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Jimmy Carter Elected President
Carter was a Democrat from Georgia who took office, winning the election against Gerald Ford -
Star Wars Movie Premier
The very first Star Wars movie premiered -
Three Mile Island Meltdown
The Three Mile Island nuclear plant had two pressurized light-water reactors. part of the core of Reactor 2 melted down due to a cooling malfunction. The accident was caused by a combination of personnel error, design deficiencies, and component failures. The reactor shut down automatically after about one second due to a minor malfunction in the secondary cooling circuit -
Mount. St. Helens Eruption
series of volcanic explosions and pyroclastic flows began at Mount St. Helens in Skamania County, Washington, United States. -
Iran Hostages Released
The 52 American hostages held at the US Embassy in Tehran since November 1979 were released after negotiations between the US and Iranian governments -
Assassination Attempt on President Reagan
President of the United States Ronald Reagan was shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr. in Washington, D.C. -
Iran/ Contra Affair
senior administration officials secretly facilitated the illegal sale of arms to Iran, which was subject to an arms embargo at the time. The administration hoped to use the proceeds of the arms sale to fund the Contras, -
Challenger Shuttle Explosion
the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members aboard. The spacecraft disintegrated above the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida. -
Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
the Number Four RBMK reactor at the nuclear power plant at Chernobyl, Ukraine, went out of control during a test at low-power, leading to an explosion and fire that demolished the reactor building and released large amounts of radiation into the atmosphere. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
during the Peaceful Revolution, marked the beginning of the destruction of the Berlin Wall and the figurative Iron Curtain, as East Berlin transit restrictions were overwhelmed and discarded. -
Start of the Persian Gulf War
was a war waged by coalition forces from 35 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait. -
Original U.S.A. Olympic Basketball Dream Team
The original USA Olympic team was also known as the “dream team” this team consisted of Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Karl Malone, Patrick Ewing, Charles Barkley, Scottie Pippen and of course, Michael Jordan -
Bill Clinton Elected President
During that time, the United States was facing an economic downturn, and Clinton's promise of economic recovery resonated with voters. -
Rodney King Decision & L.A. Riots
Rodney King was pulled over for speeding. 4 cops got out and started beating him to death and tasing him. Everyone started riots over it and finally the four cops got arrested -
Launch of Google
Stanford University PhD students Larry Page and Sergey Brin. The search engine was originally called Backrub, but the creators changed the name to Google. -
Bill Clinton Impeached by the House of Representatives
Clinton was the second U.S. president to face a Senate impeachment trial, after Andrew Johnson. An impeachment inquiry was opened into Clinton -
George H.W. Bush Elected President
Bush, a Republican from Texas and the incumbent vice president for two terms under President Ronald Reagan -
World Trade Center/Pentagon/Shanksville, PA Attacks
9/11 was a an attack on out country early in the morning. A plane was hijacked and crashed into one of the world trade centers. A while after another plane was crashed into the second World Trade Center. In the midst of all that happening. A plane was again hijacked and crashed into the pentagon. There was one more plane that was getting hijacked while it was in the air others on the plane managed to stop them and crashed it into the middle of nowhere in Pennsylvania.