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1980-1989

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

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

Ax slaying of Ex-Norwich woman: Cut on Suspect's Leg Unravels Murder

June 29, 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

By DAVID COWELL, United Press International -- January 20, 1981

Reagan shooting suspect has had psychiatric care

By LEON DANIEL -- March 31, 1981

Nuclear waste said in seabed

United Press International -- April 18, 1981

Anwar Sadat assassinated

By W. G. KIROLOS -- October 06, 1981

Sadness replaces war fever in Buenos Aires

By DIGBY A. SOLOMON -- June 14, 1982

Thatcher: "Great Britain is great again"

By CATHY BOOTH -- June 14, 1982

Little Rock Nine: Where are they now?

PHILIP L NEWMAN -- August 30, 1982

Democrats strengthen House hold

United Press International -- November 03, 1982

Reagan vows U.S. will stay in Lebanon

By HELEN THOMAS, UPI White House Reporter -- October 27, 1983

Reagan: U.S. troops complete mission in Grenada

By NICK MADIGAN, United Press International -- November 03, 1983

Indira Gandhi assassinated

By PAUL WEDEL -- October 31, 1984

4 alleged subway robbers shot

United Press International -- December 22, 1984

Reagan wants to meet with 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'

By LINDA WERFELMAN, United Press International -- January 28, 1986

Tripoli targeted in largest U.S. attack since Vietnam

By MARIE COLVIN -- April 15, 1986

Reagan: Airstrike against Libya victory against terrorism

By HELEN THOMAS, UPI White House Reporter -- April 15, 1986

Chernobyl reactor still burning

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

By HELEN THOMAS, UPI White House Reporter -- June 04, 1988

Santa, helper rob armored car

December 20, 1988

Student protest ends in gunfire, flames

By DAVID R. SCHWEISBERG -- June 04, 1989

East Germany opens Berlin Wall

By CLIVE FREEMAN -- November 09, 1989

President Bush pardons fifty pound turkey

Helen Thomas, UPI White House Reporter -- November 18, 1989

U.S. forces attack Panama military headquarters

By JOHN OTIS -- December 20, 1989

Events

Iran Hostage Crisis

Reagan Assassination

Invasion of Grenada

Mikail Gorbachev

Challenger Disaster

Chernobyl Disaster

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

Articles

Audio

1980 Year in Review

Events of 1980 - Intro

Iranian Hostage Crisis

Recession Continues

Reagan Elected President

1980 World Events

Operation Boatlift/Exodus of Cuban Exiles

Middle East Turmoil

Death of John Lennon

1981 Year in Review

Iranian Hostages Released

Reagan Assumes Presidency

Reagan Assasination Attempt

Anwar Sadat Killed

Pope John Paul II Assasination Attempt

Space Shuttle Columbia Missions

Reagan Foreign Policy Speach/O'Connor Appointed to Supreme Court

Entertainment News

1982 Year in Review

U.S. in Recession

Palestinian Refugee Massacre

Assasination of Bashir Gemayel

Alexander Haig Resigns - Polish Solidarity

Pope John Paul II on Terror

1982 Aviation News

Entertainment News

1983 Year in Review

Bombing in Lebanon

U.S. Invades Grenada

South Korean Air Flight 7

International Events

1984 Year in Review

Soviet-American Farm Agreements

Death of Andropov

Violence in Beruit, Assasination Attempt on Thatcher

International Events

John DeLorean Trial

News from Capitol Hill

Velma Barfield Put to Death

First Artificial Heart

1985 Year in Review

Inauguration & The Reagan Administration

Natural Disasters

Soccer Hooligans Erupt in UK

TWA 847 & Achille Lauro Hijackings

John Walker Tried for Espionage

Protest Against Aparteid

Coca-Cola Classic Returns

1986 Year in Review

Challenger Disaster

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

1987 Year in Review

Regean-Gorbachev Summit

Conflict in the Persian Gulf

Pope John Paul II visits the U.S.

The Fall of Jim Bakker

Presidential Nominations

earthquake of 1987 & other disasters

Harold Washington Dies

1988 Year in Review

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

Entertainment and Sports

Archive Blog

20 years after death, Princess Diana inspires outreach by sons

20 years after death, Princess Diana inspires outreach by sons

Twenty years ago, the world mourned the sudden death of Princess Diana, a humanitarian, the one-time wife of the future king of Britain and mother of another.

25 years ago: Misery, desperation in wake of Hurricane Andrew

25 years ago: Misery, desperation in wake of Hurricane Andrew

In the early hours of Aug. 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew made landfall in Florida, packing winds up to 175 mph that would destroy tens of thousands of homes.

How the draft has evolved in the 100 years since Selective Service Act

How the draft has evolved in the 100 years since Selective Service Act

One-hundred years ago, on May 18, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Selective Service Act, the nation's first conscription law since the Civil War.

15 years later: Remembering the events of 9/11

15 years later: Remembering the events of 9/11

Some 3,000 people died as a result of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. On the 15th anniversary, many are taking a retrospective look at the events of the day.

Containment still an issue 30 years after Chernobyl disaster

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.

First Aero Squadron: 100 years since first U.S. air combat mission

First Aero Squadron: 100 years since first U.S. air combat mission

The 100th anniversary of the first U.S. military air-combat operation comes Saturday, which was deployed in 1916 to hunt down a fugitive Mexican revolutionary.

First person: John Lennon's Jesus comments 50 years ago sparked blaze

First person: John Lennon's Jesus comments 50 years ago sparked blaze

Fifty years ago today, John Lennon said the Beatles were more popular than Jesus, and he wasn't bothered when it touched a nerve in the U.S. five months later.

Challenger disaster: World reacts in sorrow

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?

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.

Yitzhak Rabin's legacy 20 years later: A pliable history

Yitzhak Rabin's legacy 20 years later: A pliable history

Yitzhak Rabin, prime minister of Israel and "warrior of peace," died by an assassin's bullet 20 years ago. His legacy, in which peace between Israelis and Palestinians was allegedly imminent and then lost, is a pliable one.

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