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U.S. rescue attempt to save hostages from Tehran fails
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John Lennon is shot and killed
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AIDS is recognized
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John Hinckley Jr. tries to assassinate President Reagan
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Vietnam War Memorial opens in Washington D.C.
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Michael Jackson's album Thriller is released
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U.S. Embassy in Beirut is bombed
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Sally Ride becomes first American woman in space
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Iran-Contra scandal erupts
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Back to the Future is released
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Space Shuttle Challenger explodes shortly after lift-off
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Chernobyl nuclear meltdown occurs.
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DNA first used to convict criminals and get innocent prisoners off death row
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The U.S. and Canada sign free trade agreement
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The stock market plunges on Black Monday
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Student protesters killed in China’s Tiananmen Square
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Berlin Wall falls