80's

80's Timeline

  • Mt. Saint Helens Erupts

    Mt. Saint Helens Erupts
    On this early morning in 1980 Mt.Saint Helens erupted and was one of the worst eruptions in U.S. history.
  • Pac- Man

    Pac- Man
    Pacman was released in Japan then in the U.S. It became a big success.
  • John Lennon Assasination

    John Lennon Assasination
    John Lennon was shot four times by a crazed fan just outside of his NYC apartment building.
  • Assasination Attempt On Reagan

    Assasination Attempt On Reagan
    John Hinckley Jr. shot at President Reagan and hit him with a bullet in the lung.
  • Assasination Attempt On the Pope

    Assasination Attempt On the Pope
    Pope John Paul II was shot 3 times while riding in a convertible around St. Peters Square.
  • Royal Wedding

    Royal Wedding
    On July 29, 1981, Lady Diana Spencer (20 years old) married Prince Charles (32 years old) at St. Paul's Cathedral.
  • E.T. Movie Released.

    E.T. Movie Released.
    The E.T. movie was realeased 1982 and the weekend it was realesed in theatres it grossed 11.9 million dollars!
  • CD Released

    CD Released
    In October 1982 the compact disc or CD was commercially released.
  • Thriller Released

    Thriller Released
    On November 30, 1982, 24-year-old singer Michael Jackson released his album Thriller.
  • Sally Ride First Woman In Space

    Sally Ride First Woman In Space
    On this date Sally Ride rode on the Challenger and launched from the Kennedy Space Center.
  • New Coca Cola

    New Coca Cola
    On this date, the company Coca Cola introduced a new sweeter recipe that would replace the other 99 year old recipe.
  • Titanic Found!

    Titanic Found!
    Dr. Robert Ballard found the Titanic on an expedition two miles below the ocean’s surface by using an unmanned submersible called Argo.
  • Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes

    Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes
    The space shutttle Challenger launched from the Kennedy Space Center and exploded 73 seconds into takeoff. One of the members aboard was Christa McAuliffe from New Hampshire.
  • Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 Over Lockerbie

    Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 Over Lockerbie
    Pan Am flight 103 exploded over lockerbie, Scotland. This tradgic event ended up killing 259 people as well as 11 on the ground.
  • Berlin Wall Falls

    Berlin Wall Falls
    On this date the Berlin Wall fell.