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The 1980's

By katelyn.slattery

  • U.S. rescue attempt to save hostages from Tehran fails

  • John Lennon is shot and killed

  • AIDS is recognized

  • John Hinckley Jr. tries to assassinate President Reagan

  • Vietnam War Memorial opens in Washington D.C.

  • Michael Jackson's album Thriller is released

  • U.S. Embassy in Beirut is bombed

  • Sally Ride becomes first American woman in space

  • Iran-Contra scandal erupts

  • Back to the Future is released

  • Space Shuttle Challenger explodes shortly after lift-off

  • Chernobyl nuclear meltdown occurs.

  • DNA first used to convict criminals and get innocent prisoners off death row

  • The U.S. and Canada sign free trade agreement

  • The stock market plunges on Black Monday

  • Student protesters killed in China’s Tiananmen Square

  • Berlin Wall falls