THE RISE OF POLITICAL CONSERVATISM 1980 1992
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGANS FOREIGN POLICY
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They created an enormous quilt that covered Washington, D.C.’s entire National Mall, memorializing the many who had died from AIDS.
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They conducted a speaking tour throughout Europe, putting political pressure on the United States from its allies in the United Nations.
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They protested on the grounds of Kent State University, and four activists were killed by the Ohio National Guard in the infamous Kent State Massacre.
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They occupied Alcatraz island in San Francisco Bay for nineteen months.
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Detailed explanation-1: -President Reagan issued Executive Order 12601 creating the President’s Commission on the HIV Epidemic on June 24, 1987. On June 26, he appointed Dr. W. Eugene Mayberry, CEO of the Mayo Clinic, to chair the commission.
Detailed explanation-2: -From the very beginning, investigators thought the problem was most likely due to an infectious agent that could be transmitted through sexual contact, although some speculated that recreational drugs or other environmental factors could also be causes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Today, the AIDS Memorial Quilt is an epic 54-ton tapestry that includes nearly 50, 000 panels dedicated to more than 110, 000 individuals. It is the premiere symbol of the AIDS pandemic, a living memorial to a generation lost to AIDS and an important HIV prevention education tool.
Detailed explanation-4: -The AIDS Memorial Quilt is warehoused in San Francisco when not being displayed, and continues to grow, currently consisting of more than 48, 000 individual memorial panels (to over 94, 000 people) and weighing an estimated 54 tons.