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American basketball player Michael Jordan burst onto the scene in the NBA during the 1980s, bringing a surge in popularity for the sport and becoming one of the most beloved sports icons in the United States.
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Ted Turner establishes CNN
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The 1980 summer olympics in moscow were disrupted by a boycott led by the United States and 64 other countries in protest of the soviet invasion of Afghanistan
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MTV was launched in the United States in 1981 and had a profound impact on the music industry and popular culture further ahead
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Ronald Reagan Inaugurated into presidency
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The New York Islanders won the Stanley Cup for 4 straight years in 1980, 1981, 1982, and 1983. The Islanders also became the second NHL expansion team after the Philadelphia Flyers to win the Cup. Since their last Cup win in 1983, they were the third NHL team to win 4 consecutive championships
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The 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles were boycotted by the Soviet Union and most of the Communist world
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The WWE presented the first WrestleMania at Madison Square Garden in New York City with an attendance of 19,121.
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The San Francisco 49ers won four Super Bowls during the decade led by Joe Montana; the Chicago Bears won Super Bowl XX
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Mike Tyson became the youngest boxing Heavyweight Champion in history at age 20.
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The Jamaica national bobsled team received major media attention and stunned the world at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta
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As an animated sitcom, The Simpsons, debuted in December 1989, became a domestic and international success
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship (1993) debut and evolve into the modern sport of Mixed Martial Arts.
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one of the last westerns ever to air on television was Walker, Texas Ranger, a crime drama which also starred Chuck Norris as the title character
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American figure skater, Nancy Kerrigan, is clubbed in the knee one month before the Winter Olympics. It was later discovered that the attack was organized by associates of rival skater, Tonya Harding.
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Players go on strike again in 1994 / 1995 Fans Fed Up With the greed of Players and Owners show their frustration and attendance Drops 20% .
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Sony's PlayStation becomes the top selling game console and changes the standard media storage type from cartridges to compact discs in consoles
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The first Harry Potter book is published by author J.K. Rowling.
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Titanic becomes a cultural phenomenon throughout the world, and eventually becomes the highest-grossing film of all time, grossing over $1.8 billion worldwide
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American cyclist Lance Armstrong won his first Tour de France in
