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100

This liver infection found its vaccine 

hepatitis b 

100

this haircut was all business in the front but a party in the back 

mullet

100

this actor played Han Solo in the movies star wars

Harrison Ford 

100

this was a scandal in a hotel which caused the president resign 

Watergate 

100

this major communist country collapses 

The Soviet Union

200

this program was invited by Microsoft 

windows 

200

giant pants worn by MC hammer

parachute pants 

200

this singer was known as the "king of pop"

michael jackson
200

this event had 52 Americans held hostage in the middle east

The Iran Hostage Crisis 

200

this nuclear power plant exploded in 1986

Chernobyl 

300

this type of video game style was invented 

3d style 

300

this show introduced music videos 

MTV

300

this actor was the star footloose 

kevin bacon

300

this economic plan was to cut taxes 

Reaganomics 

300

this protest in China for its protest of the government

The Tianamen square protests

400

this type of hormone to make you taller was invented 

human growth hormone 

400

this toy was a famous puzzle known for its colors 

rubix cube 

400

this athlete was the star player for the Boston Celtics 

Larry Bird

400

this wall fell to symbolize the weakening of communism in eastern Europe 

the Berlin wall

400

this space shuttle exploded shortly after it's launch 

The challenger disaster

500

this type of phone was invented 

digital cellular phone  

500

this was a symbol of power and femininity 

shoulder pads

500

this is the greatest wr of all time 

Jerry rice

500

This president won the election in 1988

George H.W. Bush 

500

this event caused widespread hunger in Ethiopia 

The Ethiopian Famine