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the 80's

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  • Ronald Reagan is elected President

    Ronald Reagan is elected with his vice president George Bush representing the Republican party
  • Ronald Reagan SHOT!

    Ronald Reagan SHOT!
    Ronald Reagan is shot outside Washington D.C hotel by John Hinckley JR. along with 2 police officers and a press secretary
  • Ronald Reagan recovers bullet wound

    Reagan survives bullet wound and returns to Presidential duties a month after shooting.
  • United states places embargo on Libyan oil

  • Brinks Robbery

    biggest robbery in the united kingdom, with 0ver 27 million stole from London ranging from cash and other valuables such as gold and diamonds
  • the cruise missile is created

    the cruise missile is designed to travel great distances and would often be used for things such as a world war, or nuclear war.
  • Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader

    Gorbachev becomes Soviet Leader
  • Gandhi is killed

    Gandhi is killed by a Hindu Extremist who fatally shoots him during a new Delhi visit
  • TWA Flight 847 hijacked

    Flight 847 hijacked by terrorists who wanted united states to free prisoners from a prison in the middle east
  • CHERNOBYL

    soviet nuclear reactor explodes creating highly nuclear area in Ukraine