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Water Quality Control Act
this prevented the dumping of pollution into the water -
Fifty-two American hostages held in Iran released.
Iranian students stormed the U.S. embassy and took captive 52 hostages for 444 days -
Soviet grain embargo lifted
Reagan lifted the grain embargo we had on the soviet union -
U.S. illegally sells arms to Iran (Iran-Contra Affair)
Reagan didn't even know that there were U.S. officials selling guns to Iran -
Reagan inaugurated
Reagan became president -
Spending speech (increase defense, decrease taxes)
he wanted to make our military stronger while lowering taxes -
Reagan shot
he was shot and wounded by a john hinckley -
Military buildup (B-1 Bomber and MX missiles)
Reagan asked for 100 land base missiles and 100 b-1 bombers -
Sandra Day O’Connor nominated to Supreme Court
Sandra day O'Connor was the first female to be nominated to be on the supreme court -
Sanctions on Poland
Reagan lifted sanctions on poland -
Tax Equity & Fiscal Responsibility Act
it was passed to cut budgets -
Reagan addresses Parliament in England
his first speech to the uk -
Strategic Defense Initiative
nicknames the star wars program is was a missile defense system -
Suicide bombers attack U.S. Marines in Lebanon (1983)
a truck bomb killed 220 marines -
Invasion of Grenada
nicknamed operation urgent fury the us military took control of Grenada in just a couple days -
Social Security reform becomes law
it was described as a key part to the social welfare legislation -
Farm credit crises (Feb 1985)
Reagan planned to cut the farm aid -
Reagan, Gorbachev hold summit in Switzerland
this was the first meeting with the leader of the soviet union -
Space Shuttle Challenger explosion (Reagan Speech)
Reagan address the nation about the challenger explosion that killed all the crew -
Reagan and Gorbachev meet in Iceland Democrats gain seats (Nov 1986)
they met in iceland to discuss stuff -
Reagan delivers his first State of the Union
he delivered his first speech to the union -
South African sanctions
this stopped the sanctions that we had on south Africa -
Gorbachev, Reagan sign treaty (1987)
this got rid of all short range missiles and missile launchers in Europe -
Tower Commission concludes report (1987)
the director of the CIA should have told Reagan what was going on in Iran -
Berlin Wall Speech in West Berlin (1987)
Reagan makes a speaking getting the leader of the soviet union to take down the berlin wall -
Reagan prohibits abortion assistance (1988)
this prevented any family members trying to find out about there relatives abortions -
Reagan visits Soviet Union (1988)
he visits the soviet union -
Reagan says farewell
he said his final goodbye as presient on his 78th birthday -
Reagan and air-traffic controllers strike
he fired 11,000 air traffic controllers -
Embargo on Nicaragua
Reagan prevented all trade to Nicaragua