1970-1989 time period

  • President Nixon ordered invasion of Cambodia widening the Vietnam War

    President Nixon ordered invasion of Cambodia widening the Vietnam War
    President Nixon would make the order to invade Cambodia making the Vietnam war last longer.
  • Muhammad Ali returns to boxing after a 3 year exile.

    Muhammad Ali returns to boxing after a 3 year exile.
    The heavy weight champion returned to boxing after a three year exile.
  • Marshall University football team dies in plane crash

    Marshall University football team dies in plane crash
    The Marshall university football teams plane crashed killing all
  • Apollo 15 landed on the moon and uses lunar rover for the first time

    Apollo 15 landed on the moon and uses lunar rover for the first time
    Apollo 15 landed on the moon and used the first moon landed lunar rover.
  • The mobile phone was invented

    The mobile phone was invented
    The first mobile phone was invented allowing many to use phones almost anywhere
  • First cricket world cup

    First cricket world cup
    the first cricket world cup occurred after many years of people enjoying the sport world wide
  • Jimmy Carter was elected 39th president

    Jimmy Carter was elected 39th president
    jimmy carter was elected the 39th president of the united states
  • Magic Johnson starts for Kareem in 1980 finals

    Magic Johnson starts for Kareem in 1980 finals
    starting point guard magic shows off his skill by playing center
  • Bo Jackson joins the Los Angeles Raiders

    Bo Jackson joins the Los Angeles Raiders
    after turning down the buccaneers and playing ion the MLB Bo joins the raiders
  • Joe Montana gets concussion against New York Giants

    Joe Montana gets concussion against New York Giants
    legendary quarter back suffers concussion against the giants
  • Michael Jordan dunks from free throw line in dunk contest

    Michael  Jordan dunks from free throw line in dunk contest
    Jordan arguabley the most iconic athlete ever won the dunk contest dunking from the free-throw line
  • George H. W. Bush was elected 41st president

    George H. W. Bush was elected 41st president
    George bush senior wins presidential election his son will be president only a few elections later
  • Isiah Thomas scores 25 points with sprained ankle in finals

    Isiah Thomas scores 25 points with sprained ankle in finals
    Isiah Thomas drops 25 points with a sprained ankle in the finals. sadly his team would not win that year
  • Mike Tyson knocks out Michael Spinks in heavy weight fight

    Mike Tyson knocks out Michael Spinks in heavy weight fight
    Mike Tyson shocked the world as he knocks out Michael Spinks in the heavyweight fight
  • End of the Detroit Bad Boys era

    End of the Detroit Bad Boys era
    Detroit pistons era of the bad boys ended where the would be the most physical and unsportsmanlike team in basketball history