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Reagan Elected
He was praised by supporters for running a campaign of upbeat optimism. Aided by the Iran hostage crisis and a worsening economy at home marked by high unemployment and inflation, Reagan won the election in a massive landslide. -
Persian Gulf War
The Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and 39 other countries, led by the United States. It started with the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq on August 2, 1990. Iraq had claimed Kuwait as part of its territory -
Cold War Ends
During 1989 and 1990, the Berlin Wall was taken down, borders openeded and free elections outsted Communist regimes everwhere in eastern Europe. -
Contract With America
The Republican plan in the 1994 election, calling for welfare reform, congressional term limits, and a balanced-budget amendment. -
Oklahoma City Bombing
A total of 168 people were killed, including 19 children, and more than 500 were injured. The building was later razed, and a park was built on the site. The bombing remained the deadliest terrorist assault on U.S. soil until the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon outside Washington, D.C., in 2001. -
Bush v. Gore
A divided Supreme Court ruled that the state of Florida's court-ordered manual recount of vote ballots in the 2000 presidential election was unconstitutional. -
9/11 Attacks
Four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by the militant Islamist extremist network al-Qaeda against the U.S. political/economic -
Great Recession
A period of marked general decline observed in national economies globally, i.e. a recession, that occurred from late 2007 to 2009. -
Obama Election
Barack Obama became the first African American to be elected President of the United States, sparking many celebrations in the United States and around the world. He gained almost 53% of the popular vote and 365 electoral votes. -
Affordable Care Act
Increases health insurance coverage for the uninsured and implements reforms to the health insurance market.