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I Love the 80s!!
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Failed Press & Peel re-released as POST ITS!!
Changing offices everywhere! -
Mt. St. Helens Erupts
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Pac Man hits the US
Pac-Man was released in the US, gripping people in an addictive rage. -
Ronald Reagan is Elected
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John Lennon is Killed
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Iran releases Hostages
Hostages taken captive from the US embassy in Tehran were finally released by Iran on January 20, 1981 after a total of 444 days. -
Reagan Assasination Attempt
Mark Hinckley attempted to murder the then-US president Ronald Reagan on March 30 to impress teen movie star Jodie Foster. -
First AIDS cases were reported
Cases of AIDS were reported: Many homosexuals were infected by what was suspected to be a strange form of cancer. Not much was known then, other than the fact that it was highly contagious and fatal. -
Video Killed the Radio Star!
MTV is born. -
Born: Sarah Jane Grandusky
Other interesting facts of this day: Easter Sunday -
HIV Discovered
The virus behind AIDS, i.e., HIV -- Human Immunodeficiency Virus -- was discovered by French scientist Dr. Luc Montagnier. AIDS cases were first found in homosexuals; as a result it came to be known as Gay syndrome or GRID earlier, which stood for Gay-Related Immune Deficiency. -
US Embassy in Beirut was Bombed
US Embassy was bombed in Beirut, Lebanon by a suicide bomber truck weighing 400 pounds. Over 400 people were injured while 63 lost their lives. -
Crack was Created in Bahamas
'Crack' cocaine was made for the first time in Bahamas and was used vastly in the US within a couple of years. -
First Hole in Ozone Found
First hole in the Ozone layer was detected near the Antarctic region by scientists Farman, Gardiner, and Shanklin of the British Antarctic Survey. -
Challenger Explosion
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Iran-Contra Affair
Later in the year, it was found that Ronald Reagan went against the official policy and assisted in selling arms to Iran as ransom in exchange for the six American hostages. Furthermore, the profits from this sale were redirected to the rebels uprising against the Nicaraguan government.
Assassinations. -
FOX TV is Born
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Cold War Ends
End of the Cold War: The cold war ended in 1989 with the fall of the Berlin wall. Alternatively, it is said to have ended in 1991 with the disintegration of USSR; both the theories are considered equally correct.
