemon Master

October 1, 1983: Horizons opens at EPCOT Center. The ride takes guests through different dioramas depicting how people viewed the future at various points throughout history, reminding visitors "If we can dream it, we can do it."
 
Pokemon Master

Pokemon Master

January 14, 1982: In a skirmish with Soviet troops just outside Kabul, Mujahideen fighter Osama bin Laden is accidentally killed by friendly fire.
 

TRH

September 4th, 1982: The title track from Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson's collaboration album Pancho and Lefty tops the Billboard Hot 100. This surprise popular breakthrough signals the decline of the countrypolitan sound in Nashville in favor of outlaw country music.
 

TRH

November 2nd, 1982: The Democrats suffer in the midterm elections this year, with the new Congress giving them 240 seats in the House and 47 Seats in the Senate. In the biggest surprise of the night, the retiring Senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi is replaced by Republican Haley Barbour.
 
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