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Ronald Reagan is president
Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as the 40th president -
Reagan Reelected
Reagan was reelected easily winning the election -
The Challenger
The space shuttle Challenger explodes shortly after takeoff, killing all the astronauts on board. -
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George H.W. Bush is president
George H.W. Bush is the 41st president -
Berlin Wall falls
Berlin Wall is finally taken down -
Persian Gulf War
The Gulf War was an armed campaign waged by a United States-led coalition of 35 nations against Iraq in response to the Iraqi invasion and annexation of Kuwait. -
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Bill Clinton becomes President
Bill Clinton becomes the 42nd President -
Office Building Bombing
An Office Building is bombed killing 168 people -
Monica Lewinsky Scandal
A political sex scandal involving US President Bill Clinton and 22-year-old White House intern Monica Lewinsky took place in 1998. Their sexual relationship lasted between 1995 and 1997 -
George W. Bush becomes president
George W. Bush becomes 43rd president -
9/11
Commercial aircraft were hijacked by terrorists two crashing into the World Trade Center and another into the Pentagon.