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John lennon Assassination
John Lennon, a member of the Beatles, was assassinated on December 8, 1980 Mark David Chapman killed him in New York City. -
Ronald Reagan
January 20, 1981 - The inauguration of Ronald Reagan as the 40th president of the United States. -
First Space shuttle launch
The Space Shuttle is the first reusable spacecraft to be flown into orbit, and it returned to earth for a traditional touch down landing two days later. -
The AIDS virus is identified in the United States by scientists.
Was first discovered in a group of five young Gay men after being admitted to the hospital at first researchers could not identify the diseases and thought it was some sort of aggressive cancer but soon realized that it wasn't cancer that it was something else -
Tax Cut Legislation proposed by ronald Reagan
Tax Cut legislation Passed by legislation proposed by President Ronald Reagan. Passed by both houses of the us congress would ultimately reduce taxes 750 billion dollars over the next five years -
IBM
August 12, 1981 - IBM introduces the IBM-PC personal computer, the IBM 5150. It was designed by twelve engineers and designers under Don Estridge of the IBM Entry Systems Division. It sold for $1,565 in 1981. -
Highest Unemployment rate
November 5, 1982 - The highest unemployment rate since 1940 is recorded at 10.4%. By the end of November, over eleven million people would be unemployed. -
Motorola Introduces first mobile Phone
Motorola introduces the first mobile phones to the United States -
Stop Social security From going bankrupt
April 20, 1983 - President Reagan signs legislation meant to rescue the Social Security System from bankruptcy. -
First women In Space
Sally Kristen Ride was an American physicist and astronaut. Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978 and became the first American woman in space in 1983 -
Terrorist Truck Bomb
October 23, 1983 - A terrorist truck bomb kills two hundred and forty-one United States peacekeeping troops in Lebanon at Beirut International Airport. A second bomb destroyed a French barracks two miles away, killing forty there. -
The United States invasion of Grenada
October 25, 1983 - The United States invasion of Grenada occurs at the request of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States to depose the Marxist regime. -
Bruce McCandless and Robert Stewart
February 7, 1984 - Navy Captain Bruce McCandless and Army Lt. Colonel Robert Stewart become the first astronauts to fly free of a spacecraft in orbit during a space shuttle flight that began four days earlier. -
The Louisiana World Exposition
May 12, 1984 - The Louisiana World Exposition of 1984 opens along the Mississippi River waterfront in New Orleans. The event, the last world's fair held in the United States, was plagued with financial trouble, and drew significantly fewer visitors than predicted over the next six months, 7.3 million, although it was regarded as the catalyst in the recovery of the waterfront and warehouse district to public use. -
The opening ceremony to the Los Angeles Olympics is held
The opening ceremony of the Los Angeles Olympic Games is held. The games run by Peter Ueberroth, prove a financial and U.S. success, despite a retaliatory boycott by most allies of the Soviet Union due to the U.S. boycott of the 1980 Moscow games. -
Famine Relief Concert
July 13, 1985 - A famine relief concert organized by British artist Bob Geldof and held simultaneously in London and Philadelphia is seen in one hundred and fifty-two countries. The seventeen hour concert raised $70 million for relief efforts in Ethiopia and other African nations. -
Pete Rose
Pete Rose breaks Ty Cobb's record for most career hits in Major League Baseball history. -
World powers Meet
November 19, 1985 - The first meeting in six years between the leaders of the Soviet Union and the United States occurs when Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan engage in a five hour summit conference in Geneva, Switzerland.
