1980s

1980s Timeline

By ims0221

  • Pac-Man

    Pac-Man
    Series of video games, original arcade game

  • CNN

    CNN
    American news based pay television channel, owned by WarnerMedia News & Sports

  • US attempt at rescue of Hostages in Tehran

    US attempt at rescue of Hostages in Tehran
    The US armed forces operation ordered by President Carter to attempt to end the Iran hostage.

  • Comedian Richard Pryor (sets himself on fire)

    Comedian Richard Pryor (sets himself on fire)
    Set himself on fire while free-basing cocaine and drinking 151-proof rum

  • Death of John Lennon

    Death of John Lennon
    English Musician John Lennon was shot and killed.

  • Assassination Attempt on Reagan

    Assassination Attempt on Reagan
    President Reagan and three others were shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr.

  • First U.S. IVF baby

    First U.S. IVF baby
    The first US baby born from an in-vitro fertilization procedure and the 15th in the world

  • MS-DOS released

    MS-DOS released
    The first version released

  • Michael Jackson “Thriller”

    Michael Jackson “Thriller”
    Thriller is the sixth studio album by American Singer Michael Jackson

  • NIKE releases Air Jordan 1

    NIKE releases Air Jordan 1
    Nike, and subsequently the Jordan Brand, has honored this iconic silhouette numerous times since with releases of the Retro 1.

  • “We Are the World”

    “We Are the World”
    The charity single, originally recorded by the supergroup United Support of Artists (USA) for Africa in 1985

  • Gorbachev calls for “Glasnost” and “Perestroika”

    Gorbachev calls for “Glasnost” and “Perestroika”
    Perestroika was a political movement for reformation within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and Glasnost was taken to mean increased openness and transparency in government institutions and activities in the Soviet Union (USSR).

  • Chernobyl

    Chernobyl
    The Chernobyl disaster also referred to as the Chernobyl accident, was a catastrophic nuclear accident

  • Hands Across America

    Hands Across America
    Public event on Sunday, approximately 6.5 million people held hands for 15 mins in an attempt to form a continuous human chain across US.

  • Soviet Troops withdraw from Afghanistan

    Soviet Troops withdraw from Afghanistan
    Final and complete withdrawal of Soviet combatant forces from Afghanistan.

  • The Central Park Five.

    The Central Park Five.
    Five African Americans charged for raping a white female jogger.

  • Simpsons Debut

    Simpsons Debut
    The long-running animated comedy focuses on the eponymous family in the town of Springfield in an unnamed U.S. state.

  • Ryan White (1986)

    Ryan White (1986)
    National poster child for HI/AIDS in US