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1980: Blue Ridge formally recognized as an International Program Center by the International Division of the YMCA of the USA. Blue Ridge is the first YMCA in the South to receive this honor.
1980s: Charles R. Younts Maintenance Service Center built.
1981: Ronald Reagan becomes President
1982: The term "Internet" is first used (then ARPAnet)
October 1983: First commercial cellular phone system starts in Chicago.
1985: C Roger Hibbard becomes executive director
1989: George HW Bush becomes President
1989: Berlin Wall falls
1991: Cold War ends with the collapse of the Soviet Union
May 1992: 27th Amendment to the Constitution ratified: Limiting Congressional Pay Increases
1993: William J Clinton becomes President
1998: Blue Ridge Assembly registers the domain name: www.blueridgeassembly.org
1999: The movie "28 Days" is filmed at Blue Ridge.
2001: George W Bush becomes President
2004: The first of the Family Lodges built behind Lee Hall.
2005: Odyssey Course built next to the Camp Cousins Challenge Course.
2005: New sand volleyball court built behind the Old Gym.
2006: Blue Ridge celebrates its Centennial.
October 6, 2006: Buncombe County NC proclaims October 6, 2006, "YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly Day" (proclamation)
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