1980's
The 80's
80's Timeline
The headlines of the 80's
Presidents of the United States in the 80's
Major Catastrophes in the 80's
Famous in the 80's
Movies,books, and songs from the 80's
Inventions of the 80's
Fashion and trend of the 80's
Language/Slang from the 80's
1980
-Gold hits record $634 an ounce
-John Lennon was assassinated
-Pac-man video game was released
1981
-AIDS identified
-Someone attempted to assassinate president Reagan
-Millions watch royal wedding on T.V
1982
-E.T came out
-Argentina invaded Falkland island
-Michael Jacksons new song came out (Thriller)
1983
-Cabbagepatch kids are the thing
-U.S Embassy bombed in Beirut
-First woman in space (Sally Ride)
1984
-Gas leak in Bhopal,India
-India's prime minster killed by two bodyguards (Indira Grandhi)
-Movie rating created (PG-13)
1985
-A hole in the Ozone layer was discovered
-New coke hits market
-Titanic found
1986
-Space shuttle explodes (Challanger)
-Libya bombed by U.S
-U.S.S.R Launches space station (Mir)
1987
-DNA first used
-Nazi Butcher of lyons sentenced life in prision (Klaus Barbie)
-New York stock exchange suffers big loss from "Black Monday"
1988
-Pan Am flight 103 bombed over Lockerbie
-Iranian Airliner shot down by U.S
1989
-Berlin wall falls down
-Millions of gallons of oil spilled on coastline (Exxon Valdez)
-Students killed in China's Tiananmen Square