1980's-1990's

1980's-1990's

Period: Jan 1, 1980 to Dec 31, 1999

1980's-1990's

Period: Jan 1, 1980 to Dec 31, 1999

Assassination of John Lennon

Dec 8, 1980

Core beetles member John Lennon is assassination outside of his home The Dakota in New York City, the assassin was Mark David Chapman.

E.T hits theatres!

Jun 11, 1982

The hit E.T smashes onto the big screen!

Cabbage Patch Kids

Dec 24, 1983

Cabbage Patch Kids are released into NYC the night before christmas,

Challenger Explosion

Jan 28, 1986

NASA's Challenger shuttle explodes killing all crew members on board.

The Fall Of The Berlin Wall

Nov 9, 1989

Soviet's finally allow east germans to west germany.

Nelson Mandela Freed

Feb 11, 1990

President Frederik Willem de Klerk freed anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela.

Rodney King Assasult

Mar 3, 1991

Rodney King is assasulted by the L.A Police Department

Lorena Bobbitt Assasult

Jun 23, 1993

Lorena Bobbitt assasulted her serverly husband

Rwanda Genocide

Apr 6, 1994

Hutus began slaughtering the Tutsis in the African country of Rwanda.

Y2K!

Dec 31, 1999

While many were ready to party "like it was 1999," many others predicted catastrophe at the end of the year from a small assumption made long ago when computers were first being programmed.