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Elvis Presley dead
His body was found in his home when he died, he was only 42 years old -
Invade to Afghanistan
Soviet troops invade Afghanistan to prop up a communist leader -
Boycotts the Moscow Olympics.
In response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistam, president Carter imposes and embargo on grain shipments to the USSR and boycotts the Moscow Olympics -
Anwar Sadat assassinated in Eygpt
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EnglishHebrewSpanishDetect languageHebrewEnglishSpanishTranslate Sadat was assassinated during the annual victory parade held in Cairo to celebrate Egypt's crossing of the Suez Canal. Islambouli emptied his assault rifle into Sadat's body while in the front of the grandstand, instantly killing the President -
First American woman is space
Astronaut Sally Ride becomes the First American Wwoman in space -
The wreck of the Titanic is found
Robert Duane Ballard and his team found the wreck of the Titanic -
The space Shuttle Challenger explodes
The space Shuttle Challenger explodes after lanuch from Sape Canaveral killing all the seven aboard -
agreement on Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan
Representatives of the USSR, Afghanistan, the United States, go Pakistan sign an agreement calling for the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan -
The soviet Union withdraws from Afghanistan
The withdrawal of Soviet combatant forces from the Afghanistan began on 15 May 1988 and successfully executed on 15 February -
Berlin wall fell down
9 November 1989 marks the infamous fall of the Berlin Wall. On midnight of that day, East Germany's Communist rulers gave permission for gates along the Wall to be opened as a result of days of mass protest. After decades of partition, East Berliners surged through cheering and shouting and were greeted by West Berliners on the other side. Ecstatic crowds immediately began to climb on top of the Wall and destroy segments of the concrete fort. -
The Cold War is ended
The Cold War is officially ended as the U.S. and USSR negotiate arms accords -
Yitzhak Rabin is killed
Yitzhak Rabin, the president of Israel killed, The killer killed him just because he thought that Rabin wrong and does a mistake. -
Taliban Muslim fundamentalists capture Kabul
Taliban Muslim fundamentalists capture Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. Later al-Qaeda terrorist training camps are set up.
