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The failed attempt to rescue the American hostages in the U.S. Embassy. With eight Americans killed and five wounded in Operation Eagle Claw when a mid-air collision had occurs.
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The inauguration of our 40th president, Ronald Reagan. Occured in Washington, D.C.
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President Ronald Reagan survives assassination attempt. Reagan was shot while walking to his limousine in Washington, D.C.
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Was the first female Supreme Court associate, Sandra Day O'Connor iwas voted in 99-0 by the US Senate.
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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C. That has names of at least 58,000 killed or missing in action during the conflict.
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President Ronald Reagan wins the election over Democratic Walter F. Mondale.
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Pete Rose breaks Ty Cobb's record, for most career hits in Major League Baseball history.
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Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan engage in a five hour summit conference. The first meeting in six years, in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Martin Luther King Day is now officially observed for the first time as a federal holiday in the US.
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Pete Rose would be banned from baseball, for gambling, which hurt himself from being able to be eligible for election into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
