1980-2001

Refugee Act

Mar 17, 1980

This Act was created to provide a permanent and systematic procedure for the admission to the United States of refugees.

Presidential election of 1980

Nov 4, 1980

Ronald Reagan defeats Jimmy Carter and becomes the 40th president of the U.S.

Presidential election of 1984

Nov 6, 1984

Ronald Reagan is re-elected over Vice President Walter Mondale.

Tax Reform of 1986

Oct 22, 1986

The Tax Reform was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan as his top domestic priority of his second term.

Presidential election of 1988

Nov 8, 1988

Republican Vice President, George H W. Bush is elected 41st president of the U.S.

Cold War and USSR ends

1991

After the Berlin Wall came down, the Col War was considered over and since communism dissolved, so did the USSR.

27th Amendment

May 20, 1992

This Amendment states that no law varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.

Presidential election of 1992

Nov 3, 1992

Democratic Governor of Arkansas, Bill Clinton defeated current Republican President George H. W. Bush and became the 42nd president of the U.S.

Presidential election of 1996

Nov 5, 1996

Current president, Bill Clinton was re-elected over Bob Dole.

Presidential election of 2000

Nov 7, 2000

Republican candidate, Governor of Texas, and son of George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, won the election over Democratic nominee Al Gore, the current vice president.

9/11

Sep 11, 2001

Four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Wahhabi terrorist group Al-Qaeda against the United States. The largest attack was on the Twin Towers in New York City in which two planes crashed into the towers and caused them to collapse