Reagan Presidency Events (Dec. 1980-1989)

John Lennon Assassinated

Dec 8, 1980

John Lennon was a musician part of the Beatles. He was shot seven times and bled to death. Mark David Chapman, the shooter, was a Honolulu security guard killed him being inspired by Catcher in the Rye.

Reagan Attempted Assassination

Mar 30, 1981

While at a speaking arrangement at Washington Hilton Hotel John Hinckley Jr.shot and injured Reagan and three others. Hinckly was found to be mentally unstable and therefore not guilty.

Assassination attempt of the Pope

May 13, 1981

Pope John Paul the second in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City almost killed when shot.

AIDS Identified

Jun 5, 1981

The Center of Disease Control reported an outbreak of PCP which was mistakenly enough AIDS in 5 homosexual men. At first it was only a "gay" disease, but it was later to be found to be transmittable to any.

First woman appointed to the US supreme court

Jul 7, 1981

Sandra Day O'Connor is appointed by Reagan.

"Video Killed the Radio Star" goes on MTV around the world

Aug 1, 1981

MTV startes showing music videos around the clock.

PC is introduced by IBM

Aug 12, 1981

Egyptian President Assassinated

Oct 6, 1981

Egyptian president Anwar el-Sadat is assassinated by Islamic extremists during a military parade in Cairo.

ET movie released

Jun 11, 1982

Madison Square Garden's biggest wedding

Jul 1, 1982

Reverand Sun Myung Moon and his wife marries 2,075 couples.
(Unification Marriage.) Even more thousands by satellite.

Vietnam War Memorial opens in Washington DC

Nov 13, 1982

1st permanent artificial heart planted in a human being

Dec 2, 1982

At University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City. Medical practices around the world start to look at its helpfullness.

Cocaine Development

Mar 1, 1983

"Crack" is developed in the Bahamas. Soon makes it way to US starting major drug abuse.

Sally Ride goes to space

Jun 18, 1983

Sally ride becomes the first woman into space. Ride joined NASA and went up on the shuttle flight STS-7.

Terrorist explosion kills 237 US Marines in Beirut

Oct 23, 1983

US invades Granada

Oct 25, 1983

Chrysler unvails Minivans

Nov 2, 1983

Michael Jackson releases Thriller

Dec 2, 1983

Italy and Vatican end Roman Catholic as national Religion

Feb 18, 1984

Soviet Union withdraw from Summer Olympic Games in US others follow

May 7, 1984

PG-13 Movie Rating created

Jul 1, 1984

Movie Red Dawn the first PG-13 movie.

New Coke version

Apr 23, 1985

Huge market failure changed it back to original "classic" coke soon after.

Titanic is Found

Jul 1, 1985

Scientist from Woods Hole Deep Lab , based in Massachussetts, found the Titanic. Bob Ballard was one of the main researches and had been looking for the Titanic for almost a decade. It was found in the Atlantic Ocean 450 miles from NY.

Spain and Portugal join European Economic Community

Jan 1, 1986

Challenger Explodes

Jan 28, 1986

seven crew members died in the challenger explosion. It broke apart 73 seconds into it's flight. Pressurized hot gas broke through the hull superheating the Challenger until explosion.

Major nuclear accident at Soviet Union's Chernobyl

Apr 26, 1986

"Black Monday"

Oct 19, 1987

Whole world's stock markets crash including the US's New York Stock Exchange. DOW Jones dropped by 508 points.

US and Canada reach free trade agreement-NAFTA

Jan 2, 1988

Terrorists kill nine tourists on Aegean cruise

Jul 11, 1988