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CNN started
Cable news network known as CNN was launched an American basic cable and satellite television channel owned by Turner broadcasting system division of time warner. CNN was founded by Ted turner and 25 other original members who invested $20 million in the network. -
Terry Fox
Terry Fox was a cancer survivor that was born in 1958. He was a Canadian athlete, cancer activist, and a humanitarian. Terry unfortunately got his leg amputated due to cancer but it did not stop him from running from the east coast to the west coast of Canada. The purpose was to raise money to donate to cancer research but died due to the cancer spreading to his lungs before he could finish. -
Oh Canada
The anthem was first written in Québec City by a composer named Calixa Lavallé in French. It became the country’s national anthem in 1980 when Canada’s National Anthem Act received Royal Assent and became effective on July 1st as part of that year’s Dominion Day. It affected Canadians everywhere because it was now the song that everyone sang, and affected the patriotism of Canadians. -
John Lennon
On December 8th 1980 John Lennon, English musician known for his part in the Beatles was shot and killed at The Dakota in New York City, this event was significant because John Lennon was loved and adored and his music was incredible it still affects the music culture to this day. -
AIDS
In the 1980s and early 1990s, the outbreak of HIV and AIDS swept across the United States and rest of the world, though the disease originated decades earlier. Today, more than 70 million people have been infected with HIV and about 35 million have died from AIDS since the start of the pandemic, according to the World Health Organization (WH)). -
Prince Charles marries Diana
Originally known as Lady Diana Spencer, Diana became more prominent when she got engaged to Prince Charles, the Queen’s eldest son. After having 2 kids, Prince Wiliam and Prince Harry, the couple decided to part ways and got divorced in 1996. This event, in general, is of significance because, without Diana, the line heirs to the throne wouldn’t have continued. Also, when she left, she gave another potential suitor an opportunity to reach the throne, changing the royal lineage. -
Charter of rights and freedom
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms was a bill of rights passed in 1982 that spoke of the rights and freedoms that every Canadian had access to, such as the freedom of equality and freedom of expression, and is still in effect today. It dictates the rights of every Canadian citizen which is why it is significant. -
Sally Ride
Sally Ride became the first American women in space (third woman overall) after she rode on a space shuttle named Challenger on June 18, 1983. She is an astronaut, physicist and engineer from Los Angelos, who joined NASA in 1978. She is significant because…she not only paved the path for aspiring Americans (and American identity) but Canadians too since America has a massive influence on Canada. -
First commercial cellphone call is made
In 1973, a man named Martin Cooper made the first cell phone call and he is the one that holds the first prototype of a cell phone (Motorola DynaTAC). The first actual commercial cell phone call was made 10 years later (1983). This is of significance since the cell phone revolutionized and greatly changed communication and technology for people going forward. -
Steve jobs introduces mac computer
This was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature. But it had unpopular features, it has the mouse and graphical user interface. Rather than the command-line interface of its predecessors. -
Assassination of indian prime minister
Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her own bodyguards, they both immediately surrendered and both got shot. Her career was complicated because it had its highs and lows, from being at a high point where India's victory over Pakistan in 1971. But then being kicked out at office because she called state of emergency. -
MIcrosoft introduces windows
The OS has been code named “Interface Manager” but then was changed to Windows, the name windows describes the window boxes that popped up on the screen. Such as scrollbars, icons, and dialogue boxes that made it easier to use programs. Windows 1.0 had programs such as the file management, paint, window writer, notepad, calculator and many more. This paved the way for future advances in technology. -
Chernobyl accident
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Black Monday
The Wall Street crash, also known as Black Monday, was an event when stock markets around the globe crashed. The crash first began in Hong Kong and then spread to the west of Europe, additionally hitting the United States after the decline of the other markets around the globe. -
US and Canada sign free trade agreement
As a response to countless trade-related disputes, a dispute settlement mechanism in the form of CUSFTA (Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement) was negotiated between Canada and the United States. This was a historical moment, significant for both countries since it made them the biggest, most prominent participants in trade liberalization. -
The Internet is born
Sir Tim Berners-Lee creates the worldwide web. Berners-Lee works in CERN (the European Organisation for Nuclear Research), which has houses the world's largest internet node, during 1980, returning in 1984 to develop a proposal to link hypertext with the internet.
At CERN, he designs and builds the first web browser in 1990,and then builds the first website, which goes online on August 6 1991. The internet probably plays the biggest part in our lives as it all connects us to this day. -
George H. W. Bush becomes president
Bush in 1988 defeated Democratic opponent Michael Dukakis, becoming the first incumbent vice president to be elected president in 152 years.
Foreign policy drove the Bush presidency; military operations were conducted in Panama and the Persian Gulf, the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, and the Soviet Union dissolved two years later. Bush also signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which created a trade bloc consisting of the United States, Canada, and Mexico. -
Exxon Valdez oil spill
The Exxon Valdez oil spill was a man made disaster that occurred when Exxon Valdez, an oil tanker owned by the Exxon Shipping Company, spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil into Alaska’s Prince William Sound on March 24, 1989. It was the worst oil spill in U.S. history until the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. The Exxon Valdez oil slick covered 1,300 miles of coastline and killed hundreds of thousands of seabirds, otters, seals and whales. -
Berlin Wall Falls
While the actual destruction of the wall would only occur in the November of 1991, the spokesperson for East Berlin’s Communist party announced a change in his relations with the west. He stated that citizens of the GDR were free to cross the country’s borders starting at midnight of that day. It was significant because it was the first time Berlin was united since 1945, and signified that the end of the Cold War was near.
