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February 13, 1980 - The opening ceremonies of the 1980 Winter Olympics Games are held in Lake Placid, New York. One of the most thrilling moments include the "Miracle on Ice" when a team of U.S. amateur ice hockey players defeated the vaunted Soviet Union professional all-star team in the semi-final game.
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April 12, 1980 - The United States Olympic Committee, responding to the request of President Jimmy Carter on March 21, votes to withdraw its athletes from participation in the Moscow Summer Olympic Games, due to the continued involvement of the Soviet Union in Afghanistan
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Dec 8, 1980- John Lennon is shot outside his New York apartment.
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April 12, 1981 - The first launch of the Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center occurs as Columbia begins its STS-1 mission
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August 1, 1981- MTV (Music Television) is launched
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August 12, 1981 - IBM introduced the IBM-PC personal computer, the IBM 5150. It was designed by twelve engineers and designers under Don Estridge of the IBM Entry Systems Division. It sold for $1,565 in 1981.
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September 19, 1982- Origins of the Smiley on the Internet
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September 30, 1982 Cheers Premieres.
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Nov, 30, 1982- Michael Jackson releases his second adult solo album, Thriller.
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June 18, 1983 - Astronaut Sally Ride becomes the first American woman to travel into space.
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July 28, 1984 - The opening ceremony of the Los Angeles Olympic Games is held.
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September 1984- The first music CD is pressed in the US
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September 20, 1984 The Cosby Show Premieres
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January 20, 1986 - Martin Luther King Day is officially observed for the first time as a federal holiday in the United States
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January 28, 1986 - The Challenger Space Shuttle explodes after lift off at Cape Canaveral, Florida, killing seven people, including Christa McAuliffe, a New Hampshire school teacher.
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April 5, 1987- The Simpsons Is First Seen On Tracey Ullman Show
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March 24, 1989 - The Exxon Valdez crashed into Bligh Reef in Alaska's Prince William Sound, causing the largest oil spill in American history, eleven million gallons, which extended forty-five miles.
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April 25 – The world’s smallest mobile phone, the Motorola MicroTAC Personal Cellular Telephone, is introduced.
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May 1 – Disney-MGM Studios at Walt Disney World opens its doors to the public.
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June 23 – The 1989 Batman film hits theaters and becomes the highest grossing film based on a DC comic book until 2008′s The Dark Knight.
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July 5 – Seinfeld premieres.
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July 31 – Nintendo launches GameBoy in North America.
