1980-2001

By sjdh02

  • US Boycott of Moscow Summer Olympics

  • Election of 1980

    Ronald Reagan elected President, George H. W. Bush elected Vice President

  • Columbia is Launched

  • Election of 1984

    Ronald Re-elected as President, George H.W. Bush re-elected as Vice President

  • Challenger Disaster

  • Tax Reform Act of 1986

  • Discovery Launched, First Launch Since Challenger Disaster

  • Election of 1988

    George H.W. Bush elected President, Dan Quayle elected Vice President

  • Hubble Space Telescope Launched

  • Cold War Ends, Soviet Union Dissolved

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    Los Angeles Riots

  • Election of 1992

    Bill Clinton elected President, Al Gore elected Vice President

  • Truck Bomb Explodes Under the World Trade Center

  • NAFTA Goes into Effect

  • Centennial Olympic Park Bombing

  • Election of 1996

    Bill Clinton re-elected as President, Al Gore re-elected as Vice President

  • Election of 2000

    George W. Bush awarded Presidency by Supreme Court, Dick Cheney awarded Vice-Presidency

  • Operation Enduring Freedom Begins

  • Patriot Act

  • 9/11 Attacks