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  Mount Saint Helens in Washington State Erupts for the first time in a long time.
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  John HInkley Jr. Tried to Assassinate President Ronald Reagan but failed. He also injured some other people. The president was not killed.
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  Sally ride was the first woman sent to space for NASA
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  The Space shuttle Challenger blew up 73 seconds in its flight.
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  A Exxon tanker hit a reef of the coast of Alaska and spilled a lot of oil. The location was remote so it was hard reach it to clean it all up.
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  The Hubble telescope was launched into space. It was the largest and most versatile
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  We fought against IRAQ because the invaded Kuwait. It lasted about a year
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  A bomb was in a Trunk it was meant to cause a lot of death,but instead only 6 people died but thousands were injured.
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  Yahoo the search engine was founded by Jerru Yang. Its worth is in the billions.
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  Frank Sinatra was a musician who made a lot of popular songs. Like "Ive got the World on a string" He also became an actor.