1980-2001

By naynay7

  • Mt Saint Helen's Eruption

    Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, becoming the United States' greatest and most devastating volcanic eruption. 57 persons had died at the end of the cycle of fire and fury.

  • Ronald Reagan elected as President

    The presidential election of 1980 was the 49th quadrennial presidential election in the United States. On November 4, 1980, it was held. Ronald Reagan, the Republican contender, beat Jimmy Carter, the incumbent Democrat.

  • Iran Releases Hostages

    The Iran hostage crisis discussions took place between the US government and the Iranian government in 1980 and 1981 to settle the Iranian hostage situation. On January 20, 1981, the 52 American hostages who had been kidnapped from the US Embassy in Tehran in November 1979 were finally released.

  • Beirut barracks bombing

    Two truck bombs exploded in Beirut, Lebanon, on October 23, 1983, targeting buildings housing American and French servicemen of the Multinational Force in Lebanon, a peacekeeping mission during the Lebanese Civil War. 307 people were killed in the incident, including 241 US and 58 French troops, 6 civilians, and two terrorists.

  • Tax Reform Act of 1986 Passed

    The tax law has been simplified, and the tax base has been expanded. It was known as the "Reagan tax cuts."

  • "Tear down this wall"

    "Tear down this wall!" was a phrase from a speech given by US President Ronald Reagan in West Berlin on June 12, 1987, in which he called on the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, to demolish the barrier that had separated West and East Berlin since 1961.

  • Oklahoma City Bombing

    The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was bombed in the Oklahoma City Bombing. A total of 168 individuals were killed, with 19 of them being children under the age of six. Prior to 9/11, it was the biggest disaster on American soil.

  • 9/11 Terrorist Attacks

    Four planes were hijacked, two of which demolished the twin towers in New York City, one of which crashed into the Pentagon, and the fourth of which landed in a field in Pennsylvania when passengers on board took control of the plane. The biggest disaster on American soil that will never be forgotten.