1. The Modern World: 1979 - 1989

2. 1979

3. Shah flees Iran

4. Iran hostage crisis

5. Three-Mile Island

6. Saddam Hussein

7. Nickelodeon

8. ESPN

9. Soviets invade Afghanistan

10. Gas crisis

11. Margaret Thatcher

12. Births & deaths of 1979 Born Born Aaliyah Aaliyah Brandy Brandy Samoa Joe Samoa Joe Heath Ledger Heath Ledger Kate Hudson Kate Hudson Frank Mir Frank Mir Mickie James Mickie James Pink Pink Mya Mya Ne-Yo Ne-Yo Ron Artest Ron Artest Chris Daughtry Chris Daughtry Died Died John Wayne John Wayne

13. 1980

14. US boycotts Olympics

15. Iran-Iraq War begins

16. John Lennon murdered

17. Pac-Man Debuts

18. Births & deaths of 1980 Born Born Albert Pujols Albert Pujols Julius Peppers Julius Peppers Randy Orton Randy Orton Venus Williams Venus Williams Michael Vick Michael Vick Jessica Simpson Jessica Simpson The Miz The Miz Kim Kardashian Kim Kardashian Yao Ming Yao Ming Christina Aguilera Christina Aguilera Died Died Jesse Owens Jesse Owens Jean-Paul Sartre Jean-Paul Sartre Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock Josip Broz Tito Josip Broz Tito Muhammad Reza Pahlavi Muhammad Reza Pahlavi Jean Piaget Jean Piaget Steve McQueen Steve McQueen John Lennon John Lennon

19. 1981

20. Ronald Reagan

21. Reagan is shot

22. The Space Shuttle

23. Pope John Paul II shot

24. AIDS identified

25. Israel destroys Iraqi reactor

26. Lady Diana weds Prince Charles

27. MTV

28. Anwar Sadat assassinated

29. Births & deaths of 1981 Born Born Alicia Keys Alicia Keys Eli Manning Eli Manning Elijah Wood Elijah Wood Justin Timberlake Justin Timberlake Paris Hilton Paris Hilton Jessica Alba Jessica Alba Natalie Portman Natalie Portman Josh Hamilton Josh Hamilton Beyonce Knowles Beyonce Knowles Jennifer Hudson Jennifer Hudson Serena Williams Serena Williams Britney Spears Britney Spears Born Born Roger Federer Roger Federer Tila Tequila Tila Tequila Died Died Bill Haley Bill Haley Joe Louis Joe Louis Bob Marley Bob Marley Anwar Sadat Anwar Sadat

30. 1982

31. Falklands War

32. Mexico bankrupt

33. First CD

34. Epcot opens

35. Vietnam Veterans Memorial

36. Thriller

37. Commodore 64

38. Births & deaths of 1982 Born Born Dwayne Wade Dwayne Wade Ben Roethlisberger Ben Roethlisberger Jessica Biel Jessica Biel Maria Maria Danica Patrick Danica Patrick Seth Rogan Seth Rogan Kelly Clarkson Kelly Clarkson Prince William Prince William Lil’ Wayne Lil’ Wayne Died Died Philip K. Dick Philip K. Dick John Belushi John Belushi Grace Kelly Grace Kelly Leonid Brezhnev Leonid Brezhnev Anna Freud Anna Freud

39. 1983

40. Sally Ride

41. Nintendo

42. Korean Air Flight 007

43. Beirut Bombings kill 305

44. Grenada

45. Thriller video

46. Chicken McNuggets

47. Births & deaths of 1983 Born Born Carrie Underwood Carrie Underwood Amy Winehouse Amy Winehouse Jesse Eisenberg Jesse Eisenberg T-Pain T-Pain Died Died Paul “Bear” Bryant Paul “Bear” Bryant Karen Carpenter Karen Carpenter Tennessee Williams Tennessee Williams Jack Dempsey Jack Dempsey George Halas George Halas

48. 1984

49. LA Olympics

50. Indira Gandhi assassinated

51. Bhopal disaster kills 8000

52. Ethiopian famine

53. Crack Epidemic

54. Births & deaths of 1984 Born Born Khloe Kardashian Khloe Kardashian Carmelo Anthony Carmelo Anthony Fantasia Barrino Fantasia Barrino Prince Harry Prince Harry Avril Lavigne Avril Lavigne Katy Perry Katy Perry Kelly Osbourne Kelly Osbourne Eric Staal Eric Staal Scarlett Johansson Scarlett Johansson LeBron James LeBron James Died Died Ray Kroc Ray Kroc Yuri Andropov Yuri Andropov Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye Ansel Adams Ansel Adams Indira Gandhi Indira Gandhi

55. 1985

56. We Are the World

57. Mikhail Gorbachev

58. Wrestlemania I

59. New Coke

60. Titanic found

61. Tetris

62. Births & deaths of 1985 Born Born Adrian Peterson Adrian Peterson Keira Knightley Keira Knightley Leona Lewis Leona Lewis Chris Paul Chris Paul Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Cody Rhodes Cody Rhodes Frankie Muniz Frankie Muniz Raven-Symone Raven-Symone Died Died Konstantin Chernenko Konstantin Chernenko Rock Hudson Rock Hudson Orson Welles Orson Welles Dian Fossey Dian Fossey

63. 1986

64. Challenger disaster

65. Ferdinand Marcos into exile

66. Chernobyl

67. Mir

68. Iran-Contra Affair

69. Mike Tyson

70. Births & deaths of 1986 Born Born Mischa Barton Mischa Barton Lady GaGa Lady GaGa Amanda Bynes Amanda Bynes Megan Fox Megan Fox Shia Lebeouf Shia Lebeouf Mary-Kate Olsen Mary-Kate Olsen Ashley Olsen Ashley Olsen Kellie Pickler Kellie Pickler Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Lohan Usain Bolt Usain Bolt Shaun White Shaun White Died Died L. Ron Hubbard L. Ron Hubbard

71. 1987

72. The Simpsons

73. Births & deaths of 1987 Born Born Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly Bow Wow Bow Wow Jesse McCartney Jesse McCartney Joss Stone Joss Stone Tim Tebow Tim Tebow Evan Rachel Wood Evan Rachel Wood Hilary Duff Hilary Duff Zac Efron Zac Efron Kevin Jonas Kevin Jonas Died Died Liberace Liberace Andy Warhol Andy Warhol Maria von Trapp Maria von Trapp

74. 1988

75. Perestroika & Glasnost

76. Iran-Iraq War ends

77. Soviets begin withdrawal from Afghanistan

78. Births & deaths of 1988 Born Born Rihanna Rihanna Haley Joel Osment Haley Joel Osment Brooke Hogan Brooke Hogan Michael Cera Michael Cera Rupert Grint Rupert Grint Vanessa Hudgens Vanessa Hudgens Died Died Roy Orbison Roy Orbison

79. 1989

80. George H. W. Bush

81. Tiananmen Square

82. Berlin Wall falls

83. Hasselhoff Sings!

84. Iron Curtain lifted

85. Births & deaths of 1989 Born Born Chris Brown Chris Brown Daniel Radcliffe Daniel Radcliffe Joe Jonas Joe Jonas Romeo Romeo Hayden Panettiere Hayden Panettiere Taylor Swift Taylor Swift Jordan Sparks Jordan Sparks Died Died Hirohito Hirohito Salvador Dali Salvador Dali Ayatollah Khomeini Ayatollah Khomeini Mel Blanc Mel Blanc Laurence Olivier Laurence Olivier