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Mt. Saint Helen's Eruption
Kills 57 people and covers areas with ash. -
Boycott of Russian Olympics
Boycotting of invasion of Afghanistan. -
Reagan is elected.
Reagan wins by landslide 489-49. The New Right. -
Iran Releases Hostages
US citizens held 444 days released. -
Sandra Day Supreme Court Justice
First woman on Supreme Court -
Beirut barracks bombed
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Apple Computer/MacIntosh
Produces in home computer -
Regan is re-elcted
Won 523-13 (losing only in Minnesota). -
Challenger Explodes
Space Shuttle Challenger explodes during liftoff killing all on board. -
Tax Reform Act
Simplified tax code and tax cuts. -
Reagan "Tear down this wall"
Reagan tells Gorbachev to tear Berlin Wall down. -
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
US and USSR limit intermediate-range nuclear weapons. -
George Bush elected
Winning with 40 states -
Pan Am Flight Bombing
Killing all on board. -
San Francisco Earthquake
Major earthquake leaving thousands homeless. -
Berlin wall falls
East Berliners are allowed to cross wall. Celebrations! -
Cold War declared over
George Bush declares Cold War over -
Hubble Space Telescope Launched
Enables us see close up and farther. -
Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm)
'Shock and Awe' in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait -
USSR is dissolved.
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27th Amendment
Changes congressional salaries. -
President Clinton is elected
Won on the platform that the economy was more important than character. -
NAFTA
free trade between Mexico, US, and Canada. -
Oklahoma City Bombing
Attack on Federal Building, killing 168 people. -
Lweinsky Scandal
Affair with intern. -
Centennial Olympic Park Bombing
Happened during Summer Olympics killing only 2 but injuring 111. -
Columbine School shooting.
Killing 15 students -
Y2K
Fear that society would be disrupted because of year glitch. -
2000 Presidential Election Bush wins.
Florida miscount and 'hanging chads' stalls announcing the winner. -
9/11 Terrorist Attacks
Terrorist hijack airliners and attack Twin Towers, Pentagon, and the other crashes. Changes America forever.