Decades 1980's

Mt. St. Helens

May 18, 1980

On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens Erupted.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_St._Helens

Shuttle Columbia lifts off

Feb 1, 1981

href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Columbia_disaster' >Information</a> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980s

MRI was introduced

Jun 25, 1982

http://www.wellesley.edu/Chemistry/nhk/ppt_mri/htmlpages/mri_history.html</a>
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/broughttolife/objects/display.aspx?id=91693</a>

U.S. embassy was bombed in Beirut

Apr 18, 1983

http://home.ibbsonline.com/rwh1983/frames/main.html<a/>
http://www.kathrynrblake.com/todaywk16.html

AIDS was identified as AIDS in France by Dr. Robert Gallo which Affected the U.S.

Apr 22, 1984

http://www.avert.org/aids-history-86.htm</a>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Gallo

President Reagan takes second term as 40th President

Jan 20, 1985

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0005267.html</a>
http://www.acepilots.com/mt/archives/000955.html

Chernobyl Meltdown

Apr 26, 1986

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster

Stock market crashes

Oct 1, 1987

http://www.money-zine.com/Investing/Stocks/Stock-Market-Crash-of-1987/</a>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Monday_(1987)

Bush sweeps 40 states in the election

Nov 8, 1988

http://www.infoplease.com/year/1988.html</a>

President Bush sends 2,000 troops to Panama

May 11, 1989

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/12/18/noriegas_revenge</a>
http://www.hisdates.com/years/1989-historical-events.html