1980
Mt. St. Helens Erupts Post-It Notes are introduced by 3-M CNN is launched as the news
network Summer Olympics in Moscow, Ussr,
the US boycotts
1981
Sandra Day O’Connor becomes first female Supreme Court Justice
Apple Computer releases the Macintosh personal computer
First case of AIDS was reported The first space shuttle, the Columbia,
was launched Pac-Man is introduced in the US and
sparks a huge craze
1982
Compact discs are first released Ozzy bites the head off a live bat
thrown at him Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” sells 20
million albums to become the largest selling record ever.
1983
Liposuction is introduced Sally Ride becomes first American
woman in space, June 18th on the Challenger
1984
First pediatric heart transplant The first megabit chip is made at Bell
Labs
1985
Nintendo home entertainment system introduced
Hole in the ozone layer drops by 10% of original level
Leaded gas is officially banned in the US
Titanic wreckage found and filmed by robotic camera
1986
January 28th Challenger explodes Camcorders are introduced America celebrates Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. Day for the first time
1987
Black Monday: Stock market drops 22% on October 19th
World Population Reaches 5 billion
1988
Prozac is introduced as an antidepressant
1989
The fall of the Berlin wall on November 9th
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