The Modern The Modern World: 1979 - World: 1979 -

19891989

19791979

Shah flees IranShah flees Iran

Iran hostage crisisIran hostage crisis

Three-Mile IslandThree-Mile Island

Saddam HusseinSaddam Hussein

NickelodeonNickelodeon

ESPNESPN

Soviets invade Soviets invade AfghanistanAfghanistan

Gas crisisGas crisis

Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher

Births & deaths of 1979Births & deaths of 1979

BornBorn AaliyahAaliyah BrandyBrandy Samoa JoeSamoa Joe Heath LedgerHeath Ledger Kate HudsonKate Hudson Frank MirFrank Mir Mickie JamesMickie James PinkPink MyaMya Ne-YoNe-Yo Ron ArtestRon Artest Chris DaughtryChris Daughtry

DiedDied John WayneJohn Wayne

19801980

US boycotts US boycotts OlympicsOlympics

Iran-Iraq War beginsIran-Iraq War begins

John Lennon murderedJohn Lennon murdered

Pac-Man DebutsPac-Man Debuts

Births & deaths of 1980Births & deaths of 1980

BornBorn Albert PujolsAlbert Pujols Julius PeppersJulius Peppers Randy OrtonRandy Orton Venus WilliamsVenus Williams Michael VickMichael Vick Jessica SimpsonJessica Simpson The MizThe Miz Kim KardashianKim Kardashian Yao MingYao Ming Christina AguileraChristina Aguilera

DiedDied Jesse OwensJesse Owens Jean-Paul SartreJean-Paul Sartre Alfred HitchcockAlfred Hitchcock Josip Broz TitoJosip Broz Tito Muhammad Reza Muhammad Reza

PahlaviPahlavi Jean PiagetJean Piaget Steve McQueenSteve McQueen John LennonJohn Lennon

19811981

Ronald ReaganRonald Reagan

Reagan is shotReagan is shot

The Space ShuttleThe Space Shuttle

Pope John Paul II shotPope John Paul II shot

AIDS identifiedAIDS identified

Israel destroys Iraqi Israel destroys Iraqi reactorreactor

Lady Diana weds Prince Lady Diana weds Prince CharlesCharles

MTVMTV

Anwar Sadat assassinatedAnwar Sadat assassinated

Births & deaths of 1981Births & deaths of 1981 BornBorn Alicia KeysAlicia Keys Eli ManningEli Manning Elijah WoodElijah Wood Justin TimberlakeJustin Timberlake Paris HiltonParis Hilton Jessica AlbaJessica Alba Natalie PortmanNatalie Portman Josh HamiltonJosh Hamilton Beyonce KnowlesBeyonce Knowles Jennifer HudsonJennifer Hudson Serena WilliamsSerena Williams Britney SpearsBritney Spears

BornBorn Roger FedererRoger Federer Tila TequilaTila Tequila

DiedDied Bill HaleyBill Haley Joe LouisJoe Louis Bob MarleyBob Marley Anwar SadatAnwar Sadat

19821982

Falklands WarFalklands War

Mexico bankruptMexico bankrupt

First CDFirst CD

Epcot opensEpcot opens

Vietnam Veterans Vietnam Veterans MemorialMemorial

ThrillerThriller

Commodore 64Commodore 64

Births & deaths of 1982Births & deaths of 1982

BornBorn Dwayne WadeDwayne Wade Ben RoethlisbergerBen Roethlisberger Jessica BielJessica Biel MariaMaria Danica PatrickDanica Patrick Seth RoganSeth Rogan Kelly ClarksonKelly Clarkson Prince WilliamPrince William Lil’ WayneLil’ Wayne

DiedDied Philip K. DickPhilip K. Dick John BelushiJohn Belushi Grace KellyGrace Kelly Leonid BrezhnevLeonid Brezhnev Anna FreudAnna Freud

19831983

Sally RideSally Ride

NintendoNintendo

Korean Air Flight 007Korean Air Flight 007

Beirut Bombings kill 305Beirut Bombings kill 305

GrenadaGrenada

ThrillerThriller video video

Chicken McNuggetsChicken McNuggets

Births & deaths of 1983Births & deaths of 1983

BornBorn Carrie UnderwoodCarrie Underwood Amy WinehouseAmy Winehouse Jesse EisenbergJesse Eisenberg T-PainT-Pain

DiedDied Paul “Bear” BryantPaul “Bear” Bryant Karen CarpenterKaren Carpenter Tennessee Tennessee

WilliamsWilliams Jack DempseyJack Dempsey George HalasGeorge Halas

19841984

LA OlympicsLA Olympics

Indira Gandhi Indira Gandhi assassinatedassassinated

Bhopal disaster kills 8000Bhopal disaster kills 8000

Ethiopian famineEthiopian famine

Crack EpidemicCrack Epidemic

Births & deaths of 1984Births & deaths of 1984

BornBorn Khloe KardashianKhloe Kardashian Carmelo AnthonyCarmelo Anthony Fantasia BarrinoFantasia Barrino Prince HarryPrince Harry Avril LavigneAvril Lavigne Katy PerryKaty Perry Kelly OsbourneKelly Osbourne Eric StaalEric Staal Scarlett JohanssonScarlett Johansson LeBron JamesLeBron James

DiedDied Ray KrocRay Kroc Yuri AndropovYuri Andropov Marvin GayeMarvin Gaye Ansel AdamsAnsel Adams Indira GandhiIndira Gandhi

19851985

We Are the WorldWe Are the World

Mikhail GorbachevMikhail Gorbachev

Wrestlemania IWrestlemania I

New CokeNew Coke

TitanicTitanic found found

TetrisTetris

Births & deaths of 1985Births & deaths of 1985

BornBorn Adrian PetersonAdrian Peterson Keira KnightleyKeira Knightley Leona LewisLeona Lewis Chris PaulChris Paul Michael PhelpsMichael Phelps Cody RhodesCody Rhodes Frankie MunizFrankie Muniz Raven-SymoneRaven-Symone

DiedDied Konstantin Konstantin

ChernenkoChernenko Rock HudsonRock Hudson Orson WellesOrson Welles Dian FosseyDian Fossey

19861986

ChallengerChallenger disaster disaster

Ferdinand Marcos into Ferdinand Marcos into exileexile

ChernobylChernobyl

MirMir

Iran-Contra AffairIran-Contra Affair

Mike TysonMike Tyson

Births & deaths of 1986Births & deaths of 1986 BornBorn Mischa BartonMischa Barton Lady GaGaLady GaGa Amanda BynesAmanda Bynes Megan FoxMegan Fox Shia LebeoufShia Lebeouf Mary-Kate OlsenMary-Kate Olsen Ashley OlsenAshley Olsen Kellie PicklerKellie Pickler Lindsay LohanLindsay Lohan Usain BoltUsain Bolt Shaun WhiteShaun White

DiedDied L. Ron HubbardL. Ron Hubbard

19871987

The SimpsonsThe Simpsons

Births & deaths of 1987Births & deaths of 1987

BornBorn Kelly KellyKelly Kelly Bow WowBow Wow Jesse McCartneyJesse McCartney Joss StoneJoss Stone Tim TebowTim Tebow Evan Rachel WoodEvan Rachel Wood Hilary DuffHilary Duff Zac EfronZac Efron Kevin JonasKevin Jonas

DiedDied LiberaceLiberace Andy WarholAndy Warhol Maria von TrappMaria von Trapp

19881988

Perestroika & Perestroika & GlasnostGlasnost

Iran-Iraq War endsIran-Iraq War ends

Soviets begin withdrawal Soviets begin withdrawal from Afghanistanfrom Afghanistan

Births & deaths of 1988Births & deaths of 1988

BornBorn RihannaRihanna Haley Joel OsmentHaley Joel Osment Brooke HoganBrooke Hogan Michael CeraMichael Cera Rupert GrintRupert Grint Vanessa HudgensVanessa Hudgens

DiedDied Roy OrbisonRoy Orbison

19891989

George H. W. George H. W. BushBush

Tiananmen Tiananmen SquareSquare

Berlin Wall fallsBerlin Wall falls

Hasselhoff Sings!Hasselhoff Sings!

Iron Curtain liftedIron Curtain lifted

Births & deaths of 1989Births & deaths of 1989

BornBorn Chris BrownChris Brown Daniel RadcliffeDaniel Radcliffe Joe JonasJoe Jonas RomeoRomeo Hayden PanettiereHayden Panettiere Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Jordan SparksJordan Sparks

DiedDied HirohitoHirohito Salvador DaliSalvador Dali Ayatollah KhomeiniAyatollah Khomeini Mel BlancMel Blanc Laurence OlivierLaurence Olivier