1980-2001 By JeffLink 1980 Mt. St. Helens erupts 1980 Reagan becomes president 1981 Reagan's attempted assassination 1984 Reagan is re-elected 1985 Diplomatic meetings between USSR and USA 1986 Iran Contra Affair 1987 Intermediate range nuclear forces treaty 1988 George Bush becomes president 1990 Chemical warfare is outlawed 1991 Fall of the Berlin Wall 1991 End of the Gulf War 1992 Bill Clinton becomes president 1993 World Trade Center bombed 1994 OJ Simpson case 1995 World Trade Organization formed 1996 Bill Clinton is re-elected 1998 Monica Lewinsky scandal 2001 9/11