Events of the 80s

[EveWasFramed]

OK...this is how it works:

List noteworthy events from the 1980's. List ten per year. Once ten events for a particular year have been posted, start on the next year.
Please wait until at least one other person posts, before you post a second event.

1980....

Ronald Reagan, the man largely credited for ending the Cold War, was elected as president of the United States. To date, Reagan is the oldest man elected to the office of the presidency, at 69.

 

[Badjedidude]

The 1980 Winter Olympics begin in New York!

 

[EveWasFramed]

Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980.

 

[edgecrusher]

may 21st 1980 star wars the empire strikes back is released.

this is totally appropriate for me to post being nerdy and all.

 

[EveWasFramed]

Mark David Chapman murders former Beatle John Lennon - December 1980.

 

[Badjedidude]

Summer Olympics in Moscow! The US boycotts and doesn't attend that blasted commie event.

 

[EveWasFramed]

Nov 9th, 1980 - Iraqi President Saddam Hussein declares holy war against Iran

 

[Badjedidude]

CNN is launched as the first all-news network.

 

[EveWasFramed]

Dec 30th, 1980 - "Wonderful World of Disney," last performance on NBC-TV

 

[Badjedidude]

Richard Pryor almost kills himself by screwing up while using cocaine. What a turd.

THIS IS #10 FOR 1980!! On to 1981!!!

 

[EveWasFramed]

MTV was launched!! You know...that was when they actually played music videos. lol

I want my MTV.....

 

[Badjedidude]

1981: John Hinkley tries to assassinate Ronald Reagan, but fails. Probably because of his lame name.

 

[EveWasFramed]

Lady Diana Spencer married Charles-Prince of Wales in July, 1981.

 

[Badjedidude]

First Space Shuttle launch! Hooray for the Columbia! (RIP)

 

[EveWasFramed]

Jan 20th, 1981 - 52 Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days freed

 

[Badjedidude]

Sandra Day O'Connor becomes the first female Supreme Court Justice.

 

[Minus]

The IBM PC and the origin of the IBM PC compatible hardware platform.

 

[cheaptrickfan]

May 13, 1981 – Pope John Paul II is shot and nearly killed by Mehmet Ali Ağca, a Turkish gunman, as he enters St. Peter's Square in Vatican City to address a general audience.

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How many people here (besides me & Eve) actually remember these events, I wonder? lol

 

[EveWasFramed]

May 13, 1981 – Pope John Paul II is shot and nearly killed by Mehmet Ali Ağca, a Turkish gunman, as he enters St. Peter's Square in Vatican City to address a general audience.

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How many people here (besides me & Eve) actually remember these events, I wonder? lol

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There are quite a few who likely remember some of it, but don't want to post, cuz then we'd know how old they are. lol:club:

 

[EveWasFramed]

June 1981 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that five men in Los Angeles, California, have a rare form of pneumonia seen only in patients with weakened immune systems. These were the first recognized cases of AIDS.