The 1980 game was special on many levels. Not only the disparity in the players but it was right in the middle of the cold war and tensions where very high. The US was also in the middle of a recession with a huge gas shortage and long lines for gas. The mood of the country was very depressed. The Miracle game was a shot in the arm that brought the country together in a very uplifting mood. If for just a short time it made us feel great.
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