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Summer Olympics
President Carter declares that American athletes will not compete in the Summer Olympics in Moscow unless the Soviet Union leaves Afghanistan. -
40th President
Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as the 40th president of the United States. -
Ronald Reagan's Second Inauguration
Ronald Reagan is inaugurated for the second time and becomes the president of the United States. -
Challenger
The United State's space shuttle, the Challenger, explodes seconds after liftoff killing its seven crew members. -
George H.W. Bush
George Bush is inaugurated as the 41st president of the United States of America. -
Persian Gulf War
The United States of America leads a global military campaign to force the Iraqis out of Kuwait. -
42nd President
Bill Clinton is inaugurated as the 42nd president of the United States of America. -
Federal Office Building Bombing
A federal office building in Oklahoma is bombed and 168 people die. -
Clinton's Sexual Assault Allegations
Bill Clinton states that he had no sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky. She worked in the White House as an intern. -
9/11
Two commercial Airplanes were highjacked by terrorists and they crashed the plane into the World Trade Center. Another plane was highjacked and it crashed into the Pentagon. A fourth plane is taken over and it crashed into field in Pennsylvania. The total casualties ended up being about 3,000 people.