Through The Years
- 1981
The beginning of HIV/AIDS epidemic, although scientists believe it was present years before it was brought to public attention
- 1982
Centers for Disease Control formally established the term acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
- 1985
First AIDS conference held in Atlanta
- 1986
President Ronald Reagan mentioned the word AIDS for the first time in public
- 1988
World AIDS Day established on Dec. 1
- 1991
Basketball player Earvin "Magic" Johnson announced he was HIV positive and retires from the NBA; 10 million have HIV worldwide
- 1993
President Bill Clinton established the White House office of National AIDS Policy
- 1997
AIDS-related deaths in U.S. declined by more than 40 percent compared to previous year
- 1998
Minority AIDS Initiative created after African-American leaders declare a "state of emergency"
- 2007
President George W. Bush called on Congress to reauthorize $30 billion to the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
- 2009
More than 31 million people worldwide are living with HIV/AIDS
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