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Mt. Saint Helens Erupts
The eruption of Mt. St. Helens in 1980 was the worst volcanic disaster in U.S. history; however, it offered scientists an exceptional opportunity to examine and study a large volcanic eruption, which has enriched scientific knowledge of volcanoes. -
Peresident Regean's "Almost" Assassination
He was speaking at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington D.C. Him and three others were shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr. Regean later said about the assassination attempt that he forgot to duck. -
The Birth of MTV
MTV, in the beginning, was an outlet for music videos, news and promotions for fans and artists alike. It has since grown into a multi-million dollar business, ushering in countless new music channels and artists. -
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49er's Three Super Bowl Wins
The San Francisco 49ers won three Super Bowl's in 1982, 1985, and 1989 tying the Pittsburgh Steelers for most Super Bowl wins in a decade. A record that stands to this day. -
The Beginning of the CD Era
They were originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass storage of data (CD-ROM), write-once audio and data storage (CD-R), rewritable media (CD-RW), Video Compact Discs (VCD), Super Video Compact Discs (SVCD), PhotoCD, PictureCD, CD-i, and Enhanced CD. Audio CDs and audio CD players. -
Video Game Crash
Atari released the monstrous disaster "ET: The Video Game" and it nearly brought an end to the video gaming industry . It nearly put Atari out of business and heavily impacted Sega and Nintendo. This two year drought was a disaster. The returns of the cartridges were so high that no landfill would take them, so they had to be buried....in the Nevada Desert...under concrete. -
Thriller Hits the Music Scene
Thriller stayed in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks after it's debut. It earned both gold and platinum for selling over a million and a half copies in the US alone. -
The Micheal Jordan Era Begins
Micheal Jordan, one of the greatest athletes in NBA history, was signed to the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the 1984 NBA draft. Jordan would go own to have one of the best carerrs ever seen in NBA history and would later get inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame. -
The Challenger Exploding
The Challenger, a space shuttle that was scheduled to deply the TDRS-B which was a communications satellite, disintergrated 73 seconds into it's launch. -
The Youngest Heavyweight Champion Ever
Only a year and a half after his professional boxing debut, Mike Tyson knocked out Trevor Berbick in the second round to become the youngest heavyweight champion ever. Tyson was twenty years and four months old. -
Black Monday
Stock markets around the world crashed, shedding a huge value in a very short time. The crash began in Hong Kong and spread west to Europe, hitting the United States after other markets had already declined by a significant margin. Making this the largest stock market crash since the Great Drepression. -
Your Sneakers or Your Life
Micheal Eugene Thomas' bare foot body was found strangled in the woods near Meads Senoir High School. He had been killed by his friend James David Martin, over his new pair of Air Jordan sneakers. James was later charged with first degree murder.
