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CNN
Founded in 1980 -
US attempt at rescue of Hostages in Tehran
52 american hostages held in Tehran -
Pac-Man
First released in japan and later released in the us. -
Comedian Richard Pryor
He set himself while on cocaine and drinking. -
Death of John Lennon
Shot and killed in the archway of Dakota -
MS-DOS released
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Assassination Attempt on Reagan
Reagan was shot by John Hinckley Jr. in Washington D.C. -
first U.S. IVF baby
born from the in-vitro fertilization procedure -
Michael Jackson “Thriller”
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Ryan White
Diagnosed with aids after a blood transfusion. -
NIKE releases Air Jordan 1
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“We Are the World”
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Chernobyl
catastrophic nuclear accident -
Hands Across America
6.5 million people held hands for fifteen minutes in an attempt to form a continuous human chain across the contiguous United States. -
The Central Park Five
teenagers from Harlem who were wrongly convicted of the horrific 1989 crime. The brutal beating and rape of a white woman in New York City's Central Park provoked public outrage and sensational headlines during the prosecution and conviction of the five defendants
