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Jimmy Carter Elected President
Carter narrowly won the election against Gerald Ford -
Star Wars Movie Premier
First time Star Wars was premiered -
Three Mile Island Meltdown
A partial nuclear meltdown of the Second Reactor -
Mount. St. Helens Eruption
Major Explosion of Mount. St. Helens -
Iran Hostages Released
In 1981, Iran released 52 hostages because it would be worse to have them than give them back. -
Assassination Attempt on President Reagan
John Hinkley shot Reagan but he lived -
Iran/ Contra Affair
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Challenger Shuttle Explosion
The shuttle broke apart killing 7 crew members -
Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
The 4th Reactor had an incident and made the entire town a ghost town. -
George H.W. Bush Elected President
George H.W. Bush defeated John Kerry and became president -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
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Start of the Persian Gulf War
War started from Iraqs invasion of Kuwait -
Original U.S.A. Olympic Basketball Dream Team
The infamous team that Michael Jordan, and Larry Bird featured. -
Bill Clinton Elected President
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Launch of Google
Larry Paige and Sergey Brin founded Google -
Bill Clinton Impeached by the House of Representatives
Bill Clinton was impeached on two charges -
World Trade Center/Pentagon/Shanksville, PA Attacks
Multiple planes from a terrorist organization were capsized and taken control of and used to create the world's most memorable terrorist attack.