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Released in Japan and in the U.S. quickly became a popular arcade game.
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First channel to provide 24-hour news coverage.
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Founder of the Beatles; John Lennon was assasinated by Mark David Chapman
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While leaving a speaking engagement in Washington D.C. the U.S. president Ronald Reagan was shot along with three others and wounded by John Hinckley Jr.
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Pope John Paul II was shot and critically wounded when entering into the square.
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New plague identified as AIDS transmitted by unprotected sex and needle exchange.
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First woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court.
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Marked the beginning of Falklands War.
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Science-Fiction filmed produced and directed by Steven Spielberg
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A national memorial in Washington D.C. that honors U.S. service members who fought in the Vietnam War.
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President Reagan announces defense plan called Star Wars that was supposed to protect the U.S. from attack by nuclear missiles.
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Joined NASA in 1978 and at the age of 32 became the first woman in space.
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The aircraft was en route when it flew through prohibited Soviet airspace. The Soviet Union claimed that the aircraft was on a spy mission.
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Was Mtv's first world premiere video. Sold over 9 million copies and voted as most influential pop music of all time.
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Too many complaints made by parents over explicit violence in PG ratings led Steven Spielberg to suggest a new rating for movies with too much more adult content for PG but not enough for R.
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Huge gas poison gas leak in Bhopal, India was considered the world's worst industrial incident. Over 500,000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals.
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The worst famine to hit the country in a century, led up to 400,000 deaths and more today.
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Until 1 September 1985, the location of the wreck was unknown. Many failed due to bad weather, technological difficulties and poor search strategy
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The attack was carried out by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps in response to the Berlin discotheque bombing.
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At the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine an explosion and fire occurred that released large quantities of radioactive particles into the atmosphere causing many of the cities near completely abondoned.
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Technique employed by forensic scientists to assist in the identification of individuals by their respective DNA profiles.
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Stock markets around the world crashed, shedding a huge value in a very short time.
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U.S. President Bush announces that he does not like broccoli and never wants to see one on his plate EVER.
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Occurred in Alaska, about 11 million gallons of crude oil were spilled and this was considered to be one of the most devestating human caused environment disasters.
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The wall tumbled down and Germany was completely united. As a result, a massive emigration from East to West began.
