Born July 18, 1977
January 1986-
> January 28 – STS-51-L: Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates 73 seconds after launch, killing the crew of 7 astronauts, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe (see Space Shuttle Challenger disaster).
March 1986-
> March 9 – United States Navy divers find the largely intact but heavily damaged crew compartment of the Space Shuttle Challenger; the bodies of all seven astronauts are still inside.
November 1986-
> November 3 – Iran–Contra affair: The Lebanese magazine Ash-Shiraa reports that the United States has been selling weapons to Iran in secret, in order to secure the release of 7 American hostages held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon.
> November 4 – Democrats regain control of the United States Senate for the first time in 6 years. In California, Chief Justice Rose Bird and two colleagues are removed by voters from the Supreme Court of California for opposing capital punishment.
> November 22 – Mike Tyson wins his first world boxing title by defeating Trevor Berbick in Las Vegas.
January 1987-
> January 3 – Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
> January 8 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 2,000 for the first time, gaining 8.30 to close at 2,002.25.
April 1987-
> April 19 – The Simpsons cartoon first appears on The Tracy Ullman Show.
July 1987-
> July 17 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 2,500 mark for the first time, at 2,510.04.
October 1987-
> October 14–October 16 – The United States is caught up in a drama that unfolds on television as a young child, Jessica McClure, falls down a well in Midland, Texas, and is later rescued.
> October 26 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average goes down 156.83 points.
1988-
*The U.S. Drought of 1988 causes big crop damage in many states, impacts many portions of the United States and causes around $60 billion in damage. Multiple regions suffer in the conditions. Heat waves cause 4,800 to 17,000 deaths while scorching many areas of the United States during 1988.
January 1988-
> January 8 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 140.58 points, or 6.85%, to close at 1,911.31 in a mini-crash.
February 1988-
> February 3 – The Democratic-controlled United States House of Representatives rejects President Ronald Reagan's request for $36.25 million to support the Nicaraguan Contras.
March 1988-
> March 8- U.S. presidential candidate George Herbert Walker Bush defeats Robert Dole in numerous Republican primaries and caucuses on "Super Tuesday". The bipartisan primary/caucus calendar, designed by Democrats to help solidify their own nominee early, backfires when none of the 6 competing candidates are able to break out of the pack in the day's Democratic contests. Jesse Jackson, however, wins several Southern state primaries.
May 1988-
> May 27 – Microsoft releases Windows 2.1
November 1988-
> November 8 – United States presidential election, 1988: George H. W. Bush is elected over Michael Dukakis.
December 1988-
> December 21 – Pan Am Flight 103 is blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing a total of 270 people. Those responsible are believed to be Libyans.
> January 28 – STS-51-L: Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates 73 seconds after launch, killing the crew of 7 astronauts, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe (see Space Shuttle Challenger disaster).
March 1986-
> March 9 – United States Navy divers find the largely intact but heavily damaged crew compartment of the Space Shuttle Challenger; the bodies of all seven astronauts are still inside.
November 1986-
> November 3 – Iran–Contra affair: The Lebanese magazine Ash-Shiraa reports that the United States has been selling weapons to Iran in secret, in order to secure the release of 7 American hostages held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon.
> November 4 – Democrats regain control of the United States Senate for the first time in 6 years. In California, Chief Justice Rose Bird and two colleagues are removed by voters from the Supreme Court of California for opposing capital punishment.
> November 22 – Mike Tyson wins his first world boxing title by defeating Trevor Berbick in Las Vegas.
January 1987-
> January 3 – Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
> January 8 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 2,000 for the first time, gaining 8.30 to close at 2,002.25.
April 1987-
> April 19 – The Simpsons cartoon first appears on The Tracy Ullman Show.
July 1987-
> July 17 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 2,500 mark for the first time, at 2,510.04.
October 1987-
> October 14–October 16 – The United States is caught up in a drama that unfolds on television as a young child, Jessica McClure, falls down a well in Midland, Texas, and is later rescued.
> October 26 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average goes down 156.83 points.
1988-
*The U.S. Drought of 1988 causes big crop damage in many states, impacts many portions of the United States and causes around $60 billion in damage. Multiple regions suffer in the conditions. Heat waves cause 4,800 to 17,000 deaths while scorching many areas of the United States during 1988.
January 1988-
> January 8 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 140.58 points, or 6.85%, to close at 1,911.31 in a mini-crash.
February 1988-
> February 3 – The Democratic-controlled United States House of Representatives rejects President Ronald Reagan's request for $36.25 million to support the Nicaraguan Contras.
March 1988-
> March 8- U.S. presidential candidate George Herbert Walker Bush defeats Robert Dole in numerous Republican primaries and caucuses on "Super Tuesday". The bipartisan primary/caucus calendar, designed by Democrats to help solidify their own nominee early, backfires when none of the 6 competing candidates are able to break out of the pack in the day's Democratic contests. Jesse Jackson, however, wins several Southern state primaries.
May 1988-
> May 27 – Microsoft releases Windows 2.1
November 1988-
> November 8 – United States presidential election, 1988: George H. W. Bush is elected over Michael Dukakis.
December 1988-
> December 21 – Pan Am Flight 103 is blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing a total of 270 people. Those responsible are believed to be Libyans.
January 1989-
> January 20 – George H. W. Bush succeeds Ronald Reagan as the 41st President of the United States of America.
> January 24 – Serial killer Ted Bundy is executed in Florida's electric chair.
February1989-
> February 11 – Barbara Clementine Harris is consecrated as the first female bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.
March 1989-
> March 24 – Exxon Valdez oil spill: In Alaska's Prince William Sound the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (11 million gallons) of oil after running aground.
May 1989-
> May 1 – Disney-MGM Studios at Walt Disney World opens to the public for the first time.
> May 19 – Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: Zhao Ziyang meets the demonstrators in Tiananmen Square.
> May 20 – Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: The Chinese government declares martial law in Beijing.
> May 30- Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: The 10 m (33 ft) high Goddess of Democracy statue is unveiled in Tiananmen Square by student demonstrators
June 1989-
> June 4- The Tiananmen Square massacre takes place in Beijing on the army's approach to the square, and the final stand-off in the square is covered live on television.
July 1989-
>July 31 – Nintendo releases the Game Boy portable video game system in North America.
October 1989-
> October 13 – Friday the 13th mini-crash: The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunges 190.58 points, or 6.91 percent, to close at 2,569.26, most likely after the junk bond market collapses.
> January 20 – George H. W. Bush succeeds Ronald Reagan as the 41st President of the United States of America.
> January 24 – Serial killer Ted Bundy is executed in Florida's electric chair.
February1989-
> February 11 – Barbara Clementine Harris is consecrated as the first female bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.
March 1989-
> March 24 – Exxon Valdez oil spill: In Alaska's Prince William Sound the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (11 million gallons) of oil after running aground.
May 1989-
> May 1 – Disney-MGM Studios at Walt Disney World opens to the public for the first time.
> May 19 – Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: Zhao Ziyang meets the demonstrators in Tiananmen Square.
> May 20 – Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: The Chinese government declares martial law in Beijing.
> May 30- Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: The 10 m (33 ft) high Goddess of Democracy statue is unveiled in Tiananmen Square by student demonstrators
June 1989-
> June 4- The Tiananmen Square massacre takes place in Beijing on the army's approach to the square, and the final stand-off in the square is covered live on television.
July 1989-
>July 31 – Nintendo releases the Game Boy portable video game system in North America.
October 1989-
> October 13 – Friday the 13th mini-crash: The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunges 190.58 points, or 6.91 percent, to close at 2,569.26, most likely after the junk bond market collapses.
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