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The Modern World: 1979 - 1989

Explore the key events and figures from the transformative decade of 1979-1989, including political turmoil, cultural milestones, and notable births and deaths that shaped the modern world.

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The Modern World: 1979 - 1989

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  1. The Modern World: 1979 - 1989

  2. 1979

  3. Shah flees Iran

  4. Iran hostage crisis

  5. Three-Mile Island

  6. Saddam Hussein

  7. Nickelodeon

  8. ESPN

  9. Soviets invade Afghanistan

  10. Gas crisis

  11. Margaret Thatcher

  12. Births & deaths of 1979 Born Aaliyah Brandy Samoa Joe Heath Ledger Kate Hudson Frank Mir Mickie James Pink Mya Ne-Yo Ron Artest Chris Daughtry Died John Wayne

  13. 1980

  14. US boycotts Olympics

  15. Iran-Iraq War begins

  16. John Lennon murdered

  17. Pac-Man Debuts

  18. Births & deaths of 1980 Born Albert Pujols Julius Peppers Randy Orton Venus Williams Michael Vick Jessica Simpson The Miz Kim Kardashian Yao Ming Christina Aguilera Died Jesse Owens Jean-Paul Sartre Alfred Hitchcock Josip Broz Tito Muhammad Reza Pahlavi Jean Piaget Steve McQueen John Lennon

  19. 1981

  20. Ronald Reagan

  21. Reagan is shot

  22. The Space Shuttle

  23. Pope John Paul II shot

  24. AIDS identified

  25. Israel destroys Iraqi reactor

  26. Lady Diana weds Prince Charles

  27. MTV

  28. Anwar Sadat assassinated

  29. Born Alicia Keys Eli Manning Elijah Wood Justin Timberlake Paris Hilton Jessica Alba Natalie Portman Josh Hamilton Beyonce Knowles Jennifer Hudson Serena Williams Britney Spears Born Roger Federer Tila Tequila Died Bill Haley Joe Louis Bob Marley Anwar Sadat Births & deaths of 1981

  30. 1982

  31. Falklands War

  32. Mexico bankrupt

  33. First CD

  34. Epcot opens

  35. Vietnam Veterans Memorial

  36. Thriller

  37. Commodore 64

  38. Born Dwayne Wade Ben Roethlisberger Jessica Biel Maria Danica Patrick Seth Rogan Kelly Clarkson Prince William Lil’ Wayne Died Philip K. Dick John Belushi Grace Kelly Leonid Brezhnev Anna Freud Births & deaths of 1982

  39. 1983

  40. Sally Ride

  41. Nintendo

  42. Korean Air Flight 007

  43. Beirut Bombings kill 305

  44. Grenada

  45. Thriller video

  46. Chicken McNuggets

  47. Born Carrie Underwood Amy Winehouse Jesse Eisenberg T-Pain Died Paul “Bear” Bryant Karen Carpenter Tennessee Williams Jack Dempsey George Halas Births & deaths of 1983

  48. 1984

  49. LA Olympics

  50. Indira Gandhi assassinated

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