The 1980s By 117221 Dec 8, 1980 John Lenon Is Shot To Death In New York The Beatles lead singer was shot and killed May 13, 1981 Pope Paul II is wounded in assassination attempt They tried to kill him Sep 23, 1981 Gold became $880 per ounce Jun 11, 1983 Iran released 52 hostages Sep 1, 1983 Korean Airlines 007 shot down by Soviet missile Oct 2, 1983 7 die from poison tylenole in chicago Jun 5, 1984 The virus AIDS was discovered Aug 28, 1985 Earthquake in Mexico kills 10,000 Mar 6, 1987 Herald of Free Enterprise sinks in North Sea; 189 die Sep 7, 1988 Fires in Yellowstone National Park. Nov 9, 1989 The Berlin Wall falls
