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Jimmy Carter Elected President
took office following his narrow victory over Republican incumbent president Gerald Ford in the 1976 presidential election. -
Star Wars Movie Premier
It was released in a small number of theaters in the United States on May 25, 1977, and quickly became a surprise blockbuster hit -
Three Mile Island Meltdown
a partial nuclear meltdown of the Unit 2 reactor of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station on the Susquehanna River in Londonderry Township, near Harrisburg -
Mount. St. Helens Eruption
a series of volcanic explosions and pyroclastic flows began at Mount St. Helens in Skamania County, Washington, United States. -
Iran Hostages Released
An agreement having been made, the hostages were released minutes after the inauguration of the new U.S. president, Ronald Reagan -
assassination attempt on president reagan
Reagan was shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr. in Washington, D.C., as he was returning to his limousine after a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton. -
Iran/ Contra Affair
political scandal in the United States that occurred during the second term of the Reagan administration -
Challenger Shuttle Explosion
Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members aboard. -
Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
the No. 4 reactor of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant near the city of Pripyat in the north of the Ukrainian SSR, -
George H.W. Bush Elected President
vice president for two terms under President Ronald Reagan, took office following his victory over Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
marked the beginning of the destruction of the Berlin Wall and the figurative Iron Curtain -
Start of the Persian Gulf War
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. -
Rodney King Decision & L.A. Riots
Four policemen acquitted of assaulting and beating Rodney King Killing of Latasha Harlins Racial tension in Los Angeles -
Original U.S.A. Olympic Basketball Dream Team
1992 US men's Olympic basketball team: Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Karl Malone, Patrick Ewing, Charles Barkley, Scottie Pippen and of course, Michael Jordan -
Bill Clinton Elected President
Clinton won the 1992 presidential election (370 electoral votes) against Republican incumbent George H. W. Bush (168 electoral votes) -
Launch of Google
founded by American computer scientists Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were PhD students at Stanford University in California -
Bill Clinton Impeached by the House of Representatives
Clinton was the second U.S. president to face a Senate impeachment trial, after Andrew Johnson.