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