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Earth Day
A day created to celebrate the environment and promote awareness about respecting our planet. -
Presidential Elections
Carter wins the US Presidency by defeating Gerald Ford. -
Afghanistan Invaded by the Soviet Union
Carter placed an embargo of grain exports on the U.S.S.R. andhad the U.S. boycott the 1980 Moscow Olympics. -
Proposition 13
California voters led a movement to lower property taxes. -
Camp David Accords
Greatest foreign policy triumph was the peace treaty signed by Egyptian President and Israeli Prime Minister -
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Iran Hostage Crisis
For 444 days 52 American citizens were held hostage at the American Embassy in Tehran by a group of Islamic students and militants supporting the Iranian Revolution -
C.N.N Premiere
CNN, the first all news network, was aired for the first time. -
Launching of the Columbia
Although N.A.S.A. was created in 1958, the first space shuttle, Columbia, was launched in 1981. -
Launching of MTV
MTV was the first channel directed to mainly music videos. The first music video ever aired was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles -
Sandra Day O'Connor
Sandra Day O'Connor became the first female Supreme Court Justice. -
Invasion of Grenada
The US invaded Grenada to set up a pro-US government after a military coup on the small Carribean island. -
Reagan Doctrine
The Reagan Doctrine was created to build up the military and aid those opposed to communism. -
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Iran-Contra Scandal
Members of Reagan's Administration were selling weapons to Iran in exchange for the relsease of US hostages in the Middle East. The money from the sales were given to the Contras after it was forbidden by Congress. -
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
President Reagan met with Soviet Prime Minister Mikhail Gorbachev and signed the INF treaty because both agreed that nuclear weapons at immediate range needed to be stopped because it was too dangerous. -
President George H. W. Bush
In 1988 former President George H. W. Bush defeated opponent Michael Dukakis, thus becomming the 41st president of America. -
Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989
Tiananmen Quare was the location where the Chinese government crushed a student pro-democracy demonstration in Beijing. -
Manuel Noriega
President Bush sent troops to invade Panama and capture former Dictator Manuel Noriega so he could be tried for drug trafficking. -
ADA
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 was put into act. It forbid discrimination and mandated access to public places in regards to persons with physical or mental disabilities. -
Saddam Hussein
In 1990, Iraq's dictator, Saddam Hussein, invaded and looted Kuwait thus sparking a war between Iraq and Kuwait. -
Falling of Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was taken down in East Germany becaue peaceful revolutions over threw the communits goverments of the Soviet satellite states. -
Boris Yelstin
Russian President that defied coup leaders and caused the coup to collaps, thus bringing down the Soviet Union with the help of the public. -
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Desert Storm was a U.N. coaltion of forces to expel Iraqians for Kuwait in the Persian Gulf War. Initiated by the U.S., Iraq was defeated in 100 hours but the U.S. fell short of capturing Saddam Hussein although they did liberate Kuwait.
