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In 1986 (the year you were born)
Ronald Reagan is president of the USThe US officially observes Martin Luther King Day as a national holiday for the first time
The space shuttle Challenger explodes moments after lift off, killing 6 astronauts and a teacher
A major nuclear disaster occurs at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Soviet Union
Japanese video game maker Nintendo introduces its games to America
US warplanes bomb Libyan headquarters in retaliation for terrorist attacks
The Soviet Union launches the Mir space station
IBM unveils the PC Convertible, the first laptop computer
Charlotte Church, The Olsen twins, and Lindsay Lohan are born
New York Mets win the World Series
Chicago Bears win Superbowl XX
Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup
Top Gun is the top grossing film
“That’s What Friends Are For” by Dionne & Friends spends the most time at the top of the US charts
Jimmy Carter is president of the US
President Carter announces punitive measures and embargos against the USSR in retaliation for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Mount St. Helens in Washington state erupts in a violent blast estimated to be 500 times as powerful as the Hiroshima atomic bomb
Ronald Reagan is elected the 40th US president in a sweeping victory
US Representative Michael O. Myers is expelled from the House for his role in the Abscam scandal
Hewlett-Packard announces release of its first personal computer
Microsoft announces their version of UNIX, Xenix
Christina Ricci, Chelsea Clinton, Venus Williams, Jessica Simpson, Macaulay Culkin, and Jake Gyllenhaal are born
Philadelphia Phllies win the World Series
Pittsburgh Steelers win Superbowl XIV
New York Islanders win the Stanley Cup
The Empire Strikes Back is the top grossing film
“Lady” by Kenny Rogers spends the most time at the top of the US charts
U.S. viewers get caught up in the “Who Shot J.R.?” cliff hanger on the soap opera series, Dallas, which is solved on a November 21 episode, drawing a record numbers of viewers
Dwight Eisenhower is president of the US
Sit-ins being after 4 black college students in North Carolina refuse to
move from a deli counter when denied serviceA U-2 reconnaissance plane belonging to the US is shot down in the
Soviet UnionHurricane “Donna” strikes the East Coast causing over 100 deaths in the
US and the AntillesJohn F. Kennedy defeats Vice President Richard Nixon in the presidential
raceCassius Clay (who later took the name Muhammad Ali) wins his first
professional fightMichael Stipe, Tony Robbins, Bono, John F. Kennedy, Jr., and Jeffrey
Dahmer are bornPittsburgh Pirates win the World Series
Philadelphia Eagles win the NFL championship
Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup
Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho is the top grossing film
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is published
The Beatles make their debut in Hamburg, Germany
The Flintstones debut
Richard Nixon is president of the US
Supreme Court rules in Roe vs. Wade that states may not prevent a woman from having an abortion during the first trimester
US announces the end of the military draft
Spiro T. Agnew resigns after pleading no contest to charges of tax evasion while governor of Maryland
Gerald R. Ford becomes the first appointed vice president under the 25th Amendment
A total ban on oil exports to the US for six months is imposed by Arab nations after the outbreak of an Arab-Israeli war
President Richard Nixon announces that a peace accord has been reached in Vietnam
Drea de Matteo, Tori Spelling, Carson Daly, Monica Lewinsky, and Kate Beckinsale are born
Oakland Athletics win the World Series
Miami Dolphins win Superbowl VII
Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup
The Exorcist and American Graffiti are top grossing films
Elvis Presley’s Aloha From Hawaii television special is seen around the world by more than 1 billion viewers
KISS performs their first concert, at the Coventary Club in Queens
“The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” by Roberta Flack wins a Grammy for song of the year
Schoolhouse Rock premieres
Gerald Ford is president of the US
Evacuation of US civilians from Saigon as Communist forces complete takeover of South Vietnam
FBI agents capture Patty Hearst, who is indicted and convicted of bank robbery
Teamster Jimmy Hoffa disappears without a trace
Marines rescue the crew of the American ship the Mayaguez near Vietnam
First Lady Betty Ford says in an interview that she thinks her children have tried marijuana
Natalie Imbruglia, Drew Barrymore, David Beckham, Enrique Iglesias, Angelina Jolie, and Tiger Woods are born
Cincinnati Reds win the World Series
Pittsburgh Steelers win Superbowl IX
Philadelphia Flyers win the Stanley Cup
Production begins on Star Wars
Jaws and The Rocky Horror Picture Show are the top grossing films
Soul Train premieres on television in the United States
“The Way We Were” (performed by Barbara Streisand) wins the Grammy for best song
Saturday Night Live and Wheel of Fortune premiere
In 1971 (the year you were born)
Richard Nixon is president of the USCharles Manson and 3 of his followers are convicted of multiple counts of first-degree murder
An earthquake in California’s San Fernando Valley kills 64 people
New York Times begins publication of classified Pentagon papers on US involvement in Vietnam
The $70 million Kennedy Center opens in Washington, DC
A four day revolt at New York’s Attica state prison ends after being stormed by 1000 state troopers
A new stock-market index called the Nasdaq debuts
Walt Disney World opens
Intel releases world’s first microprocessor, the 4004
Ray Tomlinson sends the first e-mail
Libertarian party established in USA
Kid Rock, Denise Richards, Sean Astin, Winona Ryder, and Ricky Martin are born
Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series
Baltimore Colts win Superbowl V
Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath is published
The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour premeires on television
“Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Simon & Garfunkel wins Grammy for song of the year
All in the Family premieres
Dwight Eisenhower is president of the US
First civil rights bill since Reconstruction to protect blacks’ voting rights is approved by Congress
Hurricane “Audrey” destroys Cameron, Louisiana killing 390 people
National Guardsmen bar nine black students from entering previously all white Central High School in Little Rock
Russians launch Sputnik I, first earth orbiting satellite
The FBI arrests Jimmy Hoffa and charges him with bribery
Vanna White, Osama bin Laden, Sid Vicious, and Melanie Griffith are born
Milwaukee Brewers win World Series
Detroit Lions win NFL championship
Montreal Canadiens win Stanley Cup
On the Road by Jack Kerouac is published
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss is published
In 1985 (the year you were born)
Ronald Reagan is president of the USLive Aid, a 17 hour rock concert broadcasts worldwide from London and Philadelphia, raising $70 million for starving Africans
An 8.1 magnitude earthquake hits Mexico City and results in about 25,000 deaths
Vocano “Nevada del Ruiz” erupts near Bogota, Columbia causing mud slides that bury two towns
American Jew Jonathan Pollard is arrested for giving military secrets to Israel
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader
New Coke is released on the 99th anniversary of Coca-Cola
The GNU Manifesto first written by Richard Stallman
Kansas City Royals win the World series
San Francisco 49ers win Superbowl XIX
Edmonton Oilers win the Stanley Cup
Back to the Future is the top grossing film
Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis is published
David Lee Roth leaves Van Halen to begin a solo career
“Careless Whisper” by Wham! spends the most time at the top of the US charts
Elmo is introduced on Sesame Street
The Golden Girls and Growing Pains premiere
In 1984 (the year you were born)
Ronald Reagan is president of the USOn a Challenger mission, two astronauts become the first humans to fly free of a spacecraft
An Union Carbide insecticide plant in Bhopal, India seeps toxic gas killing over 2,000
Penthouse magazine publishes nude photographs of Miss America Vanessa Williams
The Soviet Union boycotts the Los Angeles Summer Olympics
Richard Stallman starts developing GNU
“Where’s the Beef?” commercial campaign for Wendy’s airs for the first time
The Apple Macintosh, the first consumer computer to use a computer mouse and GUI interface, is introduced by Apple
Ethiopian famine begins
Mandy Moore and Avril Lavigne are born
Detroit Tigers win the World Series
Los Angeles Raiders win Superbowl XVIII
Edmonton Oilers win the Stanley Cup
Ghost Busters, Beverly Hills Cop, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Gremlins, and The Karate Kid are top grossing films
“When Doves Cry” by Prince and the Revolution spends the most time at the top of US charts
Michael Jackson’s hair catches fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial
The Cosby Show, Punky Brewster, and Who’s the Boss? premiere
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