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Sandra Day O'Connor is sworn in as the first woman Supreme Court justice
https://www.biography.com/law-figure/sandra-day-oconnor
"Sandra Day O'Connor was elected to two terms in the Arizona state senate. In 1981 Ronald Reagan nominated her to the U.S. Supreme Court. She received unanimous Senate approval and made history as the first woman justice to serve on the nation's highest court. O'Connor was a key swing vote in many important cases, including the upholding of Roe v. Wade. She retired in 2006 after serving for 24 years." -
Invention of the Internet
https://www.usg.edu/galileo/skills/unit07/internet07_02.phtml
"January 1, 1983, is considered the official birthday of the Internet. Prior to this, various computer networks did not have a standard way to communicate with each other. A new communications protocol was established called Transfer Control Protocol/Internetwork Protocol. This allowed different kinds of computers on different networks to "talk" to each other. All networks could now be connected by a universal language." -
U.S. bombs terrorist and military targets in Libya
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-bombs-libya
"On April 14, 1986, the United States launches air strikes against Libya in retaliation for the Libyan sponsorship of terrorism against American troops and citizens. The raid, which began shortly before 7 p.m. EST, involved more than 100 U.S. Air Force and Navy aircraft and was over within an hour. Five military targets and “terrorism centers” were hit, including the headquarters of Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi." -
George H. W. Bush is inaugurated as the 41st president
https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/george-bush-video
"On January 20, 1989, former Vice President George H. W. Bush took the oath of office and was sworn in as the 41st president of the United States. In his address, Bush reiterates his campaign promise for a "kinder, gentler" nation, and also emphasizes the need to deal with the federal budget deficit." -
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The Persian Gulf War
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3374
"At 2 a.m., August 2, 1990, some 80,000 Iraqi troops invaded and occupied Kuwait, a small, oil-rich emirate on the Persian Gulf. This event touched off the first major international crisis of the post-Cold War era. Iraq's leader, Saddam Hussein, justified the invasion on the grounds that Kuwait, which he accused of intentionally depressing world oil prices, was a historic part of Iraq." -
President Clinton orders missile attack against Iraq in retaliation for alleged plot to assassinate former President Bush
https://oig.justice.gov/special/9704a/05bush2.htm
"In April 1993, former President George Bush visited Kuwait to commemorate the victory over Iraq in the Persian Gulf War. During Bush's visit, Kuwaiti authorities arrested 17 people allegedly involved in a plot to kill Bush using a car bomb. In response, on June 26, 1993, President Clinton ordered a cruise missile strike against an Iraqi Intelligence Service (IIS) building in Baghdad." -
President Clinton signs North American Free Trade Agreement into law
https://www.britannica.com/event/North-American-Free-Trade-Agreement
"North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), controversial trade pact signed in 1992 that gradually eliminated most tariffs and other trade barriers on products and services passing between the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The pact effectively created a free-trade bloc among the three largest countries of North America." -
U.S. establishes full diplomatic relations with Vietnam.
https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/4130.htm
"In 1995, the United States announced the formal normalization of diplomatic relations with Vietnam. In 2015, the United States and Vietnam marked the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations, and in May 2016, President Obama visited Vietnam to celebrate the Comprehensive Partnership between the two countries. " -
9/11
https://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/9-11-attacks
"19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon, and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Almost 3,000 people were killed during the 9/11 terrorist attacks."
