1980s News & Sports

1981: After 444 days of captivity, the Iranian hostages were released. The Iranian Hostage Crisis ======================================== ========================================	-----	1981: Columbia made the first official space shuttle flight, kicking off an entire decade of shuttle missions. Space Shuttle Columbia ======================================== ========================================
1980: Many people lost a personal hero when John Lennon was killed. The Story From The BBC ======================================== ========================================		1981: Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court. Sandra Day O'Connor ======================================== ========================================
1989: The world rejoiced when the Berlin Wall fell. The Fall of the Berlin Wall ======================================== ========================================		1982: Seven people died in the Tylenol tampering scare, in which random victims unknowingly swallowed Tylenol capsules filled with cyanide. This led to the tamper-resistant and quality-sealed packaging we see on store shelves today. Tylenol Case Spawns Copycat Crimes The Tylenol Murders ======================================== ========================================
1986: Seven crew members were lost, including teacher Christa McAuliffe, when the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after lift-off. The Space Shuttle Challenger Accident		1980: Mount St. Helens erupted. Mount St. Helens
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More Top Stories 1980 *1980 Presidential Election *U.S. Boycotts Moscow Summer Olympics 1981 *President Reagan Assassination Attempt *Pope John Paul II Shot *Prince Charles Weds Lady Diana Spencer *Egypt's Anwar Sadat Assassinated 1982 *Disney's Epcot Center Opens 1983 *Sally Ride: First American Woman In Space *U.S. Invades Grenada 1984 * 1984 Presidential Election *Nude Photos Cost Miss America Her Title		1986 *Hands Across America *Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster 1987 *Stock Market Crash *Rescue Of Baby Jessica *Scandal For Presidential Hopeful Gary Hart * Scandal For PTL's Jim Bakker 1988 *Pan Am Flight 103 Explodes Over Scotland * 1988 Presidential Election *Last Playboy Club Closes Its Doors 1989 * Exxon Valdez Oil Spill *Scientists Find Cystic Fibrosis Gene *Major Earthquake In San Francisco Also... *AIDS Becomes An Epidemic

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presidents 1977-1981: Jimmy Carter 1981-1989: Ronald Reagan 1989-1993: George Bush	Newsmakers names in the news Time Magazine's Man Of The Year Lee Iacocca Donald & Ivana Trump Imelda Marcos Manuel Noriega Oliver North Vanessa Williams Tammy Faye Bakker Christie Brinkley Cindy Crawford Rock Hudson Jessica Hahn Donna Rice

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Sports sports stars Mary Lou Retton Greg Louganis Katarina Witt Torvill & Dean Florence Griffith Joyner Edwin Moses Brian Boitano Walter Payton Fernando Valenzuela Jim Palmer Michael Jordan Magic Johnson Larry Bird Bo Jackson Wayne Gretzky Jamaican Bobsled Team U.S. Hockey Team Wins Olympic Gold USFL Football League Jamaican Bobsled Team At Winter Olympics How The '85 Bears Captured Chicago Video Clip: The Super Bowl Shuffle Super Bowl Shuffle Lyrics & Photos	sports tidbits *Between 1983 and 1985, football fans could watch the game year-round, thanks to the USFL. This short-lived football league scheduled its games during the spring and summer. *For Chicago Bears fans, 1985 was the best year ever. The season ended on a high note when the Bears won Super Bowl XX in January 1986. In October 1985, the team made a record and video for charity entitled The Super Bowl Shuffle. Believe it or not, the song actually reached #41 on the Billboard charts and was nominated for a Grammy. *In 1980, a ragtag bunch of college hockey players became the heroes of a nation. That year, the U.S. Olympic hockey team defeated formidable teams from the U.S.S.R. and Finland to win the gold medal. *In the 1988 Winter Olympics, figure skaters Debi Thomas and Katarina Witt were both favored to win the gold medal. Ironically, they both performed their routines to the music from Carmen. When it was all over, Witt took the gold and Thomas took the bronze. And what about second place? While everyone was worrying about Carmen, Elizabeth Manley quietly stepped up to capture the silver. *Another great story from the 1988 Winter Olympics was that of the Jamaican Bobsled Team. Although they came in last place, the public was captivated by the idea of a bobsled team from a tropical island.

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