1980-2001

By wworley
  • Ronald Regan

    Ronald Regan

    Becomes president

  • Operation Urgent Fury

    The U.S. invades Grenada to overthrow communist government

  • Iran-Contra Scandal

    Robert MacFarlene and Oliver North raised money to support contras by selling U.S. missiles to Iran and funneling the money to Nicaragua. Never able to prove Regan knew about the operation
  • Challenger Explosion

    Challenger Explosion

    Challenger Space Shuttle explodes after take off killing seven people

  • Stock Market Crash

    Known as "Black Monday"
  • George H.W. Bush

    George H.W. Bush

    Becomes president
  • Berlin Wall Falls

    Berlin Wall Falls

    Berlin reunited

  • Collapse of Soviet Union

  • Gulf War

    U.S. invasion of Iraq to liberate Kuwait in Operation Desert Storm
  • Bill Clinton

    Bill Clinton

    Becomes President

  • World Trade Center Bombed

  • NAFTA

    NAFTA

    Goes into effect allowing for free trade between U.S., Canada, and Mexico

  • Oklahoma City Bombing

    Domestic terrorist bomb attack on federal building
  • George W. Bush

    George W. Bush

    Becomes president. Son of George H.W. Bush

  • War on Terror

    Joint U.S. and U.K. attack on Taliban and Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan

  • 9/11

    World Trade Center and the Pentagon are attacked by airplanes hijacked by Islamic terrorists.