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President Ronald Reagan ~ 40
Ronald Reagan defeated incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter in 1980 election. -
Reagan's "Evil Empire" Speech
Reagan referred to the Soviet Union as an "evil empire" and as "the focus of evil in the modern world" at the National Association of Evangelicals in Orlando, Florida. -
1983 Beirut barracks bombings
2 truck bombs struck buildings in Beirut, Lebanon, housing American and French service members of the Multinational Force in Lebanon -
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Iran–Contra affair
The Reagan administration illegally sold weapons to Iran to effect the release of American hostages in Lebanon. Money from the Iran weapons-sale then was used to fund the Contras, a group “freedom fighters” who opposed the Marxist government of Nicaragua -
President George H.W. Bush ~ 41
President George H. W. Bush defeated Democratic Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis in 1988 election -
Berlin Wall Falls
The wall came down partly because of a bureaucratic accident but it fell amid a wave of revolutions that left the Soviet-led communist bloc teetering on the brink of collapse and helped define a new world order. -
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Persian Gulf War
Conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations mandated by the United Nations and led by the United States. The lead up to the war began with the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in August 1990 which was met with immediate economic sanctions by the United Nations against Iraq. -
Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)
The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public. -
President Bill Clinton ~ 42
Bill Clinton defeated both Bob Dole and Ross Perot in 1992 election. -
NAFTA
The North American Free Trade Agreement's purpose is to reduce trading costs, increase business investment, and help North America be more competitive in the global marketplace. The agreement is between Canada, the United States, and Mexico. -
Vietnam trade embargo lifted
President Bill Clinton lifts a 19-year-old trade embargo of the Republic of Vietnam. (Embargo had been in place since 1975) -
Oklahoma City Bombing
The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist truck bombing on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,. -
This guy was born!
One of the greatest people ever. -
September 11 Attack
A series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group Al-Qaeda against the United States.
