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Mount Saint Helens Erupts

May 18, 1980

Website Photo This volcano erupted at 8:32 in Washington. It killed 57 people, 7000 large animals, and hundreds of small animals.

Reagan Assassination Attempt

Mar 30, 1981

Website Photo 25-year-old John Hinckley Jr. tried to assainate, president Reagan. He open fired at him and hit him with one bullet, but was not hurt. Three people were harmed in this shooting.

Chicago Tylenol murders

Sep 29, 1982

PictureWebsite Seven people were killed from fake tylenol that was really poison in Chicago.

Sally Ride Becomes The First American Women In Space

Jun 18, 1983

PictureWebsite Sally Ride becomes the first woman in space. She rode on teh space shuttle Challenger two missions before it exploded.

Apple Computer Macentosh released

Jan 24, 1984

websitePhoto Apple released the Macentosh computer.

Crack Coccaine starts to appear

Apr 4, 1985

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Crack Coccaine starts to appear in the U.S.

Challenger Explodes

Jan 28, 1986

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NASA's space shuttle Challenger Explodes killing seven people.

The World Population Reaches 5 Billion

Jan 21, 1987

picturewebsite The world population finally reaches about five billion people.

Fire in Yellowstone damages 1/3 of the park

Aug 15, 1989

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A fire in Yellowstone National Park destroys 1/3 of the park.

•The Phillips 66 Chemical Complex in Houston, Texas has a series of explosions and fires

Oct 23, 1989

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The Phillips 66 Chemical Complex in Houston, Texas has a series of explosions and fires that killed 23 of its employees.