Historical

1983

United Status Invades Grenada

On 25th October 1983, the United States of
America invaded Grenada and over 5,000
Marines were sent to the island after the
government was overthrown in a bloody
coup by a trained Cuban military
force.There were over 1,000 United States
civilians in the country with most of them
being medical students. Overall, the U.S
invasion was a success despite
encountering resistance. The U.S civilians were rescued, and the Cuban
troops surrendered and there were only 19 troop casualties in total.
Space – NASA’s STS-7 mission
NASA’s STS-7 mission was successfully
completed in June 1983. The mission was
carried out by 5 astronauts aboard the ‘Space
Shuttle Challenge’ on a 6-day flight. The crew
carried out several experiments and deployed
two satellites. The mission was notable as
being Sally Rider’s first ever space flight
making her the first woman in America in
space.
Mario Bros Game
The video game Mario Bros was released as a
Nintendo arcade game in Japan in July 1983. The game was designed by
Shigeru Miyaamoto and was a platform game with
phrases. The Mario Bros game featured the new
iconic character of Mario and his brother Luigi, two
plumbers who battled sewer creatures in New York.
Initially, the game was not a success at the time of
its release as the video game industry was
crashing at the time of their debut release. It
became a hit success after Super Mario Bros in
1985 for the Nintendo Entertainment Gaming
Console.
 Historical

2018

#MeToo Movement goes global

In 2018, the #MeToo movement took
off in the United Status in the wake of
the sexual abuse allegations against
Hollywood Producer Harvey
Winstein. The movement went global
as millions came forward to share
their stories. According to analytics
from Google searches related to
#MeToo and its variants remain high
around the world and in 2018 the
Nobel Peace prize was awarded to
both Congolese physician and Yazidi assault survivor ‘for their best
efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a use of weapons of war and
armed conflict’.
The United Status Leaves the Iran Nuclear
Deal
Donald Trump vowed on the campaign trail to
withdraw the United Status from the Iran
nuclear deal. In May 2018, Trump claimed ‘ it
was a one sided deal that should’ve never ever
been made’. Trump took steps against counsel
of many of his advisers of America's closest
allies. Secretary of Defence James Mattis was
among the cabinet officers who argued that for
all deals weakness it was better to stay in it.
Dire Warnings about Climate Change
A report released by the United Nations
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in
October 2018 says we may have as little as twelve
years’ to act or pass the point of return. To judge by
the powerful hurricanes, devastating wildfires,
floods and record breaking heat in 2018 that ‘Climate
Change has fuelled’. Stating that ‘ we will not like the
world we are heading forwards’.