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Election of 1980
Ronald Regan won the election -
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Economic recession
A severe economic recession happened where many people were out of a job, up to 11% -
Aids memorial quilt
This was created in support of the aids pandemic across America -
Immigration and reform act
Reagan signed this into effect, that helped to deal with the millions of undocumented immigrants and helping to control future undocumented migrations -
Stock market crash
The economy was slowly going up until the stock market crash in 1987, erasing 13% of the value -
Berlin Wall fell
The Berlin Wall fell which showed that the communist reign was ending -
Gorbachev resigned
The communist leader stepped down declaring the end of the Soviet Union -
personal responsibility and work opportunity reconciliation act of 1996
This decreased welfare benefits, restricted eligibility, and turned over many responsibilities to the states -
presidential election
George W. Bush is elected to office -
Troops deployed abasing alameda and the Taliban
Troops went to get revenge for the 911 attacks on the US -
9/11 Terrorist attack
Attacks in NYC, the capital, and one other flight that no one is 100% sure where it was heading crashed into buildings and a field killing over 3000 civilians, worst terrorist attack on our soil