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President Carter wins the election
Jimmy Carter wins the election over Gerald Ford. -
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Carter-Bush Events
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Proposition 13
Movement in California to lower property taxes. -
Camp David Accords
President Carter organized a peace treaty with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Isreali Prime Minister Menachem Begin.
- Most significant foreign policy. -
Moral Majority
Founded by Jerry Falwell, a televangelist, and Paul Weyrich in 1979.
- Supported conservative issues. -
Renegotiation of the Panama Canal Treaty
The United States agreed to transfer control of the Panamal Canal back to Panama in 2000. -
Iran Hostage
An Islamic revolution, led by Ayatollah Khomeini, occurred and Shah was overthrown. The Revolutionaries captured 52 American hostages from the US Embassy and held them for 444 days against their will. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis -
Afghanistan Invasion: Carter
Afghanistan was invaded by the Soviet Union.
-Carter placed an embargo on grain exports to the Soviet Union
- U.S. boycotted the 1980 Olympics in Moscow -
C.N.N.
The Cable News Network was launched on June 1, 1980 by Ted Turner. This network is known for being the first channel to offer news from around the world all day, every day.
- One of the largest companies in the world today http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN -
Ronald Reagan Wins Election
Reagan came out victorious over Carter in the 1980 election. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1980 -
Columbia Launches
N.A.S.A. launched the space shuttle, Columbia, on April 12, 1981.
- Made 27 other missions into space. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Columbia -
MTV
Music Television, or MTV, launched on this day. This channel offered music videos on television. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV -
First Female Supreme Court Justice
Sandra Day O'Connor was appointed by President Reagan and became the first female to serve as a Justice of the Supreme Court. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_Day_O'Connor -
SDI
Founded by President Reagan to develop a system to intercept and destroy nuclear missiles. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Defense_Initiative -
Invasion of Grenada
President Reagan sent troops to the Caribbean island of Grenada to remove communisits and set up a US friendly government. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Grenada -
Reagan is Reelected
President Reagan is victorious over Walter Mondale in the 1984 election. -
Challenger Disaster
The Challenger exploded into thin air only 73 seconds after lift off.
- Led to the death of several passengers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster -
Iran-Contra Scandal
Ronald Reagan's administration sold weapons to Iran so they would free the U.S. hostages. The money the U.S. recieved from the sales went to the Contras after Congress had forbidden it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IranâContra_affair -
INF Treaty
Reagan met with Mikhail Gorbacheb to sign the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. The treaty took out nuclear and ground missiles within an "intermediate" range. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermediate-Range_Nuclear_Forces_Treaty -
George H. W. Bush Wins Election
George H. W. Bush comes out victorious over Michael Dukakis, a democrat.
- "compassionate conservation" as a foreign policy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1988 -
Tiananmen Square
Large city in the center of Beijing where a pro-democracy student demonstration took place. The Chinese communist government ended this quickly. -
Clinton Wins the Election
Clinton was victorious over George H. W. Bush in this 1992 election. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1992 -
N.A.F.T.A.
N.A.F.T.A. (North American Free Trade Agreement) was signed between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.
- Promoted free trade and increased U.S. exports with European Union -
WTO
The World Trade Organization was formed to settle disagreements between nations. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Trade_Organization -
George W. Bush Wins Election
George W. Bush wins the 2000 election against Al Gore, member of the democratic party, and Ralph Nader, a member of the Green Party. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2000 -
9/11...Never Forgotten
Four American planes were hijacked, while three of them crashed into the Twin World Trade Towers and the other into the Pentagon.
- Caused by Al Qaida, led by Osama Bin Laden http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks -
Homeland Security
Formed on this day to coordinate government agencies in the war on terrorism. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security
