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Date |
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| 1 | 1979 | - 1979: WAY 79, was the official sesquicentennial (150th anniversary) celebration of the colonisation of Western Australia by Europeans.
- 12 Jul 1979: Skylab crashes to earth around esperance area.
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| 2 | 1980 | - 8 Dec 1980: Death of John Ono Lennon, MBE (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 - 8 December 1980)
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| 3 | 1981 | - 12 Aug 1981: IBM launches the first PC
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| 4 | 1983 | - 1983: Western Australia - Australia II wins the Americas Cup.
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| 5 | 1989 | |
| 6 | 1990 | - 1990: Nelson Mandela Freed
- 3 Oct 1990: The fall of the Berlin wall paved the way for German reunification, which was formally concluded.
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1978 - 1996 (18 years)