Events in the 1980s

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  • Packman invented.

    Packman invented.
    An arcade game where you run away from ghost like creatures. You have to eat as many dots as possible before the ghosts eat you. You then can eat a big dot which switches the game and you eat the ghosts.
  • 1980 Summer Olympics

    1980 Summer Olympics
    located in Moscow in the soviet union. These games are known mostly for the boycotts that happened.
  • Buckingham palce announces Princes Dianna & Prince Charles’ engagement

    Buckingham palce announces Princes Dianna & Prince Charles’ engagement
    This was the wedding of the decade. Nearly 3,500 people attended and 700 million people watched on t.v. At the time they seemed truly in love.
  • Assassination attempt on Ronald Regean

    Assassination attempt on Ronald Regean
    Regean left a speaking at the white house. John Hickley shoots at regan and injures him.
  • Michael Jackson’s Thriller

    Michael Jackson’s Thriller
    A 14-minute music video. The most successful video of all time. This video is famous for Michael dancing with zombies
  • Titanic wreckage found and filmed by robotic camera

    Titanic wreckage found and filmed by robotic camera
    This ship wa sfound 12,400 ft under water. This ship sunck in the year 1912 a little more than 80 years earlier.
  • Return of Haley's Comet

    Return of Haley's Comet
    The last halleys comet was sighted in 1910. This comet only comes around every 76 years.
  • The fall of the Berlin wall on November 9th

    The fall of the Berlin wall on November 9th
    he Border separating Western from Eastern Germany was effectively opened. This wall kep Germans from fleeding to the west.