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1980

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
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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
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2001

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

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

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

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

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

World News: 
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

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
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2013

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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

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2014

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2015

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World News: 
Also: China Phases Out One Child Policy, 

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