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Video games craze
Newest craze in US is for Japanese video games.
Reagan vetoes budget
Presidential veto over budget sees government workers sent home.
Reagan backtracks on missiles
President suggests US and Soviet re-think on land-based missiles.
Abortion an issue again
Attorney General suggests making abortion illegal.
Video tape copyright claim
Film studios win copyright claim against video taping.
Death of Anwar Sadat (1918-1981)
President Sadat of Egypt is assassinated in a year of political assassination attempts.
US reviews Soviet military strength
Soviet military strength ahead of US, report finds.
Illegal immigration, 1981
Huge increase in illegal immigrants from Mexico entering the US.
First woman Supreme Court judge
Sandra Day O'Connor becomes first woman Supreme Court judge.
Inner city decay
Power outage highlights problem of urban infrastructure decay.
