Tiananmen Square 1989 A hunger strike by 3,000 students in Beijing had grown to a protest of more than a million as the injustices of a nation cried for reform. For seven weeks students of the People's Republic, protested in Tiananmen Square with the government dispatched soldiers and tanks to curb the rally. 

As the world waited as young man simply would not move, standing with his shopping bags before a line of tanks, a hero was born. Today this brave man is commonly referred to as "The Tank Man" His true identity is still unknown. It is   believed he will not reveal himself for fear of the long jail term

A second hero emerged as the tank driver refused to crush the man, and instead drove his tank around him. Soon this dream would end, and blood would fill Tiananmen. But this picture had shown a billion Chinese that there is hope

The fall of the Berlin Wall 1989 At that time, the Cold War was still dominant. Hardly anybody predicted the collapse of the Soviet Union until just before it happened in 1989, so most 1980 forecasts for the year 2000 retained the Cold War as the defining feature. The fall of the Berlin Wall is a very visible sign of the collapse of the Soviet Union. Nobody anticipated this dramatic change even a few years in advance

9 November 2009 Berlin marks 20 years since the fall of the wall 10s of thousands of people, including dissidents, songwriters, priests and political leaders who helped to engineer the collapse of communism in the former eastern bloc, braved a cold and rain,  to mark 20 years since the fall of the Berlin wall and the end of the cold war

 

Germany's chancellor, Angela Merkel, retraced the first steps she and tens of thousands of other east Germans made to the west 20 years ago, as celebrations across Europe included memorial services, candlelit vigils and – the highlight of the day – a scheduled toppling of 1,000 giant dominoes along an almost one-mile stretch of the wall's route.

28 January 1986 The American space shuttle, Challenger, has exploded killing all seven astronauts on board. The five men and two women - including the first teacher in space - were just over a minute into their flight from Cape Canaveral in Florida when the Challenger blew up.

The astronauts' families, at the airbase, and millions of Americans witnessed the world's worst space disaster live on TV. The danger from falling debris prevented rescue boats reaching the scene for more than an hour

Lisa Marie Presley married Danny Keough October 3, 1988. They had two children, Danielle Riley, born May 29, 1989 & Benjamin Storm, born October 21, 1992. Lisa Marie divorced Keough in 1994, married Michael Jackson May 26, 1994, in the Dominican Republic. The two divorced after 18 months on January 18, 1996 on grounds of irreconcilable differences.

Lisa Marie Presley was engaged in 2000 to rocker John Oszajca. She broke off the engagement after meeting Nicolas Cage at a party. Lisa Marie wed Nicholas Cage, August 10, 2002, in Hawaii. They were divorced three months later. Lisa Marie was married for a fourth time on January 22, 2006, to Michael Lockwood in Japan. Danny Keough (Lisa's 1stst husband) served as best man at the couple's wedding. Priscilla Presley and Lisa Marie's two children were in attendance.  Lisa Marie Presley Twins

Famous People of the 1980s

Madonna: Best known as the "Material Girl" Born August 16, 1958. Madonna was called "the queen of pop" in the 1980s Madonna used a mixture of talent and relentless self-promotion to become one of the most popular recording artists, pop singer-songwriter and actress of 1980s. She released her first album in 1983. Madonna is known for her videos that explore religious symbolism with sexual themes which drew criticism from the Vatican

Michael Joseph Jackson: Born August 29, 1958 was one of the greatest American Recording artist,  and entertainer. In the early 1980’s he became a dominant figure in popular music and the first African-American entertainer to amass fans worldwide. He crowned himself  as "king of pop"

Martina Navratilova (known as nine-time Wimbledon singles champion) was former world No. 1 and dominant women tennis player of 1980s. She was born on October 18 in Prague Czechoslovakia.

Thomas Cruise Mapother better known as  Tom Cruise an actor and film producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won three Golden Globe Awards. Cruise's career began in 1981 with a modest role in the movie "Endless Love" Cruise is best known for and most imitated dance number from the 1983 movie "Risky Business"  Tom Cruise as a Chicago teenager is looking for fun at home while his parents are away

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