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Ronald Reagan Wins Presidential Election!
Jimmy Carter is defeated in the United States Presidential Election by Ronald Reagan. -
President Reagan signs Executive Order 12287
President Ronald Reagan signs an executive order that provides for the decontrol of crude oil and refined petroleum products. -
United States Citizens Banned from Cuba
President Ronald Reagan initiates a travel ban that restricts United States citizens from visiting Cuba as tensions in the international conflict worsen. -
Increased Number of Missiles Aimed Towards the United States
Yuri Andropov (a high-ranking officer for the CPUS) announces that an increased number of missiles were now aimed at the United States. -
Soviet Union Boycotts the Olympic Games
A boycott was initiated for the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The boycott involved fourteen Eastern Bloc countries and allies, led by the Soviet Union. This was a response to United States boycott from the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Moscow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G_RQATFDZA -
Open Negotiations Begin on Arms Reductions
Mikhail Gorbachev (President of the Soviet Union) and President Ronald Reagan agree to start open negotiations on arms and warfare reductions in the American-Soviet Union conflict. -
15 Year Timetable Announced for Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
Mikhail Gorbachev proposed a fifteen year timetable for the elimination of all nuclear based weapons across the globe. -
Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty Signed
2,611 intermediate-range missiles to be removed from Europe after both President Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev signed an intermediate nuclear forces treaty at the Summit Conference. -
Mikhail Gorbachev Addresses UN General Assembly
In a seminal speech to the United Nations General Assembly in 1988, Mikhail Gorbachev indicated a major shift in foreign policy, announcing cuts in his country's military presence in Eastern Europe and that they hope to improve the international situation.
