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In a massive underdog moment, the United States Hockey team beats the Soviets in the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid. -
A volcano in Washington State erupts. The explosion was estimated to be 500 times more powerful than the atomic bombs dropped on Japan. 57 people are killed and nearly 3 billion in economic damages are incurred. -
New president Ronal Reagen was shot in the chest in Washington DC by John Hinckley Jr. He was greatly injured, but nevertheless survives. -
The first Space Shuttle, Columbia, launches from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Over the next three decades, 135 launches would commence, but sadly, two of them would result in the loss of the vehicle and the crew. -
Apple, a computer company, releases its first personal computer. It was named Lisa, after the founder's (Steve jobs) daughter. This was the beginning of the consumer electronics revolution. -
Due to a faulty valve and the cold weather, the Space shuttle Challenger explodes 122 seconds into the flight, killing all seven crew members, including a teacher. -
After nearly four decades of separation between East and West Germany, the Berlin Wall is finally taken down. This symbolizes the beginning of the end for the Soviet Union. -
After an Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, America and 35 other nations invaded the country. In the brief war, around 50,000 Iraqi casualties were incurred, as well as about 300 American ones.
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William (Bill) Clinton is elected to the presidential office. in a three-way race, he wins 49.2% of the popular vote. -
Islamic terrorists hijacked American commercial flights and crashed them into the twin towers in New York City. Additional hijacks took place as well: one at the pentagon and another was directed into a field. As a result, America began a twenty-year war in the middle east to root out the terrorists and greatly increased airline security.
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