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Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as the United States’ 40th president -
End of the 444 Hostage Crisis
52 U.S captives held at the U.S embassy in Teheran, Iran, are released and the 444 day Iran Hostage Crisis ends -
Sally Ride
Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space on the mission STS-7 -
Challenger Disaster
Space shuttle Challenger lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and explodes in a tragic malfunction -
Tax Reform Act
the tax reform act, which was signed by President Ronald Reagan, reduced the maximum rate on ordinary income and raised the tax rate on long-term capital gains -
Oklahoma Bombing
the Oklahoma bombing was a domestic terrorist attack targeting the Alfred P. Murrah federal building, where a truck with explosives was hidden–168 lives were lost -
Columbine High shooting
Columbine Highschool shooting, where two senior teens deliberately planned the shooting and later died by suicide at the scene after murdering 12 students and a teacher -
9/11
terrorist attacks on the twin towers commenced, killing aprox. 2,996 people
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