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John Lennon slain in New York
John Lennon / Notable Deaths -- By PAULA SCHWED -- December 09, 1980
Carter revives selective service
United Press International -- January 24, 1980
Canadians help six flee Tehran
United Press International -- January 29, 1980
Young U.S. hockey team stuns Russians, 4-3
United Press International -- February 22, 1980
Victims' kin applaud Gacy death sentence
United Press International -- March 14, 1980
Airline industry scheduled to honor 8 original stewardesses
Gay Pauley -- May 11, 1980
Ax slaying of Ex-Norwich woman: Cut on Suspect's Leg Unravels Murder
June 29, 1980
The Great Gatsby rides again
United Press International -- July 07, 1980
Exiled shah of Iran dies in Egypt
July 27, 1980
Hurricane Allen spawns tornadoes as it dies out
United Press International -- August 10, 1980
Iran frees American hostages on 444th day of captivity
By DAVID COWELL, United Press International -- January 20, 1981
Reagan shooting suspect has had psychiatric care
By LEON DANIEL -- March 31, 1981
Nuclear waste said in seabed
United Press International -- April 18, 1981
Anwar Sadat assassinated
By W. G. KIROLOS -- October 06, 1981
Sadness replaces war fever in Buenos Aires
By DIGBY A. SOLOMON -- June 14, 1982
Thatcher: "Great Britain is great again"
By CATHY BOOTH -- June 14, 1982
Little Rock Nine: Where are they now?
PHILIP L NEWMAN -- August 30, 1982
Democrats strengthen House hold
United Press International -- November 03, 1982
Reagan vows U.S. will stay in Lebanon
By HELEN THOMAS, UPI White House Reporter -- October 27, 1983
Reagan: U.S. troops complete mission in Grenada
By NICK MADIGAN, United Press International -- November 03, 1983
Indira Gandhi assassinated
By PAUL WEDEL -- October 31, 1984
4 alleged subway robbers shot
United Press International -- December 22, 1984
Reagan wants to meet with Gorbachev
By NORMAN D. SANDLER -- March 21, 1985
Michael Jackson pays millions for Beatles songbook
United Press International -- August 14, 1985
10 performers are inducted into Rock Music Hall of Fame
United Press International -- January 24, 1986
'Like getting a message your whole family was killed'
By LINDA WERFELMAN, United Press International -- January 28, 1986
Reagan: Airstrike against Libya victory against terrorism
By HELEN THOMAS, UPI White House Reporter -- April 15, 1986
Tripoli targeted in largest U.S. attack since Vietnam
By MARIE COLVIN -- April 15, 1986
Chernobyl reactor still burning
By G. LUTHER WHITINGTON -- April 29, 1986
Heart transplant patient dies
United Press International -- May 11, 1987
Court: Flynt doesn't have to pay Falwell
United Press International -- February 24, 1988
Reagan, Gorbachev make giant strides
By HELEN THOMAS, UPI White House Reporter -- June 04, 1988
Santa, helper rob armored car
December 20, 1988
Spencer sentenced to death
United Press International -- January 22, 1989
Student protest ends in gunfire, flames
By DAVID R. SCHWEISBERG -- June 04, 1989
East Germany opens Berlin Wall
By CLIVE FREEMAN -- November 09, 1989
President Bush pardons fifty pound turkey
Helen Thomas, UPI White House Reporter -- November 18, 1989
U.S. forces attack Panama military headquarters
By JOHN OTIS -- December 20, 1989

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20 years after death, Princess Diana inspires outreach by sons
20 years after death, Princess Diana inspires outreach by sons
Twenty years ago, the world mourned the sudden death of Princess Diana, a humanitarian, the one-time wife of the future king of Britain and mother of another.
25 years ago: Misery, desperation in wake of Hurricane Andrew
25 years ago: Misery, desperation in wake of Hurricane Andrew
In the early hours of Aug. 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew made landfall in Florida, packing winds up to 175 mph that would destroy tens of thousands of homes.
How the draft has evolved in the 100 years since Selective Service Act
How the draft has evolved in the 100 years since Selective Service Act
One-hundred years ago, on May 18, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Selective Service Act, the nation's first conscription law since the Civil War.
15 years later: Remembering the events of 9/11
15 years later: Remembering the events of 9/11
Some 3,000 people died as a result of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. On the 15th anniversary, many are taking a retrospective look at the events of the day.
Containment still an issue 30 years after Chernobyl disaster
Containment still an issue 30 years after Chernobyl disaster
Long-term projects to tame the continuing threat of radiation are underway at the site of the ruined Chernobyl nuclear reactor 30 years after disaster.
First Aero Squadron: 100 years since first U.S. air combat mission
First Aero Squadron: 100 years since first U.S. air combat mission
The 100th anniversary of the first U.S. military air-combat operation comes Saturday, which was deployed in 1916 to hunt down a fugitive Mexican revolutionary.
First person: John Lennon's Jesus comments 50 years ago sparked blaze
First person: John Lennon's Jesus comments 50 years ago sparked blaze
Fifty years ago today, John Lennon said the Beatles were more popular than Jesus, and he wasn't bothered when it touched a nerve in the U.S. five months later.
Challenger disaster: World reacts in sorrow
Challenger disaster: World reacts in sorrow
On Jan. 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members, including teacher Christa McAuliffe.
Challenger disaster at 30: Did the tragedy change NASA for the better?
Challenger disaster at 30: Did the tragedy change NASA for the better?
No space flight fatalities were more dramatic than the seven that happened on Jan. 28, 1986, when the Space Shuttle Challenger broke up in mid-flight.
Yitzhak Rabin's legacy 20 years later: A pliable history
Yitzhak Rabin's legacy 20 years later: A pliable history
Yitzhak Rabin, prime minister of Israel and "warrior of peace," died by an assassin's bullet 20 years ago. His legacy, in which peace between Israelis and Palestinians was allegedly imminent and then lost, is a pliable one.

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