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Hostages Released
52 Hostages taken captive from the US embassy in Tehran were finally released by Iran on January 20, 1981 after a total of 444 days -
Election of Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the US was inaugurated on January 20, 1981 -
The Attempt
President Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest outside of a hotel in Washington, D.C. by John Hinckley Jr. Six shots were fired, hitting the president and 3 attendants. Press Secretary James Brady, Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy and District of Columbia policeman Thomas Delahanty Reagan was shot in the left lung, the bullet missing his heart. He survived 👍 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-reagan-shot -
Another Failed Attempt
In St. Peter's square in Rome, the Pope John Paul II was shot 4 times by Mehmet Ali Agca, and was hit twice- one in the abdomen and one in the left hand. He survived -
Marriage
Princess Diana and Prince Charles got married at St. Paul's Cathedral -
WOMENNNN
Sandra Day O'Connor is the FIRST female Justice on the Supreme Court, nominated by Ronald Reagan on August 19th and was sworn in on Sept. 25, 1981. She was also an Arizona court of appeals judge -
Still Using These
Compact discs, aka CDs, were launched by the companies Sony and Phillips that could originally hold around 80 minutes of music -
The Falklands War
A war, brief and undeclared, starts between the UK and Argentina over control of the Falkland Islands all the way until June 1982 -
AIDS
AIDS is finally recognized as a new disease by the CDC (centers for disease control and prevention) -
Hee-Heeee
Michael Jackson's Thriller released on November 30 -
Hooters??
Hooters, yes the restaurants, started opening their doors in 1983 by six businessmen in Clearwater, Florida -
Beirut Bombing against the US and French
In Beirut, a dump truck containing around 12k pounds of explosives crash at the US marines barracks, killing 241 marines and sailors and then a second suicide bomber drives into the barracks of a French paratrooper detachment in West Beirut, killing another 58 soldiers and in total, 299 lives. -
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Behind the Scenes
Researcher Luc Montagnier and his team were sent to isolate and research a new virus in Africa that they suspect is behind AIDS, so a sample is sent to Robert Gallo who helped establish that yes, HIV causes AIDS -
Getting the Squad back together
The US and the Vatican officially establish/reinstate full diplomatic relations after more than a century -
Cirque Du Soleil
The company of Cirque du Soleil is established, therefore making the beginning of a performing arts organization that later changes entertainment -
And Look Where we Are Now
On Jan 1, the Internet , a computer device used to exchange information and communication between scientists opens and later into the mid 1980s, Apple announces a user friendly interface, Macintosh, to the public and the DNS- domains of .gov, /mil, .org, etc are introduced -
Again!!
Ronald Reagan was reelected for a second term, being sworn in at the inauguration on January 1985, and the first president to be sworn in inside of the Capitol Rotunda due to the awful freezing weather -
Studio Ghibli
The animation studio that produced films such as Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle is established in Tokyo, Japan -
We found It
The Titanic, the ship that sank in 1912, was found with a camera called Argo, a submersible sled that can transmit live images- the first underwater images of the Titanic were recorded, showing the ship lying in 2 pieces. -
The Challenger
The space shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, resulting in the loss of the seven crew members, This event leads to the more intensive review of space shuttle safety protocols in NASA -
🎵Paparazzi🎶
Lady Gaga, aka Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, was born in NYC -
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol, an American pop artist, filmmaker and cultural provocateur, passed away due to complications after a gallbladder surgery at the age of 58. He is known for Campbell's Soup Cans and the Marilyn Monroe portraits, having left a legacy of art and how it changed the art world -
🎵Somebody call 911,🔥🎶
President Ronald Reagan officially announces September 11 as 9-1-1 Emergency Number day to show the importance and to remember the system that allows us safety in emergency communication systems in the US