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Important world and U.S. events that occured during 1980 to 1989
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Mt. St. Helens erupts in Washington after being inactive for more than 100 years and kills 34 people.
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Pac-man is released and it's a sensation!
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Ted Turner premiers his new broadcast CNN for the first time world wide
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The1980 Summer Olympics took place in Moscow, USSR. It was the first and only Summer Olympics that took place in eastern Europe. 65 countries, including the U.S., boycotted these Olympics because of the Soviet War in Afghanistan.
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Ronald Reagan is elected as the President of the United States.
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John Lennon, a member of The Beatles, is assassinated outside of his apartment in New York City
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Bob Marley discovers he has malignant melanoma in his toe and doesn't cut it off due to his religious beliefs, which results in his death.
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Someone shot Pope John Paul II with intentions of killing him but instead left him with an injury
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Charles, Price of Wales marries Diana and their wedding is documented and broadcasted worldwide on T.V.
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MTV makes its first premier on T.V.
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Sandra Day O'Connor become first woman to be sworn into the Supreme Court.
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The Dodgers defeat the Yankees and win the World Series.
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The Canada Act of 1982 is passed and Canada n longer needs to ask the British Parliament to pass certain amendments for the Canadian constitution.
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E.T. is released and becomes very popular.
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Prince Charles and Princess Diana welcome their first baby boy into the world.
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Reverend Sun Myung Moon marries 2,075 couples in one day at Madison Square Garden.
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Italy wins West Germany in the FIFA World Cup that was held in Spain.
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Michael Jackson releases one his soon to be most popular songs, Thriller.
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Sally Ride becomes first American women in space.
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Vanessa Williams becomes first African American to win the title of Miss America.
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Motorola releases first mobile phone in the U.S.
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An 6.9 earthquake hits Turkey and takes 1,200 lives
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The virus behind AIDS is discovered by french doctor, Dr. Luc Montagnier
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Sony releases the first camcorder.
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The U.S. and the Vatican restore diplomatic ties after more than 100 years.
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The Raiders, who then played for Los Angeles, wins Washington Redskins in the 1984 Superbowl.
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The Summer Olympics of 1984 are held in Los Angeles, USA and many countries boycott it including the Soviet Union.
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Stevie Wonder releases his song, I Just Called to Say I Love You, and everyone loves it.
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Irina Ghandi, prime minister of India, is assassinated by 2 of her own bodyguards
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A huge gas leak in Bhopal, India killed 3,000 to 6,000 people.
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A hole in the ozone layer was discovered and it was located above the Antarctic.
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73 years after the Titanic sunk the wreckage is found on the southern coast of Newfoundland, Canada
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Madonna's "Like A Virgin" becomes a hit!
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Nevado del Ruiz Volcano erupts in northern Colombia resulting in the death of over 20,000 people.
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The 8.1 Earthquake and after shocks resulted in about 9,00 deaths
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The movie "Back to the Future" comes out and is soon to become a classic!
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The US space shuttle, Challenger, explodes right after it launches to space killing the 7 astronauts inside
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Hands Across America was a benefit event where people held hands in a human chain for 15 minutes or donated $10. The event was supposed to fight hunger and homelessness.
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The FIFA World Cup was held in Mexico and Argentina beat West Germany in the final game making them winners.
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Typhoon Nina submerges 14 islands and kills 1,000 people.
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The gas leak at Lake Nyos, Cameroon killed everything within a 15 mile radius.
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Oprah Winfrey's talk show premiers and continues to air on t.v. for 25 years
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The USSR creates a space station called Mir and launches it into space.
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Doug Williams becomes first quarterback to win the super bowl while playing for the Washington Redskins
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A ferry in Belgium flips over and sinks in seconds while only being 100 ft away from shore.
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Whitney Houston's music was at it's prime during the 80's.
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Dr. Ben Carson successfully separates occipital craniopagus twins in Germany.
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Vistakon creates a brand of the first disposable soft contact lenses.
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George H.W. Bush becomes 41st president and his son becomes the 43rd soon.
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Calagary, Canada hosts the 1988 Winter Olympics
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The United States suffers through such a bad heat wave that it kills 1,000 people.
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The Iran-Iraq war ended in almost half a million casualties and costed billions of dollars.
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Benazir Bhutto, the prime minister of Pakistan, becomes first women to lead a muslim nation
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Nike comes out with their famous brand motto
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San Francisco beats the Cincinnati Bengals at the 1989 Super Bowl.
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Nintendo created a handheld video game and it sold out in the US within a couple weeks.
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When Pete Rose was caught gambling on baseball he was banned from the games and no longer allowed to be mananger
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The Simpsons currently has been airing for 27 seasons and more episodes are still coming out
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The wall that used to divide Germany is taken down after being up for 28 years.
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Not to be confused with the Internet, the web was discovered and its a place where people can write and read information from around the world
