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Major events in the 1980’s

Major events in the 1980’s. Events on the test will be taken from this presentation. 1980 and 1981. 1980 John Lennon assassinated Mount Saint Helens erupts Pac-Man video game released 1981 Assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II First woman appointed to the US supreme Court

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Major events in the 1980’s

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  1. Major events in the 1980’s Events on the test will be taken from this presentation

  2. 1980 and 1981 • 1980 • John Lennon assassinated • Mount Saint Helens erupts • Pac-Man video game released • 1981 • Assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II • First woman appointed to the US supreme Court • PC introduced by IBM

  3. 1982 and 1983 • 1982 • E.T. released • Michael Jackson releases Thriller • Vietnam memorial opens in DC • 1983 • Sally Ride becomes first woman in space • Soviets shoot down Korean Airliner • Cabbage Patch Kids are popular

  4. 1984 and 1985 • 1984 • PG-13 Movie rating created • Gas leak in India • 1985 • Famine in Ethiopia • Hole in the ozone layer found • Titanic is found

  5. 1986 and 1987 • 1986 • Mr. Munoz is born • Space shuttle challenger explodes • Chernobyl nuclear disaster • Iran-Contra scandal • 1987 • DNA used to convict criminal

  6. 1988 and 1989 • 1988 • Pan Am Flight 103 is bombed over Locerbie • U.S. shoots down Iranian Airliner • 1989 • Berlin Wall falls • Exxon Valdez spill • Tiananmen Square massacre

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