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80's Timeline- Mac F. & CJ C.

By Macncj
  • Rubik's Cube Becomes Popular

    Rubik's Cube Becomes Popular
    The Rubik's cube was for invented in 1974 by Erno Rubik. He designed the cube. He created it due to his love to space and he also enjoys geometry. In fall of 1974 he and a group of friends had created the first demo rubiks cube. The first cube sold in stores was in the early 1980's
  • Pac man video game released

    Pac man video game released
    Pac- man became an icon in the 80's and is still the most played game today. It became a big hit because it was labeled for both boys and girls. There was the little scary ghosts for the boys and then the food shaped cute little pac-man for the girls.
  • John Lennon Assassinated

    John Lennon Assassinated
    The man who killed Lennon had the name of Mark David Chapman was just got out of a limo and he started to walking in to the walkway and he had actually walked right past Chapman, he was then shot in the back. He was shot a total of 4 times.
  • New Plague Identified as AIDS

    New Plague Identified as AIDS
    I the early 80's some doctors were seeing younger gay men that were also drug users getting diseases that thy got when their immune system was down.
  • Personal Computers (PC) Introduced by IBM

    Personal Computers (PC) Introduced by IBM
    There were a group of 12 people that worked all day and all night to setup to software, hardware, setup and, the sales tactics. IBM was the first ever to release something so very important. We use computers everyday, just image what the world would be like without computers.
  • E.T Movie Released

    E.T Movie Released
  • Micheal Jackson releases thriller

    Micheal Jackson releases thriller
  • Reagan Announces Defense Plan Called Star Wars

    Reagan Announces Defense Plan Called Star Wars
  • Sally Ride Becomes The First American Woman In Space

    Sally Ride Becomes The First American Woman In Space
  • Hole In Ozone Layer Discovered

    Hole In Ozone Layer Discovered
  • Created PG-13 Movie Rating

    Created PG-13 Movie Rating
  • Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes

    Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes
  • U.S Bombs Libya

    U.S Bombs Libya
    The mission was given an "ok" by former president Obama. The reason behind this attack was because there was a rare video shot of ISIS members loading rounds into their trucks, Also hand grenades were spotted.
  • Romanian Massacred in China's Tienanmen Square

    Romanian Massacred in China's Tienanmen Square
  • Ted Turner Establishes CNN

    Ted Turner Establishes CNN
  • Terrorists Hijack TWA flight 847

    Terrorists Hijack TWA flight 847
  • Wreck of the Titanic found

    Wreck of the Titanic found
  • Iran-Contra Scandal Unfolds

    Iran-Contra Scandal Unfolds
  • The Oprah Winfrey show gets national syndication

    The Oprah Winfrey show gets national syndication
  • U.S.S.R Launches Mir Space Station

    U.S.S.R Launches Mir Space Station
  • New York Stock Exchange Suffers Huge Drop On "Black Monday"

    New York Stock Exchange Suffers Huge Drop On "Black Monday"
  • Berlin Wall Falls

    Berlin Wall Falls
  • Exxon Valdez Spills Millions of Gallons of Oil on Coastline

    Exxon Valdez Spills Millions of Gallons of Oil on Coastline
  • World Wide Web Invented

    World Wide Web Invented