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1980-1989
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John Lennon slain in New York
John Lennon / Notable Deaths
-- By PAULA SCHWED -- December 09, 1980
Carter revives selective service
United Press International -- January 24, 1980
Canadians help six flee Tehran
Iran Hostage Crisis
-- United Press International -- January 29, 1980
Young U.S. hockey team stuns Russians, 4-3
United Press International -- February 22, 1980
Victims' kin applaud Gacy death sentence
United Press International -- March 14, 1980
Airline industry scheduled to honor 8 original stewardesses
Gay Pauley -- May 11, 1980
Exiled shah of Iran dies in Egypt
July 27, 1980
Hurricane Allen spawns tornadoes as it dies out
United Press International -- August 10, 1980
Iran frees American hostages on 444th day of captivity
Iran Hostage Crisis
-- By DAVID COWELL, United Press International -- January 20, 1981
Reagan shooting suspect has had psychiatric care
Reagan Assassination
-- By LEON DANIEL -- March 31, 1981
Nuclear waste said in seabed
United Press International -- April 18, 1981
Anwar Sadat assassinated
John Lennon / Notable Deaths
-- By W. G. KIROLOS -- October 06, 1981
Sadness replaces war fever in Buenos Aires
Falklands War
-- By DIGBY A. SOLOMON -- June 14, 1982
Thatcher: "Great Britain is great again"
Falklands War
-- By CATHY BOOTH -- June 14, 1982
Democrats strengthen House hold
United Press International -- November 03, 1982
Reagan vows U.S. will stay in Lebanon
Beirut Bombing
-- By HELEN THOMAS, UPI White House Reporter -- October 27, 1983
Reagan: U.S. troops complete mission in Grenada
Invasion of Grenada
-- By NICK MADIGAN, United Press International -- November 03, 1983
Indira Gandhi assassinated
John Lennon / Notable Deaths
-- By PAUL WEDEL -- October 31, 1984
4 alleged subway robbers shot
United Press International -- December 22, 1984
Reagan wants to meet with Gorbachev
Mikail Gorbachev
-- By NORMAN D. SANDLER -- March 21, 1985
Michael Jackson pays millions for Beatles songbook
United Press International -- August 14, 1985
10 performers are inducted into Rock Music Hall of Fame
United Press International -- January 24, 1986
'Like getting a message your whole family was killed'
Challenger Disaster
-- By LINDA WERFELMAN, United Press International -- January 28, 1986
Reagan: Airstrike against Libya victory against terrorism
U.S. Bombs Libya
-- By HELEN THOMAS, UPI White House Reporter -- April 15, 1986
Tripoli targeted in largest U.S. attack since Vietnam
U.S. Bombs Libya
-- By MARIE COLVIN -- April 15, 1986
Chernobyl reactor still burning
Chernobyl Disaster
-- By G. LUTHER WHITINGTON -- April 29, 1986
Heart transplant patient dies
United Press International -- May 11, 1987
Court: Flynt doesn't have to pay Falwell
United Press International -- February 24, 1988
Reagan, Gorbachev make giant strides
Mikail Gorbachev
-- By HELEN THOMAS, UPI White House Reporter -- June 04, 1988
Santa, helper rob armored car
December 20, 1988
Student protest ends in gunfire, flames
China - Tiananmen Square
-- By DAVID R. SCHWEISBERG -- June 04, 1989
East Germany opens Berlin Wall
Berlin Wall Falls
-- By CLIVE FREEMAN -- November 09, 1989
President Bush pardons fifty pound turkey
Top Stories
-- Helen Thomas, UPI White House Reporter -- November 18, 1989
U.S. forces attack Panama military headquarters
U.S. Invades Panama
-- By JOHN OTIS -- December 20, 1989
Events
Iran Hostage Crisis
Reagan Assassination
Falklands War
Beirut Bombing
Invasion of Grenada
1984 Election
Mikail Gorbachev
Challenger Disaster
Chernobyl Disaster
1988 Election
Berlin Wall Falls
John Lennon / Notable Deaths
Cloning, Genes and The Internet
China - Tiananmen Square
Rise of Margaret Thatcher
U.S. Bombs Libya
U.S. Invades Panama
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1980 Year in Review
Events of 1980 - Intro
Iranian Hostage Crisis
Recession Continues
Reagan Elected President
1980 World Events
Abscam Scandal
1980 Disasters
Operation Boatlift/Exodus of Cuban Exiles
Middle East Turmoil
Death of John Lennon
1981 Year in Review
Events of 1981
Iranian Hostages Released
Reagan Assumes Presidency
Reagan Assasination Attempt
Anwar Sadat Killed
Pope John Paul II Assasination Attempt
World Events
Reaganomics
Space Shuttle Columbia Missions
Reagan Foreign Policy Speach/O'Connor Appointed to Supreme Court
Entertainment News
1982 Year in Review
Events of 1982
U.S. in Recession
Palestinian Refugee Massacre
Assasination of Bashir Gemayel
Alexander Haig Resigns - Polish Solidarity
Pope John Paul II on Terror
Falklands War
Tylenol Recall
1982 Aviation News
Judicial News
Entertainment News
1983 Year in Review
Events of 1983
Bombing in Lebanon
U.S. Invades Grenada
South Korean Air Flight 7
Political News
International Events
U.S. Economy
Space Program
Endnotes
1984 Year in Review
Events of 1984
AIDS Epidemic
Soviet-American Farm Agreements
Economic News
Death of Andropov
Violence in Beruit, Assasination Attempt on Thatcher
1984 Election
International Events
John DeLorean Trial
News from Capitol Hill
Baby Fay
Space News
Velma Barfield Put to Death
Crime in 1984
First Artificial Heart
Indira Gandhi
1985 Year in Review
Events of 1985
Inauguration & The Reagan Administration
Natural Disasters
AIDS Awareness
Soccer Hooligans Erupt in UK
TWA 847 & Achille Lauro Hijackings
John Walker Tried for Espionage
Protest Against Aparteid
Coca-Cola Classic Returns
Obituaries
1986 Year in Review
Events of 1986
Challenger Disaster
Iran/Contra
Strike on Qaddafi and Soviet Espionage
Chernobyl Disaster and Hands Across America
Revolution in the Philippines
Iranian Hostage Crisis Continues
AeroMexico Crash
Rehnquist New Chief Justice
The Boss Releases Album-Democrats Take Back the Senate
World Events
1987 Year in Review
Events of 1987
Regean-Gorbachev Summit
Iran-Contra
Conflict in the Persian Gulf
Black Monday
Pope John Paul II visits the U.S.
The Fall of Jim Bakker
Presidential Nominations
earthquake of 1987 & other disasters
NFL on strike
Harold Washington Dies
Obituaries
1988 Year in Review
Events of 1988
Bush Wins 1988 Election
The Year of the Negative Campaign
Regean Visits Moscow
China and Russia Work to Repair Relations
Discovery Launches Into Space
Environment, Whales, and Wildfires
World Events
Entertainment and Sports
Archive Blog
Containment still an issue 30 years after Chernobyl disaster
Long-term projects to tame the continuing threat of radiation are underway at the site of the ruined Chernobyl nuclear reactor 30 years after disaster.
Challenger disaster: World reacts in sorrow
On Jan. 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members, including teacher Christa McAuliffe.
Challenger disaster at 30: Did the tragedy change NASA for the better?
No space flight fatalities were more dramatic than the seven that happened on Jan. 28, 1986, when the Space Shuttle Challenger broke up in mid-flight.
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Presidential State Dinners
Vintage Hollywood
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
The Reagan assassination attempt
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