1981: AIDS is first described in medical literature
1981: IBM introduces the first "personal computer"
1981: Sandra Day O'Connor is the first woman appointed to US Supreme Court
1984: Scientists discover the virus that causes AIDS
1986: Space shuttle "Challenger" explodes after lift off, killing all on board
1989: Berlin Wall comes down
1982: AMA Consumer Publishing program begins with the AMA Family Medical Guide, published by Random House
1983: AMA urges a smoke-free society by the year 2000
1983: Hospital Medical Staff Section, now the Organized Medical Staff Section, is established within the AMA
1986: AMA passes resolution opposing acts of discrimination against AIDS patients and any legislation that would lead to such categorical discrimination or that would affect patient-physician confidentiality
1989: AMA develops National HIV Policy reiterating physicians' ethical responsibilities to treat HIV patients whose condition is within the physicians' realm of competence
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