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Social Security reform becomes law
created social insurance program designed to pay retired workers -
Water Quality Control Act
structure for discharges of pollutants in the water in the entire us
(clean water act) -
Soviet grain embargo lifted
the grain embargo against the soviet union enacted by jimmy carter. -
U.S. illegally sells arms to Iran (Iran-Contra Affair)
officials secretly facilitated the sales of arms the the khomeini government -
Fifty-two American hostages held in Iran released.
The agreement was made and the hostages were released. -
Reagan inaugurated
the inauguration of the 40th president, the first to be held on the buildings west side -
Spending speech (increase defense, decrease taxes
when Reagan sends a budget to congress -
Reagan shot
when President Reagan was shot and wounded by john Hinckley -
Sandra Day O’Connor nominated to Supreme Court
When sandra day as nominated to the supreme court. -
Reagan and air-traffic controllers strike
PATCO workers had refused to work, reagan had sent of air traffic controllers who had ignored the order -
Military buildup (B-1 Bomber and MX missiles)
president reagan announced he will seek for congress approval to build the missiles -
Sanctions on Poland
sanctions were imposed on the polish , as a response to the introduction of the martial law -
Farm credit crises (Feb 1985)
intended to bring down high interest rates upward. -
Reagan addresses Parliament in England
the first speech by an american president to a meeting of bot houses of the british parliament -
Tax Equity & Fiscal Responsibility Act
a federal legislation to cut budget deficit through federal spending cuts -
Strategic Defense Initiative
a proposed missile defense system intended to protect the united states from attack -
Suicide bombers attack U.S. Marines in Lebanon (1983)
two truck bombs struck buildings in beirut, lebanon housing american and french service members. -
Invasion of Grenada
six caribbean nations invaded the island nation of grenada. -
Embargo on Nicaragua
prohibited all trade between the us and nicaragua -
Reagan, Gorbachev hold summit in Switzerland
it was a cold war era meeting in geneva -
Reagan delivers his first State of the Union.
given by president reagan, in the chamber of the HOR. -
.South African sanctions
imposed sanctions against south africa and stated five preconditions for lifting sanctions that would end the system of apartheid -
Space Shuttle Challenger explosion (Reagan Speech)
"slipped the surly bonds of earth" to "touch the face of God."
-the space shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its fight. -
Reagan and Gorbachev meet in Iceland
was a summit meeting between the us . -
Democrats gain seats (Nov 1986)
democrats won the national popular vote for the HOR -
Tower Commission concludes report (1987)
supported the iran contra arrangement, should have taken over and the president should have been aware of the risks -
Berlin Wall Speech in West Berlin (1987)
opportunity to try to urge on decline by visiting the berlin wall -
Gorbachev, Reagan sign treaty (1987)
proposed to eliminate all intermediate and short range ground based missiles -
Reagan prohibits abortion assistance (1988)
prohibited most of the nations family planning clinics -
Reagan visits Soviet Union (1988)
the day that reagan had declared the cold war with the soviet union had ended -
Reagan says farewell
his last speech as president was about his faith in america and its people