1980-2001 By lanie_hamilton 1980 "The Empire Strikes Back" premieres in movie theaters. 1981 Iran releases the 52 U.S. hostages held in Tehran for 444 days. 1982 The Falkland Islands War begins between Great Britain and Argentina. 1986 Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos is forced into exile after 20 years in office. 1988 George H. W. Bush Elected 1990 Treaty Signed To Eliminate Chemical Weapons From Russia And US 1992 27th Amendment Signed 1994 Assault Weapons Ban 2001 United Flight 93 was also hijacked andcrashed into the ground in Pennsylvania. 2001 The world trade center collapsed