1980-2001

  • Stepping stone in Women's roles

    By 1984, the number of women in the workforce outnumbered those who stayed at home.
  • Democratic Leadership Council (DLC)

    This was a vehicle for distancing the party from organized labor and Keynesian economics while cultivating the business community.
  • Tax Reform Act of 1986

    This lowered the corporate and income tax rate while simplifying tax code and eliminating loopholes.
  • Operation Rescue

    This was an organization that targeted abortion clinics and pro-choice politicians with confrontational tactics.
  • Collapse of the Berlin Wall

    The Berlin Wall in Germany collapsed
  • Gorbachev resigned

    Gorbachev resigned his office declaring that the Soviet Union no longer existed
  • Conclusion of the Gulf War

    The Gulf War ended
  • 9/11

    Nineteen operative of the al-Qaeda terrorist organization hijacked four passenger planes. One crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center, one into the South tower, and one into the Pentagon.