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80 Iconic Moments from the 80s Forever In Our Minds

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30. The Thawing of the Cold War

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President Ronald Reagan and the Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev shook hands at the Geneva Summit on November 19, 1985. It was the first time in eight years the two met for a conference. No agreements came from the two-day event, but the notion that these men even met civilly during Cold War tensions showed a positive future for international relation.

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