Click on any of the News, Events, or Discoveries buttons above to see historical things that happened during
Randy Nolan's life. These are only some of the major events that affected the life and times of
Randy, his family, and friends. For example, Randy is 1 years old when Break-in at the Democratic headquarters sets of the Watergate Scandal.
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 3 |
1974 |
Discovery of "Lucy" in Africa, an almost complete hominid skeleton over 3 million years old, only 3 and a half feet tall but having adult teeth, a small brain, walked upright |
| 4 |
1975 |
Invention of the CAT scanner (computerized axial tomography) |
| 8 |
1979 |
First "test tube baby" from artificial insemination |
| 10 |
1981 |
AIDS is identified by scientist; The first reusable space shuttle, Columbia, is sent into space. |
| 15 |
1986 |
Moments after liftoff the space shuttle Challenger explodes, killing size astronauts and a New Hampshire teacher. |
| 18 |
1989 |
An asteroid comes relatively close to colliding with the earth |
| 19 |
1990 |
Hubble Space Telescope launched; optical defect discovered and repaired later in 1993. |
| 23 |
1994 |
The world watches comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 (S-L 9) colliding with Jupiter |
| Age | Date | Event |
|---|
| 6 |
1977 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Star Wars is released and becomes the biggest ticket selling movie of all time. |
| 13 |
1984 |
NEWS HEADLINES: The first Macintosh computer with a mouse is launched and begins the computer age as it is shortly followed by the first PC and Microsoft. |
| 21 |
1992 |
NEWS HEADLINES: The "World Wide Web" (Internet) became available for home use through college and university sponsored "freenets". |
| Age | Date | Event |
|---|
| 1 |
1972 |
Break-in at the Democratic headquarters sets of the Watergate Scandal. |
| 2 |
1973 |
The Vietnam War peace pacts were signed in Paris and the last of the American forces finally leave Vietnam. |
| 6 |
1977 |
Jimmy Carter, a Democrat from GA, is elected president. |
| 10 |
1981 |
Ronald Reagan is elected president. He will serve two terms. (Republican) |
| 16 |
1987 |
January 24 - approximately 20,000 protesters march through Cummings, Georgia in all White Forsyth County. |
| 16 |
1987 |
President Reagan and Soviet leader Gorbachev meet in Washington and sign an agreement calling for the dismantling of all Soviet and US missiles. |
| 18 |
1989 |
George Bush is elected president. (Republican) |
| 22 |
1993 |
Bill Clinton is elected president. He will serve two terms. (Democrat) |
| 23 |
1994 |
O.J. Simpson is chased down by police and later his trial is telecast for the world to watch. |
| Age | Date | Event |
|---|
| 18 |
1989 |
The Berlin Wall falls uniting communist East Germany and capitalistic West Germany |
| 19 |
1990 |
Iraq (Sadam Hussein) invades Kuwait causing the U.N. to impose sanctions. This leads to the Gulf War. |
| 21 |
1992 |
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is formed. |
| 22 |
1993 |
South Africa accepts racial equality. |
