1980s

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  • US attempt at rescue of Hostages in Tehran

    US attempt at rescue of Hostages in Tehran
    Task Eagle Claw, known as Operation Tabas in Iran, was a United States Armed Forces activity requested by U.S. President Jimmy Carter to endeavor to end the Iran prisoner emergency by safeguarding 52 international safe haven staff held hostage at the Embassy of the United States, Tehran on 24 April 1980.
  • Death of John Lennon

    Death of John Lennon
    John Lennon apart of the well-known band the Beatles was shot and killed in the entrance of the Dakota, his home in New York City.
  • Ryan White (1986)

    Ryan White (1986)
    The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program was named for Ryan White who was determined to have AIDS following a blood transfusion in December 1984. Ryan White was analyzed at age 13 while living in Kokomo, Indiana and was given a half year to live. At the point when Ryan White attempted to come back to class, he battled AIDS-related segregation in his Indiana people group.
  • Hands Across America

    Hands Across America
    Hands Across America was an open occasion on Sunday, May 25, 1986, in which around 6.5 million individuals clasped hands for fifteen minutes trying to shape a nonstop human chain over the United States. Numerous members gave ten dollars to hold their place in line.
  • The Central Park Five

    The Central Park Five
    The Central Park Five is a film from honor winning movie producer Ken Burns, recounts to the narrative of the five black and Latino young people from Harlem who were wrongly indicted for assaulting a white lady in New York City's Central Park in 1989.