-
The attempt was made by John Hinkley jr. who was hoping to impress an actress. Reagans popularity skyrocketed as Americans watched him pull through the attempt
-
the wall has the names of the 58000 killed or missing in action
-
241 troops died who were there to keep peace. A second Bomb kills 40 french soldiers just 40 miles away
-
Reagan ran against Walter Mondale who had the first female vice presidential candidate, Geraldine Ferraro. He won in a Landslide
-
MLK jr day is observed for the 1st time as a federal holiday
-
the tragic explosion of the space shuttle killed all on board. The explosion was caused by bad rubber washers that leaked flammable gas where it wasn't supposed to go.
-
they agreed to disarm 1752 us missiles and 859 USSR missiles in the 300-3400 mile range
-
Bush served as vice president under Reagan. Bush won easily 426 Bush-111 Dukakis
-
It is the largest oil spill in US history. 11 million gallons poured out into Prince William Sound
-
The Hubble telescope was put into space because it is not affected by the atmosphere. it orbits the earth every 97 minutes
