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Sandra Day O'Connor
Sandra Day O'Connor became the firsts woman associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was also the first woman ever to be nominated for the position. -
Challenger Explosion
The Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds after taking off. All 7 crew members were killed. -
Tear Down This Wall
US President Ronald Reagan famously called for the Soviet President Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall. -
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
An oil tanker name Exxon Valdez struck land which caused a massive leak of 10.8 million gallons of oil in Prince Williams Sound, Alaska. -
Berlin Wall Demolition
The Berlin Wall began being demolished. It would not be completely gone until 1994. -
Gulf War Began
America led a coalition of 35 nations in an attack on Iraq for their invasion of Kuwait. -
Clinton Impeachment
Bill Clinton became the 2nd President in US History to be impeached. -
September 11
Terrorist members of al-Queda highjacked 4 planes and killed almost 3000 American's when they aimed 2 at the World Trade Center towers and 1 at the Pentagon. The fourth crashed in a field in PA.