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Olympics boycott
US boycotts the 1980s olympics to protest against the 1979 invasion in Afghanistan -
The Iran-Iraq war starts
Iraq invaded Iran and started a war that lasted for 8 years. -
Arnold Schwarzenegger won his last Mr olympia
This was one of the most controversial Mr olympias because any fans said that Arnold was not conditioned like the others and could not compete with the new gen and when he won many people boo'd, retired and many more things. -
Ronald Reagen elected president
Ronald Reagen was elected president of the U.S. -
first female appointed to supreme court
Sandra Day O'connor was appointed to the supreme court -
E.T. the extra terrestrial
This movie is about a gentle alien getting stuck on earth and he gets discovered by a boy named elliot, they become great friends and they get to know everyone, but et gets ill resulting the government get involved and et and elliot to be in a dire situation. -
1982 FIFA World Cup
Italy won the World Cup in 1982 that was hosted by Spain. -
Sally Ride
First American woman to be in space. -
Beirut Barracks Bombing
This marked the end of peacekeeping in lebanon and was a huge terrorist attack. -
The U.S. invaded Grenada
The US invaded Grenada because they were protecting American citizen and medical students on that island. -
The Terminator
The Terminator is a science fiction action film staring Arnold Schwarzenegger -
Indira Ghandi assasinated
Indian prime minister Indira Ghandi was assassinated by two of her security guards. -
Ronald Reagan reelected as president
This was reagans last term as a president so this would be his last time being president. -
the Challenger explodes
The Challenger explodes 73 seconds into its flight, killing all 7 crew members on it. -
Chernobyl disaster
Lots of radiation was exposed to people and many people died -
Argentina win the world cup
Argentina won 3-2 against West Germany and Diego Maradona got MOTM. -
The wall street crash of 1987
A very unexpected stock market crash, worldwide losses were estimated to 1.71 trillion dollars. -
The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes
The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes in the north sea, killing over 150 people. -
The Gameboy was invented
The Gameboy, a 8-bit, fourth generation, handheld gaming console made by Nintendo was released in japan. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
This was one of the events that started the end of communism in central and western Europe.