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CNN
Media tycoon Ted Turner (born 1938) announces the creation of CNN, the first 24-hour cable news network -
Pac Man
The Pac-Man video game is released in Japan, followed by its U.S. release in October. -
Who Shot JR
A record 350 million people worldwide watch TV's "Dallas" to find out who shot character J.R. Ewing. -
John Lennon Assassination
Singer John Lennon is assassinated by a deranged gunman in front of his New York City apartment -
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan sworn in as the 40th US President -
George Bush
George Bush sworn in as the 43rd US Vice President -
Hostages Freed
Hostages from the American Embassy are freed -
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan sworn in as President for a 2nd term. -
Pope John Paul II
In Vatican City, an assassin shoots Pope John Paul II (1920–2005), wounding him -
Royal Wedding
England's Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer in Westminster Cathedral in London on July 29, 1981, before a live TV audience of millions -
1st Artificial Heart implanted
The first permanent artificial heart was implanted in 1982 -
Strategic Defense Initiative
President Reagan starts the Strategic Defense Initiative -
First MLK Jr. Day
President Ronald Reagan signs a bill in the White House Rose Garden designating a federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., to be observed on the third Monday of January -
George Bush
George Bush sworn in as Vice President for a 2nd term. -
Titanic Wreakage
Titanic Wreckage discovered -
Space Shuttle Challenger
Space shuttle Challenger explodes shortly after take off from Cape Canaveral. All seven crew members are killed -
U.S Bomb Libyan
US warplanes bomb Libyan cities. "Irangate" scandal uncovered, revealing that proceeds from secret US arms sales to Iran were used illegally to fund Contra rebels in Nicaragua -
Wall Street Crash
Stock Market Crash in 1987, also known as Black Monday, was one where DJIA (Dow Jones Industrial Average) fell 22% (508 points) on a single day (19 October 1987) and had a contagious effect in the sense that the fall not only affected the US, but the whole world. -
George Bush
George Bush sworn in as the 41st US President -
Dan Quayle
Dan Quayle sworn in as the 44th US Vice President -
U.S. Troops invade Panama
US troops invade Panama, oust its government and arrest its leader, one-time Central Intelligence Agency informant General Manuel Noriega, on drug-trafficking charges -
Kuwait
On August 2, 1990, at about 2 a.m. local time, Iraqi forces invade Kuwait, Iraq’s tiny, oil-rich neighbor. Kuwait’s defense forces were rapidly overwhelmed, and those that were not destroyed retreated to Saudi Arabia -
UN Air Strike
UN air strike launched on Iraq. -
Kuwait
UN ground force liberates Kuwait -
United Nations/Iraq
A cease fire signed between the United Nations and Iraq -
INF Treaty
Treaty officially ending the Cold War -
27th Amendment
27th Amendment added to the Constitution -
Al Gore
Al Gore sworn in as the 45th Vice President of the US -
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton sworn in as the 42nd US President. -
North American Free Trade Agreement
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is signed into law by President Bill Clinton. Clinton said he hoped the agreement would encourage other nations to work toward a broader world-trade pact. -
Oklahoma Bombing
Oklahoma bomb by far-right activists kills more than 160 people in worst ever incident of its kind in US -
Al Gore
Al Gore sworn in as Vice President for a 2nd term. -
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton sworn in as President for a 2nd term -
Bill Clinton Sex Scandal
Scandal over Clinton's sexual impropriety with White House worker Monica Lewinsky dominates domestic political agenda, and leads to impeachment proceedings in Congress -
Iraq Air Strikes
American forces launch the 1st of 3 air strikes at targets in Iraq. -
Iraq Air Strikes
American forces launch the 2nd of 3 air strikes at targets in Iraq. -
Iraq Air Strikes
American forces launch the 3rd of 3 air strikes at targets in Iraq -
Impeachment Articles
US House of Representatives approves 2 of 4 Proposed Articles of Impeachment. -
Yugoslavia
NATO begins launching air strikes against Yugoslavia. -
Panama
Panama gains control of the Panama Canal from the United States -
The New Millennium
The New Millennium begins -
George W. Bush
November 26, 2000, three weeks after Election Day, the state of Florida declared Bush the winner of its 25 electoral votes in the race for U.S. president. -
9/11
•On September 11th Al Qaeda terrorists crash three planes into the New
York's World Trade Center and Pentagon -
War w/Afghanistan
Afghanistan War, international conflict in Afghanistan beginning in 2001 that was triggered by the September 11 attacks and consisted of three phases. The first phase—toppling the Taliban (the ultraconservative political and religious faction that ruled Afghanistan and provided sanctuary for al-Qaeda, perpetrators of the September 11 attacks)—was brief, lasting just two months -
iPod
Apple debuts iPod