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Tensions are high between Soviet Union and US due to Soviet involvement in Afghanistan
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Mt. St. Helen erupts
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Carter pulls American Athletes out of the Olympic sports in Moscow
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Reagan becomes President
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Attempted assassination of Reagan
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First US space shuttle launch
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Knoxville World's Fair opens on the topic of energy
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Highest unemployment rate since 1940
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Sally Ride becomes first American woman in space
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US astronauts become first to free fly in orbit
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Los Angeles Olympic Games begin
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Reagan reelected
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Challenger explodes, killing all 7 crew
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Reagan and Gorbachev sign INF treaty
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George W. Bush becomes President
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Iraq troops invade Kuwait leading to the Persian Gulf War
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US begins Operation Desert Storm and ends the Persian Gulf War
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U.S. and Soviet Union sign START I treaty, agreeing to further reduce strategic nuclear arms
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Soviet Union is broken
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Bush and Yeltsin officially end the Cold War
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Bill Cinton becomes President
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North American Free Trade Agreement passes
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Lawsuit against President Clinton for sexual harassment
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Budget disagreement results in partial US government shutdown
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Clinton reelected
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More sexual harassment alegations on Clinton
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House votes to impeach Clinton
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Columbine High School shooting
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Al Gore and W Bush election too close to call
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Bush is declared President
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Two hijackers successfull crash planes into the World Trade Center
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War on Terrorism begins