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Milwaukee Timeline 1980-2013
1980
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World News: Sixty Countries Boycott Summer Olympics in Moscow
Also: Pac-Man Released, 125,000 Cuban Refugees Land in Florida, Komodo National Park Founded US News: Mount St. Helens Erupts in Washington Also: Men's Olympic Hockey "Miracle on Ice", John Lennon Murdered in New York City Milwaukee News: Froedtert Hospital Opens Also: |
1981
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World News: Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt is Assassinated
Also: AIDS Disease Identified, Pope John Paul II Shot, Rawlings Again Seizes Power in Ghana US News: Iran Hostage Crisis Ends Minutes After Reagan Inaugurated Also: IBM Introduces Personal Computers, First Space Shuttle "Columbia" Launch, Air Controller Strike Milwaukee News: City's First Skyscraper Pabst Building Demolished Also: Irish Fest Premieres, German Fest First Held, Initial Polish Fest, Bluemound Drive-In Theater Closes |
1982
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World News: Falklands War Between Argentina and United Kingdom
Also: Israel Invades Lebanon, Yuri Andropov Chosen to Succeed Brezhnev in USSR US News: First Permanent Artificial Heart Implant Also: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Dedicated, Equal Rights Amendment Fails, EPCOT Center Opens Milwaukee News: Brewers Win American League Pennant Also: First Polish Fest, Grand Avenue Mall Dedicated, Area Temps Record -40F on "Cold Sunday", Schlitz Brewing Bought by Stroh's |
1983
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World News: Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos, Assassinated
Also: Nintendo Entertainment System Released, South Korean Jetliner Shot Down by Soviets US News: Embassy in Beirut Destroyed by Suicide Bomber Also: Tylenol Tampering Prompts Tamper-Proof Seals, Thriller Debuts on MTV, US Invades Grenada Milwaukee News: Also: African World Festival Begins, Concordia College Moves Campus to Mequon |
1984
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World News: Indian Prime Minister, Indira Ghandi, Assassinated
Also: Soviets Boycott Los Angeles Summer Olympics, Toxic Gas Leak at Indian Union Carbide Plant US News: Bell System Telephone Co. Broken Into Independent Companies Also: Cabbage Patch Kids Craze, After 116 Years US & Vatican Exchange Diplomats, D.A.R.E. Founded Milwaukee News: Also: Milwaukee Wave Indoor Soccer Debuts |
1985
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World News: Volcano Nevado del Ruiz Erupts in Columbia
Also: Wreck of the Titanic Discovered, 1.9 Billion People View "Live Aid" for Ethiopian Famine Relief US News: Reagan and Gorbachev Meet at Nuclear Disarmament Summit Also: New Coke Debuts/Flops, Supreme Court Bars Public Teachers From Parochial Schools Milwaukee News: Also: Great Circus Parade Returns, Rockwell International Purchases Allen-Bradley |
1986
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World News: Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Meltdown
Also: Spain and Portugal Join European Economic Community, Haitian President Flees to France US News: Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes Also: 800,000 in Central Park Attend Largest Classical Music Concert Ever, US Bombs Libya Milwaukee News: Also: Milwaukee Mile Holds First IndyCar Race, Mayfair Mall Remodeled and Rededicated, |
1987
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World News: Iraq Attacks US Frigate Stark in Persian Gulf, 37 Killed
Also: Margaret Thatcher 3rd Term as British Prime Minister, World Population Tops 5 Billion US News: Iran-Contra Congressional Inquiry Also: Eli Lily Releases Prozac, Platoon Wins Best Picture Oscar, Dow Jones Falls 20%+ On Black Monday Milwaukee News: Also: Indian Summer Festival First Held, Marcus Ampitheater Opens, Good Samaritan and Mount Sinai Merge Under Aurora Healthcare |
1988
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World News: Pan Am Flight Over Lockerbie is Bombed
Also: Soviets Begin Withdrawal from Afghanistan, Bhutto Chosen Prime Minister of Pakistan US News: Navy Shoots Down Iranian Airliner over Persian Gulf Also: Sale of Law Darts Banned, Ted Turn Forms TNT, NASA Warns Congress on Greenhouse Effect Milwaukee News: Also: Bradley Center Completed, |
1989
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World News: Berlin Wall Falls
Also: Tianamen Square Demonstrations, Former Romanian Leader Ceausescu Executed US News: Exxon Valdez Alaskan Oil Spill of 11 Million Gallons of Crude Also: US Troops Invade Panama, Oliver North Convicted in Iran-Contra, San Francisco Earthquake Milwaukee News: Also: 100 East Building Complete on Former Pabst Building Site, Allis-Chalmers Works Closes, St. Aemilian-Lakeside Merged From Two Orphan Centers |
1990
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World News: Iraqi Leader Saddam Hussein Invades Kuwait
Also: South African Nelson Mandela Freed, Germany Re-Unites Under One Government US News: Americans with Disabilities Act Signed into Law Also: Launch of Hubble Telescope, US Flights Ban Smoking, Gardner Museum Scene of Largest Art Theft Milwaukee News: Milwaukee School Voucher Program Initiated, U.S. First Also: Concordia College Becomes a University, Forest Potawatomi Buy Former Concordia College Property, |
1991
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World News: International Coalition Frees Kuwait (Desert Storm)
Also: South Africa Repeals Apartheid, Soviet Union Collapses, 135,000 Die in Bangladesh Cyclone US News: US Navy Tailhook Convention Scandal Also: Magic Johnson Announces HIV Positive, DOW First Closes Above 3000, Thurgood Marshall Retires Milwaukee News: Potawatomi Bingo Casino Opens Also: 440th Air Wing Activated for Desert Storm, Whitney Houston Highlights Summerfest, "Old Milwaukee" Beer Ads Feature Fictional Swedish Bikini Team, Jeffrey Dahmer Arrested |
1992
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World News: Russia & U.S. Stop Targeting Cities with Nuclear Weapons
Also: Gas Leak Explodes Sewers in Guadalajara, Large Inflation in Russia, Salvadoran Civil War Ends US News: Rodney King Verdict Spurs Los Angeles Riots Also: Hurricane Andrew Causes $26B Damages, Mob Boss Gotti Sentenced, Johnny Carson Retires Milwaukee News: Petit National Ice Center Constructed Also: First Wisconsin Center Re-branded Firstar Center, East Pointe Commons Built on Land Previously Cleared For Freeway |
1993
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World News: Dissolution of Czechoslovakia into Czech Republic and Slovakia
Also: Israel-Palestine Peace Accord Signed, Drug Czar Pablo Escobar Killed US News: World Trade Center Bombing Also: Branch Davidian Compound Burns, AOL is First Web Browser, Shuttle Repairs Hubble Telescope Milwaukee News: Cryptosporidium Outbreak Affect Tens of Thousands Also: First Klement's Famous Sausage Race, Alterra Coffee Roasters Founded, A.F. Gallun & Sons Tannery Closes, |
1994
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World News: Channel Tunnel Connecting England and France Opens
Also: Rwandan Genocide, Rod Stewart Plays Largest Ever Concert, Russia Invades Chechnya, NAFTA US News: Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman Found Murdered Also: 6.7 Northridge Earthquake, Kurt Cobain Suicide, Nancy Kerrigan Attacked, US Hosts World Cup Milwaukee News: Also: Green Bay Packers Last Game at County Stadium, First Asian Moon Festival |
1995
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World News: Pop Singer Selena Shot by Fan Club President
Also: Sarasin Gas Attack of Tokyo Subways, DVDs Invented and Developed, General Strikes in France US News: Oklahoma City Truck Bomb Explodes Federal Building, 168 Killed Also: Final Calvin & Hobbes Comic Published, Federal 55 mph Speed Limit Ends, O.J. Found Not Guilty Milwaukee News: Milwaukee Journal and Sentinel Newspapers Merge Also: Betty Brinn Children's Museum Opens, Marcus Sells Their Big Boy Restaurants |
1996
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World News: Taliban Seize Control of Taliban
Also: Dolly is First Cloned Mammal From Adult Cell, Most Distant Source of Amazon River Discovered US News: Jonbenet Ramsey Found Missing and Dead Also: Unabomber Arrested. January Blizzard Shuts Down 9 Northeast States, Milwaukee News: Also: Discovery World Also Named James Lovell Museum of Science, Economics and Technology, Highland Community School is City's First Charter School |
1997
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World News: Hong Kong Returned to China
Also: Kuala Lumpur Builds Tallest Towers, Auto Accident Kills Princess Diana, J.K. Rowling First Published US News: Led By Tech Stocks the Dow Jones Ave. Doubles in 30 Months Also: Notorious B.I.G. Killed, Jobs Returns to Apple Computer, Packers Win Super Bowl, Titanic Premiers Milwaukee News: Pabst Brewery Closes Facility Also: Whale Mural Painted on Courthouse Annex, Cardinal Stritch College Becomes University |
1998
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World News: India and Pakistan Test Nuclear Weapons
Also: International Space Station Begun, Japan Opens World's Largest Suspension Bridge US News: President Clinton is Formerly Impeached for Perjury & Obstruction Also: "Big Tobacco" Fined $206 Billion, FDA Approves Viagara, Google Inc Founded Milwaukee News: Also: Wisconsin Center Opens, Arabian Fest Begins, Admirals Become NHL Predators Affiliate, Former Gimbels Remodeled into Offices and Residence Inn Hotel |
1999
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World News: Euro Introduced as New European Currency
Also: Panama Canal Returned to Panama, Tilt Stabilized to Leaning Tower of Pisa, Kosovo War Ends US News: Columbine High School Massacre of 12 Students & 1 Teacher Also: Fernando Tatis Hits 2 MLB Grand Slams in 1 Inning, Dow Jones First Closes Above 10,000 Milwaukee News: Also: Rockwell International Moves Headquarters to Milwaukee |
2000
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World News: Vicente Fox is First Non-PRI President of Mexico in 71 years
Also: Sydney Hosts Summer Olympics, International Space Station First Continuously Manned US News: Al Gore Concedes Close Presidential Election Also: Final Peanuts Comic Published, Kingdome Demoed, CSS Hunley Raised, Al Queda Strikes USS Cole Milwaukee News: MLB Brewers Final Season at County Stadium Also: |
2001
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World News: World Trade Organization Admits China
Also: UK Foot and Mouth Crisis, MIR Space Station Deorbits, Swissair Files Bankruptcy US News: Al-Qaeda Militants Hijack Planes and Destroy NYC Twin Towers Also: Napster Ends Service, US Invades Afghanistan and Iraq, Apple Releases iPod, Enron Scandal Milwaukee News: Calatrava Addition to Milwaukee Art Museum Completed Also: Miller Park Stadium Replaces County Stadium |
2002
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World News: European Union Plans to Add Ten New Member Countries
Also: Explosions at Nigerian Military Depot, Angolan Civil War Ends, Moscow Theater Hostage Crisis US News: United Airlines and Telecom Declare Bankruptcy Also:Dept of Homeland Security Established, Bear Market Bottoms, Salt Lake City Hosts Winter Olympics Milwaukee News: Tallest Building in Wisconsin Re-Branded US Bank Center Also: MLB All-Star Game Held at Miller Park Ends in Tie, Begin Demolishing Park East Freeway, 41 Twin Outdoor Theater Demolished, SAB Buys Miller from Philip Morris |
2003
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World News: European Heat Wave Causes 35,000 Deaths
Also: Concorde Passenger Jet Retired, Second Congo War Ends, China Completes Three Gorges Dam US News: US Troops Capture Former Iraqi Dictator Saddam Hussein Also: Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster, Station Night Club Fire Kills 100 People Milwaukee News: Harley-Davidson 100th Anniversary Events Also: Milwaukee Theatre Renovation Completed, Kohl's Food Stores Close, Pere Marquette and Cathedral Square Parks Introduce Free Wi-Fi, Northridge Mall Closes |
2004
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World News: 28th Summer Olympics in Athens
Also: North Korea Bans Mobile Phones, First Brazilian Space Rocket, Millau Bridge is World's Tallest US News: Spaceship One First Private Space Flight Also: Red Sox Win First Championship in 86 Years, Facebook Launched, Google Releases GMail Milwaukee News: Also: Lake Express Ferry Begins Operation |
2005
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World News: Syria Ends Military Occupation of Lebanon
Also: Kyoto Protocol Goes Into Effect, Pope John Paul II Dies, China Passes Anti-Taiwan Succession Law US News: Hurricane Katrina Floods New Orleans Also: U.S. Prison Population at 1.5 Million, Grenade Attack on Pres. Bush Fails, Youtube Goes Online Milwaukee News: Milwaukee Public Museum Financial Crisis Also: UW-Milwaukee Enrolls More WI Residents Than Madison, Milwaukee Public Market First Opens |
2006
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World News: Iran Confirms Production of Enriched Uranium
Also: Russia Cuts Natural Gas to Ukraine, Pluto No Longer a Planet US News: Housing Market Collapses With Over 1.2 Million Foreclosures Also: Nation Reaches 300 Million Population, U.S. Retires Final Battleships, Blu-Ray Disc Format Released Milwaukee News: Also: A.O. Smith Corporation Factory Closes, Zilber Purchases Former Pabst Complex |
2007
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Also: Final Harry Potter Book, US News: Mitchell Report on Steroid Use in Major League Baseball Also: Minneapolis Mississippi River Bridge Collapses, One Million Evacuate CA Wildfires, iPhone Introduced Milwaukee News: Also: Chorizo Permanently Joins Brewers Racing Sausages |
2008
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World News: CERN Builds Large Hadron Collider
Also: China's Three Gorges Dam Opens, Iceland Elects First Female Prime Minister US News: Also: Bernard Madoff Arrested for Ponzi Scheme Milwaukee News: Rebuilt Marquette Interchange Finished Under Budget Also: David Umhoefer Wins Pulitzer Prize For Investigative Reporting of the County Pension, 440th Airlift Wing Base Closes, Harley-Davidson Museum Opens |
2009
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World News: Afghanistan President Karzai Wins Re-Election
Also: Worst Wildfires in Australia's History, Military Coup in Honduras, Lockerbie Bomber Released US News: A.I.G. Receives $160B in Federal Bailout Also: Unemployment Reaches 10%, Sotomayor Becomes First Hispanic Supreme Court Judge Milwaukee News: Latest Great Circus Parade Held Also: Mayor Barrett Attacked Outside State Fair Grounds, Final Riversplash! Festival Held, Milwaukee Water Council Formed, Milwaukee Archbishop Dolan Appointed to NYC, Transit Buses Install Bike Racks |
2010
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World News: 7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Haiti, 100,000 Lives Lost
Also: Trapped Chilean Miners Rescued, Russia Bans Grain Exports, WikiLeaks Co-Founder Arrested US News: National Affordable Care Act Signed into Law Also: Massive Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico, Supreme Court Upholds 2nd Amendment Over Local Laws Milwaukee News: Also: Former Columbia St. Mary's Complex Sold To UW-Milwaukee, Previous County Exec Walker Elected Wisconsin Governor, Talgo Opens Plant for Proposed Hi-Speed Rail |
2011
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World News: Arab Spring Movement Affects Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and More
Also: Norway Terrorist Attacks, South Sudan Declares Independence, Saudi Arabia Gives Women Vote US News: Terrorist Osama Bin Laden Killed by U.S. Troops Also: Last Space Shuttle Launch, Madison the Site of Union Protests, Penn State Abuse Scandal Milwaukee News: Also: Caterpillar Inc Acquires Bucyrus Erie Co, |
2012
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World News: Egyptian Election Officials Declare Mohamed Morsi President
Also: World Population Reaches 7 Billion, European Union Imposes Oil Embargo on Iran US News: Ambassador to Libya Murdered When Embassy Attacked Also: Hurricane Sandy, Chicago Public School Teachers Strike, Space X Makes First Private Space Flight Milwaukee News: Six Killed, Four Wounded at Sikh Temple Shooting Also: |
2013
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Also: US News: Finish Line of Boston Marathon Bombed, 3 Killed and 260 Injured Also: One World Trade Center Completed, Detroit Files Bankcruptcy, Federal Government Shuts 2 Weeks Milwaukee News: Also: |
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2015
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