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Operation Eagle Claw fails
the attempt to save american hostages fails with 8 killed and 5 wounded with a mid-air collision takes place -
President Ronald Reagan assassination attempt
President Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest while walking to his limousine -
The United States invades Grenada
The US invades Grenada on request of the eastern Caribbean states to get rid of the Marxist regime -
The First meeting between the United States and the Soviet Union in 6 years
the US and Soviet Union met in a 5 hour summit -
the Challenger space shuttle explodes shortly after takeoff and kills 7 people
the Challenger space shuttle exploded after takeoff and killed 7 including a new Hampshire school teacher -
The Berlin Wall is taken down
The Berlin Wall is taken down after almost 30 years of being used between east and west Germany -
terrorists destroy the twin towers
terrorists destroy the twin towers by flying planes into them killing thousands of Americans