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Jimmy Carter Elected President
Jimmy Carter was elected to president In 1976. During his time as president he did many good things like advocating human rights. -
Star Wars Movie Premier
The Star Wars Movie Premier was on May 25th, 1977 becoming a classic film starting one of the most famous franchises. -
Three Mile Island Meltdown
The Three Mile Island Meltdown was a nuclear accident that happened on March 28, 1979. It was a huge incident that raised concern about nuclear power. -
Mount. St. Helens Eruption
The Mount. St. Helens Eruption was a volcanic event that took place on May 18th,1980 and was a power eruption that destroyed everything in the surrounding area. -
Iran Hostages Released
On January 20th, 1981 president the Iran hostages were released by President Ronald Reagen after making an agreement. -
Assassination Attempt on President Reagan
The assassination attempy took place in march 30th, 1981 and greatly made them improve security for the president. -
Challenger Shuttle Explosion
The Challenger Shuttle Explosion was a space shuttle failure after the space shuttle was in the air for 73 seconds before it exploded killing all 7 crew members and a teacher that was selected to be the first civilian in space. -
Iran/ Contra Affair
The Iran/ Contra Affair was a political scandal that took place during the second term of the Reagan administration -
Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster was in the soviet union and was a large release of radio active material. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Fall of the Berlin Wall was the destruction of the Berlin wall -
Start of the Persian Gulf War
The Persian Gulf War started on January 17th, 1991 -
Original U.S.A. Olympic Basketball Dream Team
The USA dream team competed in the 1992 summer Olympics with legends like Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, and Larry bird. -
Bill Clinton Elected President
Bill Clinton was elected as the 42nd president of the united states and served from 1993 to 2001. -
Launch of Google
On September 4th, 1998 computer scientists Larry page and Sergey Brin founded Google a site we use everyday -
Bill Clinton Impeached by the House of Representatives
The impeachment of Bill Clinton was the 2nd time a president had been impeached on December 19th 1998. -
George H.W. Bush Elected President
Bush was a republican from texas and a former vice president and took office in 1988 over Michael Dukakis . -
World Trade Center/Pentagon/Shanksville, PA Attacks
On September 11, 2001 the world trade center and the pentagon were hit with planes and the other plane was hijacked and taken back by the passengers and crashed the plane in a field. -
Rodney King Decision & L.A. Riots
The Rodney King Decision was a trial involving four police officers for beating him with excessive force. And the L.A riots took place during 1992 following the Rodney King case.