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1981-2000 Timeline
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Personal Computer is Introduced
Information technology changed forever with the introduction of the first Personal Computer (PC). According to Wired.com, this new product, produced by IBM retailed at a base price of $1,565.The new PC began to help reshape how we did business, interacted with one another, and gave more people access to the workplace. http://www.wired.com/2011/08/0812ibm-5150-personal-computer-pc/ -
Olympic Games open in Los Angeles
Despite the boycott of the Games by the U.S.S.R, Cuba, and many Eastern-European nations, the '84 Oylympics were viewed as a success. The majority of the world was able to unite together and prove that the unity is a good thing. The Games also showed a new way to run the event for profit. It fell to individuals, rather than the governement to run the event, this was a new thing for the olympics and its success helped make this more common http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/ -
Space Shuttle Challenger explodes
The Explosion of the Space Shuttle ,"Challenger" served as a shock to the world and a major setback to NASA. The explosion resulted in the deaths of seven crew members (6 astronauts and 1 teacher). The explosion compeled NASA to troubleshoot the design of the shuttle, the personnel who approved the launch, and how the Shuttle program was organized and administered. http://space.about.com/cs/challenger/a/challenger_2.htm
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"Black Monday" Stock Market Crash Occurs
The Crash of 1987 is known as the largest single day drop in stock market history. "Black Monday compelled investors to rethink the popular buisiness model of seeking to aquire as many other companies as possible. In one day, $500 billion was lost from the market. This had a profound effect on not just the U.S economy, but the global economy. http://www.thebubblebubble.com/1987-crash/ -
Exxon Valdez Oil Spil Occurs
In 1989 the Exxon Valdez Oil Tanker struck a reef and spilled 11 million gallons of oil into the water off the coast of Alaska. It would cost the lives of countless animals and $2.1 billion before a majority (not all) of the oil was cleaned up. The Exxon Valdez accident prompted a rethinking/organizing of clean-up and prevention procedures for future spills. http://www.evostc.state.ak.us/?FA=facts.QA -
Central Committee of Soviet Communist Party reliquishes power
The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party determined that it would no longer keep a stranglehold on governemental power. With this decision, the Communist Party found itself open to political challenges for the first time in 70 years. The entire world was profoundly effected by this decision and this led to a great reshaping of the poliical, economic, and milataristic relationships between the East and West. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviet-communist-party-gives-up- -
27th Amendment to United States Constitution is Passed
The 27th Amendment was passed on this date. The importance of the 27th Amendment in respect to how it enables and regulates the "business" of legislation cannot be overstated. The 27th Amendment prohibits Congress from voting a pay raise for itself retroactively or for the current term. The 27th Amendment helps to re-establish some sense of trust in our legislative body. http://history.house.gov/HistoricalHighlight/Detail/35665 -
Standoff in Waco, Texas Begins
The 1993 standoff between the Branch Davidians and the U.S government helped to bring to light both issues of cult/commune behavior and police militarization. The nationally televised 51 day standoff brought the entire, captivated, country to Waco, Texas. We became more aware of why and how such fringe groups organize and we recognized the needs to be more connected to one another. http://www.texasobserver.org/the-standoff-in-waco/ -
NAFTA Goes into Effect
The North American Free Trade Agreement was a new experiment in international business. NAFTA connected Canada, the United States, and Mexico by immediately removing tarrifs and scaling back of other prevenative measures that had been in place to restrict trade between these three countrries. An agreement such as this was designed to raise standard of living, increase communication, and produce new jobs. http://www.cbp.gov/trade/nafta -
Bombing of Federal Building in Oklahoma City Occurs
It was, at the time, the deadliest terrorist attack to occur on American soil. The bombing brought to light issues such as security, the reality of American terrorists, the xenophobia that existed when the initial thought was that it must have been someone from the Middle East, and finally the beauty of what happens when a city rallies together to pick up the pieces and build beautiful new things http://www.history.com/topics/oklahoma-city-bombing
