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Jimmy Carter Elected President
Carter beat Ford by a narrow win, after his 4 years he lost to Reagan -
Star Wars Movie Premier
This was one of the most defining motion pictures in cinema history. -
Three Mile Island Meltdown
The Three Mile Island Meltdown was an island that was 3 miles long. A nuclear plant had a big problem with a reactor, a valve was stuck open and caused it to leak radiation. There was never an explosion. -
Mount. St. Helens Eruption
This was a series of volcanic explosions that started with Mount St Helens -
Iran Hostages Released
An agreement was made to release hostages. -
Assassination Attempt on President Reagan
Reagan waved a crowd and was shot after exiting a hotel. -
Iran/ Contra Affair
This was a time when illegal sales of arms were sold to Iran and the proceeds were going to help fund Contras. -
Challenger Shuttle Explosion
This was a sad day when after 73 seconds of take off the ship exploded. -
Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
The Chernobyl Disaster was a huge reactor meltdown, it happened because of a flawed reactor design. Some parts of Chernobyl are still radioactive. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
This marked the beginning of the destruction of the Berlin Wall, the wall fell because of how many people were on it. -
Start of the Persian Gulf War
This was a war against Iraq in response to their invasion of Kuwait. -
Original U.S.A. Olympic Basketball Dream Team
This was an Olympic Team that was great. They were one of the best teams with players who were already legends. -
Bill Clinton Elected President
Clinton won against George Bush and had 370 electoral votes while Bush had 168 electoral votes. -
Rodney King Decision & L.A. Riots
Roney King was brutally beaten by police on camera which started a huge riot that killed 60 some people. It got so bad that even king said he wanted it all to stop. -
Launch of Google
google was founded which made stocks skyrocket. -
Bill Clinton Impeached by the House of Representatives
Clinton was the second US president to face impeachment. -
George H.W. Bush Elected President
Bush defeated Michael Dukakis -
World Trade Center/Pentagon/Shanksville, PA Attacks
On the morning of 9//11/2001, the World Trade Center was hit, and 4 planes were involved In total, 2 hit the towers, one hit the Pentagon, and the 4th crash landed ina the field.