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Rubik's Cube Becomes Popular
The Rubik cube was was invented by a man named Erno Rubik. He also invented a wooden Rubix cube. -
Ted Turner Establishes CNN
CNN was the first 24-hour news network to be aired. CNN is available in over 89 million homes and 160 million homes internationally. -
New Plague Identified as AIDS
When Aids was identified it was discovered in young gay men and people that used IV-drugs. Aids is a disease that damages the immune system. -
Pac-Man Video Game Relased
Pac-Man was relased in the United States the same exact day as it was released in Japan. Pac-Man still remains one of the most popular video games today. -
John Lennon Assassinated
John Lennon was shot in the back two time in front of his apartment building, shortly after he was shot he was rushed to the hospital. As soon as they arrived at the Roosevelt Hospital he died. On December 14, 1980 there where about 100,00 people gathered in New York's Central Park to make a memorial about him. -
Personal Computers (PC) Introduced by IBM
Lowe had picked a group of 12 strategists who had worked constantly to hammer out a hardware, software, manufacturing setup and sales strategy. The basic strategy was so well conceived that the process had not changed through the developing process. -
E.T movie released
The movie E.T was a hit from the day it had released and remains one of the most beloved movies of all time. Steven Spielberg, the director, had based the movie off of his own childhood. He had created an imaginary alien to keep him company through his parents divorce. -
Micheal Jackson releases Thriller
When Micheal Jackson was 30 he released an album that changed the world. The recordering studio was a little worried about it at first. -
Reagan Announces Defense Plan Called Star Wars
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Sally Ride Become the First American Women in Space
She joined NASA in the year 1978 and then ended up being the first American woman to go to space in the year 1983. All in all she was the 3rd woman to go into space -
PG-13 Movie Rating Created
The first two PG-13 movies that were released were "Temple of Doom" and "Red Dawn". This was after 3 months of parents being mad about PG rated movies. -
Hole in the Ozone Layer Discovered
When the temperature rises and all the ice is evaporated the Ozone ends up recovering. But during the season of Winter there is a hole on the Ozone. -
Terrorists Hijack TWA Flight 87
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Wreck of the Titanic Found
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U.S Bombs Libya
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U.S.S.R Launches Mir Space Station
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Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes
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The Oprah Winfrey Show Gets National Syndication
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Iran-Contra Scandal Unfolds
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New York Stock Exchange Suffers Huge Drop on "Black Monday"
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Exxon Valdez Spills Millions of Gallons of Oil on Coastline
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Students Massacred in China's Tiananmen Square
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Berlin Wall Falls
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Romanian Leader Nicole Ceausescu and His Wife Are Executed
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World Wide Web Invented
