1980-2001

By RyanOrsag

  • Ronald Reagan becomes President

    Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as the 40th President

  • President Reagan shot

    President Reagan is shot in the chest by John Hinckley Jr.

  • Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes

    The Challenger Space Shuttle exploded just 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crew members.

  • George H. W. Bush becomes President

    George H. W. Bush is inaugurated as the 41st president.

  • Start of Persian Gulf War

    Iraqi Troops invade Kuwait leading the Persian Gulf War.

  • Bill Clinton becomes President

    Bill Clinton is inaugurated as the 42nd president

  • Bomb Explosion at World Trade Center

    Bomb explodes in the basement garage of the World Trade Center killing 6 people, injuring 1,000 people.

  • NAFTA is signed into law

    President Clinton signs the North American Free Trade Agreement into law.

  • Oklahoma City bombing

    Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was bombed on April 19,1995, killing 168 people. The worst tragedy on US soil before 9/11.

  • 9/11 Terrorist Attacks

    Four airplanes were hijacked and two destroyed the twin towers in New York City, one crashed into the Pentagon, and the fourth crashed into a field in PA on September 11, 2001. The most infamous tragedy in US history.