1980's and 90's

  • Mt Saint Helens Erupts

    Mt Saint Helens Erupts
    Mount Saint Helens in Washington State Erupts for the first time in a long time.
  • Attempt Assassination of Reagan

    Attempt Assassination of Reagan
    John HInkley Jr. Tried to Assassinate President Ronald Reagan but failed. He also injured some other people. The president was not killed.
  • First Woman Sent to space

    First Woman Sent to space
    Sally ride was the first woman sent to space for NASA
  • Challenger Explosion

    Challenger Explosion
    The Space shuttle Challenger blew up 73 seconds in its flight.
  • Valdez Oil Spill

    Valdez Oil Spill
    A Exxon tanker hit a reef of the coast of Alaska and spilled a lot of oil. The location was remote so it was hard reach it to clean it all up.
  • Hubble

    Hubble
    The Hubble telescope was launched into space. It was the largest and most versatile
  • Desert Storm

    Desert Storm
    We fought against IRAQ because the invaded Kuwait. It lasted about a year
  • 1st Trade center bombing

    1st Trade center bombing
    A bomb was in a Trunk it was meant to cause a lot of death,but instead only 6 people died but thousands were injured.
  • Yahoo

    Yahoo
    Yahoo the search engine was founded by Jerru Yang. Its worth is in the billions.
  • Death of Sinatra

    Death of Sinatra
    Frank Sinatra was a musician who made a lot of popular songs. Like "Ive got the World on a string" He also became an actor.