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1980 US Presidential Election
The 1980 presidential Election between Reagan and Carter was held on November 4, 1980, and resulting in Reagan's sweeping Victory. -
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Martin Luther King Day was officially observed for the first time as a federal holiday in the United States in January 20th, 1986 -
Challenger space shuttle Explosion
The Challenger Space Shuttle exploded after 73 seconds after lift off at Cape Canaveral, Florida resulting in the immediate death of all crew mates and also going down as the most horrific mistake in all of space travel history. -
Tax Reform Act of 1986 Passed
The Tax Reform Act of 1986 which was also as the "Reagan tax cuts" raised the bottom tax rate from 11% to 15% and lowered the top tax rate for ordinary income from 50% to 28% and . -
The official End to the Cold War
When the USSR was dissolved in the December of 1991 this ultimately signaled the end of the Cold War because they were relinquishing their power since they couldn't keep up economically with the US. -
Oklahoma City Bombing
The Oklahoma city bombing on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was known as the the worst tragedy in the US before 9/11 occurred, with a total 168 people were killed, 19 of them being under the age of 6. -
Columbine Massacre
The Columbine Massacre is the fourth deadliest school shooting in US history. During the shooting, 15 people were killed, including the shooters who ultimately ended up committing suicide -
The Attack on 9/11
On 9/11, 2001, 19 Islamist Extremists part of the group the al-Qaeda hi-jaked US airline planes and ran two of them into the World trade center buildings in the middle of NY, one into the pentagon, and attempted to run another one into the capital building that failed because the passengers regained control of the plane saving thousands of lives.