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Failed U.S. Rescue Attempt to Save Hostages in Tehran
top secret attempt by U.S. to free American hostages held in Iran's capital-Tehran=fail. 8 soldiers dead. Carter president. -
Mt. Saint Helens Erupts
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John Lennon Assasinated
famous beatles person killed by Mark David Chapman at his appartment. shot in back 4 times. -
assasination attempt on US President Reagon
69 days into presidency. he was leaving a speach in DC. president and 3 others were shot by John Hinckley Jr-no deaths -
assasination attempt on pope
pope John Paul II -pope mobile created because of it. -
PC introduced by IBM
under direction of Don estridge in Boca Raton, Florida. IBM number 5150 -
first woman appointed to U.S. Supreme Court
Sandra Day O'Connor-retired in 2006-Ronald Reagon Nominated her -
Vietnam War Memorial Opened in DC
march to its site by thousands of Vietnam War veterans. administratively listed on National Register of Historic Places. -
Micael Jacson Relases THRILLER
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Reagan's "Star Wars" Speech
speech on defense and budgets. global shield was not only impossible with existing technology but that ten more years of research was needed to learn whether it might ever be feasible -
US embassy bombing
suicide car bomb. in Beirut, Lebanon. 64 killed. 63 injured -
Sally Ride is first American woman in space
on Challenger. 2 soviet women before her. -
huge poison gas leak in Bhopal india
storage tank containing methyl isocyanate at Union Carbide pesticide plant leaked gas into Bhopal -
Hole in Ozon Layer Discovered
The Antarctic ozone hole was discovered by British scientists Joesph Farman, Brian Gardiner, and Jonathan Shanklin of the British Antarctic Survey. The ozone "hole" is really a reduction in concentrations of ozone high above the earth in the stratosphere. -
titanic wreck found
several americans and french scientists searched an entire summer and found the bow and stern 2000 feet apart -
challenger space shuttle explodes
broke apart 73 seconds into flight-seven crew members dead. in florida. -
US bombs Libya
air force navy and marines bombed it in response to the 1986 Berlin discotheque bombing -
iran contra scandal unfolds
under Reagan administration. composed of arms sales to Iran in violation of official US policy of an arms embargo against Iran and using funds generated to arm and train the Contra militants based in Honduras as they waged a guerilla war to topple the goverment of Nicaragua (picture is of reagan meeting with people in defense) -
DNA First used to convict criminals
colin pitchfork- first from england- raped and murdered 2 girls -
black monday
stock markets cross world-wide. began in hong kong. spread west. dow jones industrial average dropped 508 points -
Exxon Valdez spills tons of oil
in Alaska-260,000 750,000 barrels spilt- most devestating oil spill till 2010- by oil tanker -
students massacred in china
in tianamen square during protests of mourning of party official- students gathered to encourage continued economic reform and liberalization -
berlin wall falls
started by Hungrarian protests and revolts shipping at the wall. -
hubble space telescope launched by NASA
not first telescope but one of largest and most versitile- length is 21 years and still in orbit- 96 minutes to orbit -
opperation Desert storm
battle in gulf war to expell iraqi troops from kuwait -
collapse of Soviet Union
dissinigrated into 15 different countries-led to ending of cold war- led to complete reformation of political, economic, and military alliances all over the world -
world trade center bombed
truck bomb detonated below north tower of wrold trade center in new york city- intended to knock north tower into south tower and bring both down to kill thousands- failed=deaths 6, injured thousands -
channel tunnel opens
connects britain and france- 32 mile undersea rail tunnel linking england and france- lowest point is 250 ft deep -
o.j. simpson arrested for 2 murders
american football player and actor-murdered nicole brown simpson and ronald goldman (ex wife and her friend)- aquitted in 1995 -
oklahoma city bombing
most destructive active terrorism till 9-11- 168 lives- 680 injured- destroyed or damaged 324 in 16 blocks- alfred p murrah federal building main attack -
mad cow disease hits britain
causes deteriation of brain and spinal cord of cows- if humans ate it they would die- hurt beef industry -
pathfinder launched
first roving probe deployed on another planet- sent back images of mars in 1997 -
clone sheep
DOLLY!!- first mammal reclone- -
princes diana dies
car crash in tunnel-wreckless actions of chauffeur running away from paparazzi -
india and pakistan test nuclear weapons
successfully conducted 5 nuclear tests- 2.0 on richter scale -
titanic is most successful movie ever
by james cameron- $1.8 billion made- -
clinton impeached
perjury and obstrction of justice- 2nd impeachment in history- andrew johnson was 1st -
Panama Canal returns to Panama
Jimmy Carter signed treaty to return 60% of canal zone to panama in 1979 but canal area was returned in 1999 under clinton -
fear of Y2K bug
thought that all computers would crash because they couldn't convert to the year 2000 -
mapping human genome
complete in 2003 -
9-11
al-Qaeda hijacked 4 airliners trying to crash 2 into the world trade centers in NYC and one into the Pentagon. the 4th was supposed t6o hit the White house or Capitol but passengers resisted and plane crashed into a field- 2,997 people from 90 countries died -
War in Afghanistan
still going on- in responce to 9-11 attacks- (war on terrorism) -
space shuttle columbia dissinigrates
over texas upon re-entry- killed 7 astronauts -
Darfur War
humanitarian catastrophe- resulted in civil war in Chad and Central African Republic Bush War- high level violence and banditry continues- truce signed in 2010 -
dolly dies
dies prematurely -
Iraq War
to get Iraq freedom- operation Iraqu Freedom- another war on terrorism- tried to get control of Saddam Hussein ( killed April 2003)- -
European heat wave
30,000 people killed across Europe in a summer long heat wave -
dwarf human species found
homo floresiensis- "hobbit"- found in Indonesia- remarkable small body and brain and survival- from 94-13,000 years ago -
hurrican katrina
formed august 23, 2005- hit florida as category 1 and Louisianna as category 3-1,836 killed in actual hurricane- damage was $90.9 bil- costliest and deadliest since 1929 Okeechobee -
Obama President
1st black president- 44th president- issued orders directing us military to get plans to withdraw troops from Iraq- reversed ban on federal funding that allow abbortions- dont ask dont tell policy- state of union address focused on education and innovation -
SWINE FLU
1st in 1918- appeared to be in birds, swine and humans- doesnt usually affect people over 60- started in Mexico- ended in 2010- many schools shut down- 14,286 deaths worldwide -
iranian election protests
against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi- 4,000 arrests- 40-70 deaths -
Haiti earthquake
killed 230,000- 3 mil made homeless-6.9 on richer scale -
gulf oil spill
largest oil spill- explosion on drilling rig- 40% methane (usually 5%) which could suffocate marine life- 4.2 mil gallons released per day- by BP -
cell phones
from 1999-2010 usage went from 12.4 million to 4.6 billion -
Japan earthquake and tsunami
undersea earthquake east japan- magnitude of 9- 13,000 killed- triggered Fukushima Nuclear accidents -
tornado outbrake in US
deadliest ever recorded- southern US- 300 people killed- $1 bil damages- 25-28 -
bin laden death
after 10 years of hunting- CIA officers and Navy SEALS kill him in firefight near Pakistani capital
