Do you remember? Some of the most important events of the 80's, 90's, and 00's

Do you remember? Some of the most important events of the 80's, 90's, and 00's

Do you remember? Some of the most important events of the 80's, 90's, and 00's

Do you remember? Some of the most important events of the 80's, 90's, and 00's

Do you remember? Some of the most important events of the 80's, 90's, and 00's

Do you remember? Some of the most important events of the 80's, 90's, and 00's

Do you remember? Some of the most important events of the 80's, 90's, and 00's

Do you remember? Some of the most important events of the 80's, 90's, and 00's

Do you remember? Some of the most important events of the 80's, 90's, and 00's

Do you remember? Some of the most important events of the 80's, 90's, and 00's

Do you remember? Some of the most important events of the 80's, 90's, and 00's

Do you remember? Some of the most important events of the 80's, 90's, and 00's

Do you remember? Some of the most important events of the 80's, 90's, and 00's

Do you remember? Some of the most important events of the 80's, 90's, and 00's

Do you remember? Some of the most important events of the 80's, 90's, and 00's

Do you remember? Some of the most important events of the 80's, 90's, and 00's

Do you remember? Some of the most important events of the 80's, 90's, and 00's

Do you remember? Some of the most important events of the 80's, 90's, and 00's

Do you remember? Some of the most important events of the 80's, 90's, and 00's

Do you remember? Some of the most important events of the 80's, 90's, and 00's

Do you remember? Some of the most important events of the 80's, 90's, and 00's

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1980 - The Chicken McNugget was first introduced to the public in 1980.

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1980 - The arcade game Pac-Man was first released in Japan in May 1980.

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1980 - The Post-it Note was first introduced to the public in 1980.

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1980 - In 1980, the world population was about 4.5 billion. For comparison, in 2018, the world population is 7.6 billion.

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1981 - The first reports of crack cocaine appearing in large cities were in Los Angeles in 1981.

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1981 - Princess Diana and Prince Charles got married on July 29, 1981, at St Paul's Cathedral in London, U.K.

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1982 -

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1982 - Barney Clark received the world's first permanent artificial heart, invented by Robert Jarvik, MD.

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1985 - The sunken ship Titanic was found on September 1, 1985, by oceanographer Robert Ballard.

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1985 - The liposuction method used today was invented in 1985 by California dermatologist Dr. Jeffrey A. Klein.

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1991 - Lead singer of Queen, Freddie Mercury, died from bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS on November 24, 1991.

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1991 - The World Wide Web was born on August 1, 1991.

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1993 - The original Beanie Babies were released in 1993.

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1993 - The European Union was formed on November 1, 1993.

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1995 - The e-commerce corporation ebay began in 1995. It was originally called AuctionWeb.

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1995 - 'Toy Story' became the first computer-animated film.

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1996 - Dolly, the world's first cloned sheep, was born on July 5, 1996.

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1996 - McDonald's expanded into its 100th country, Belarus.

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1997 - The first book in the 'Harry Potter' series was originally published on June 26, 1997.

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1997 - Diana, Princess of Wales, died August 31, 1997, in a car crash in Paris.

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2000 -

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2001 - The World Trade Center terrorist attack occurred on September 11, 2001.

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2001 - The Netherlands became the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage.

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2001 -

Apple's first iPod was released on October 23, 2001.

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2002 - Halle Berry became the first black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in 'Monster's Ball.'

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2004 - The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami became the world's sixth-deadliest natural disaster in history.

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2004 - Social networking site Facebook was launched on February 4, 2004.

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2005 - Gwen Stefani's 'Hollaback Girl' was the most downloaded song of the year. It was downloaded more than 1.7 million times.

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2009 - On June 25, 2009, the King of Pop Michael Jackson died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication.

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1980 - The Chicken McNugget was first introduced to the public in 1980.

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1980 - The arcade game Pac-Man was first released in Japan in May 1980.

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1980 - The Post-it Note was first introduced to the public in 1980.

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1980 - In 1980, the world population was about 4.5 billion. For comparison, in 2018, the world population is 7.6 billion.

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1981 - The first reports of crack cocaine appearing in large cities were in Los Angeles in 1981.

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1981 - Princess Diana and Prince Charles got married on July 29, 1981, at St Paul's Cathedral in London, U.K.

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1982 -

The world's first CD player, the Sony CDP-101 was released on October 1, 1982, in Japan. It sold for US$730 at the time.

(Photo: Wikimedia/CC BY 3.0)

© Wikimedia/Creative Commons

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1982 - Barney Clark received the world's first permanent artificial heart, invented by Robert Jarvik, MD.

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1985 - The sunken ship Titanic was found on September 1, 1985, by oceanographer Robert Ballard.

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1985 - The liposuction method used today was invented in 1985 by California dermatologist Dr. Jeffrey A. Klein.

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1991 - Lead singer of Queen, Freddie Mercury, died from bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS on November 24, 1991.

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1991 - The World Wide Web was born on August 1, 1991.

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1993 - The original Beanie Babies were released in 1993.

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1993 - The European Union was formed on November 1, 1993.

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1995 - The e-commerce corporation ebay began in 1995. It was originally called AuctionWeb.

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1995 - 'Toy Story' became the first computer-animated film.

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1996 - Dolly, the world's first cloned sheep, was born on July 5, 1996.

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1996 - McDonald's expanded into its 100th country, Belarus.

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1997 - The first book in the 'Harry Potter' series was originally published on June 26, 1997.

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1997 - Diana, Princess of Wales, died August 31, 1997, in a car crash in Paris.

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2000 -

The Sharp J-SH04 was the first camera cell phone, released for the first time in November of 2000.

(Photo: Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 3.0)

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2001 - The World Trade Center terrorist attack occurred on September 11, 2001.

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2001 - The Netherlands became the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage.

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2001 -

Apple's first iPod was released on October 23, 2001.

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2002 - Halle Berry became the first black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in 'Monster's Ball.'

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2004 - The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami became the world's sixth-deadliest natural disaster in history.

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2004 - Social networking site Facebook was launched on February 4, 2004.

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2005 - Gwen Stefani's 'Hollaback Girl' was the most downloaded song of the year. It was downloaded more than 1.7 million times.

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2009 - On June 25, 2009, the King of Pop Michael Jackson died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication.

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