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President for a day
President Regan had to undergo sugery. Under the 25th amendment the vice president was to take over presidency until he came out of sugery. -
Inaugrated as the 41st President
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Established the National Space Council
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US and Mexico will begin negotiations on a North American Free Trade Agreement
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Signs the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 prohibiting discrimination base don disabilities
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Deploys troops for the defense of Saudi Arabia
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Signs Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
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Orders the beginning of Operation Desert Storm
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Signs Civil Rights Act of 1991, provides the right to trial by jury on discrimination claims
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NAFTA is signed
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Signs the START II Treaty