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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 Space Shuttle explodes after take off killing seven people -
Stock Market Crash
Known as "Black Monday" -
George H.W. Bush
Becomes president -
Berlin Wall Falls
Berlin reunited -
Collapse of Soviet Union
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Gulf War
U.S. invasion of Iraq to liberate Kuwait in Operation Desert Storm -
Bill Clinton
Becomes President -
World Trade Center Bombed
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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
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.