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Ronald Reagan
Reagan elected president -
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War begins between Iran and Iraq -
Period: to
1980-1989
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foreign
American hostages released in Iran -
space
Launch of Columbia, first space shuttle -
Terrorists
Terrorists bomb U.S. Marine barracks in Lebanon -
Reelection
Reagan reelected -
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Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of Soviet Union -
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Iran-Contra scandal breaks -
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Reagan and Gorbachev sign INF Treaty -
health in US
More than 35,000 cases of AIDS diagnosed for the year