it has been said that looking at history by dividing it into decades or centuries doesn t really make sense history doesn t work that way it isn t all even edges and neatly packaged time periods but the 80 s did have some incredible moments and saw some changes that will shape our world in decades to come jane we have accepted the challenge of consolidating the last ten years of finding the images we have selected the major stories that we think shaped this decade and we begin with some stories that are still unfolding when we return