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After President Ronald Reagan gave a speech to a group of trade unionists, he was targeted by John Hinckley Jr. Reagan was shot in the torso, but managed to survive it.
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Mehmet Ali Ağca shot the Pope 4 times. The Pope survived the wounds and somehow forgave Ağca.
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The first artificial heart transplant takes place in 1982. The patient lived 112 more days after surgery. For the transplant, the doctor, Barney Clark, used an artificial heart, the Jarvik-7.
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The first CD's are sold and released during this year.
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Vietnam War Memorial opened in Washington DC.
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Sally Ride was the first American woman to reach space.
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Crack starts to appear throughout the country, and was used oftenly in major cities during 1984-1993.
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Joseph Farman, a British scientist, found a hole in the ozone layer.
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With a team of French and American scientists and a robotic camera, the Titanic wreck is found south of Newfoundland.
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America celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day right after his death for the first time.
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The space shuttle, Challenger, exploades after 73 seconds of flight.
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The Statue Of Liberty celebrates its 100th year anniversary.
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Australia celebrates it's 200th year anniversary!
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The Berlin Wall was created to seperate Germany during the cold war, but in 1989, it was taken down by the new government of East Germany.
