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Across
- 4. Site of a catastrophic nuclear disaster in 1986 in the USSR.
- 7. Scandal involving secret U.S. arms sales to Iran and funding Contra rebels.
- 8. Epidemic that emerged in the early 1980s, affecting millions worldwide.
- 10. U.S. President who served from 1981 to 1989.
Down
- 1. War between Argentina and the UK in 1982.
- 2. Wall This barrier fell in 1989, symbolizing the end of the Cold War.
- 3. Polish trade union led by Lech Wałęsa, instrumental in ending communist rule.
- 5. NASA space shuttle that tragically exploded in 1986.
- 6. Launched in 1981, revolutionizing music and pop culture with "Video Killed the Radio Star."
- 9. Soviet leader who introduced policies of glasnost and perestroika.