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Three Mile Island Meltdown
It was basically America's Chornobyl. -
Jimmy Carter Elected President
Democrat from Georgia, Jimmy Carter, Gets elected and serves 1 term -
Star Wars Movie Premier
Star Wars would be released by Fox and would end up being one of the most famous movies ever. -
Mount. St. Helens Eruption
Volcanic Eruption from a mountain in Washington -
Iran/ Contra Affair
A political Scandal where the U.S. sends Iran guns and other things to help them in war. -
Iran Hostages Released
Ronald Regan would resolve the crisis and the Hostages would be released -
Assassination Attempt on President Reagan
John Hinckley Jr. would attempt to kill Reagan while he was getting into his limo. He only had minor wounds -
Challenger Shuttle Explosion
The spaceship went BOOM. Worst of all there was a teacher abord and the event was broadcast across multiple U.S Schools -
Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
Nuclear Accident near Ukraine that made the land near it uninhabitable for years. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The wall was torn down and unified East and West Germany. -
Start of the Persian Gulf War
Iraq invaded Kuwait and then the U.S. got involved -
Original U.S.A. Olympic Basketball Dream Team
A team of all-star NBA players and went 8 Olympic games undefeated -
Bill Clinton Elected President
Bill Clinton's run was one of the most peaceful times in American history and was full of expansion -
Rodney King Decision & L.A. Riots
At first, the police who beat Rodney were Aquited from any charges. This understandably made people from L.A. mad and Rioted until they were tried again. -
Bill Clinton Impeached by the House of Representatives
Clinton liked women a lil too much and lied about those relationships and then he got impeached -
Launch of Google
Created by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google would become the most popular search engine. 99% chance you're reading this from google -
George H.W. Bush Elected President
He was the president that handled 9/11 with varied results -
World Trade Center/Pentagon/Shanksville, PA Attacks
A group of terrorists hijacked U.S planes and hit the WTC, the Pentagon, and a field presumably headed towards the white house