

Decades - America Through the Years 1910-Present Day
August 1980 - 1989
What happened in that decade? Mt. St. Helen's erupts, Reagan assassination attempt, MTV first airs, sanra Day O'Conner is the first woman onthe Supreme Court, Sally Ride is the first American woman in space, Geraldine Ferraro is the first woman vice-president candidate, Live Aid for famine relief, Pete Rose breaks Ty Cobbs most career hits record, The Challenger explodes, Hands Across America to fight hunger/homelessness, Iran-Contra affair, stock market crash, Exxon Valdez crash, Gernal Colin Powell is the first black Chairman of Joint Chiefs, and the Berlin wall was taken down. The #1 song was Physical by Olivia Newton-John, highest grossing movie - E.T. and our presidents were Carter, Reagan and G.W.H. Bush.
Join us on Thursday, August 28, 2025, at 11am for a party to celebrate the decade and the August birthdays.
