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US citizens were held hostage for 444 days from Nov. 4 1979 - Jan. 20 1981 after the US embassy was taken over by Islamic students and militants.
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An earthquake followed by the eruption of Mt St Helen's kills 57 people in Washington. There was over $ 1 billion in damage and the eruption caused the land to be wasteland.
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US boycotts 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest against 1979 invasion of Afgahnastan.
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MTV was the first 24 hour cable TV station dedicated to music videos. The people that changed the songs were called VJ's
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She is the first female member of the Supreme Court.
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Marked the end of peacekeeping operations in Lebanon.
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The Dodge Caravan and the Plymoth voager are released to the public as 1984 models.
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Reagan won 525-13 taking all but one state, MN.
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World awareness of poverty in third world countries sparked celebrities to sing the song We Are the World by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie.
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Reagan administration officials secretly sold arms to Iran.
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On Jan. 28, 1986 the space shuttle Challenger exploded during lift off, killing all on board including school teacher Christa McAuliffe.
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First major network to host nightly programming. FOX is still around today.
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Simplified the tax code and broadened the tax base. It was referred to as "Reagan tax cuts".
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a visit to Europe Ronald Reagan tells Gorbachev to tear the Berlin Wall.
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George HW Bush wins 426-111 taking 40 states.
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63 people were killed and thousands were left homeless.
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George HW Bush declare the Cold War to be over at the Malta Summit.
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Gulf war begins when Iraq invades Kuwait. US gets involved to protect oil resources.
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The Cold War officially ends when the USSR is dissolved.
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Prohibits changes in Congressional salaries to take effect until after the next election cycle. It was first proposed in 1789.
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Clinton defeats George HW Bush 370-168 taking 32 states plus DC.
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Act which prohibits homosexual people from serving in the US armed forces.
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Allows for free trade between the US, Mexico, and Canada.
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The Oklahoma City Bombing was an attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. 168 people were killed including 19 children under the age of 6. It was the worst tragedy on US soil before 9/11.
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Scandal that alleged that Bill Clinton had sexual contact with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
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The bombing occurred during the 1996 summer Olympics in Atlanta. 2 people were killed and 111 were injured.
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Fourth deadliest school shooting in US history. 15 people killed total including the shooters.
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A conspiracy that the world would end on this date because of a "glitch" in the computer system
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The outcome was delayed due to unknown winner in FL. Also known as the "Hanging Chads".
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On September 11, 2001, four airplanes were hijacked and two destroyed the twin towers in NYC, one crashed into the Pentagon, and the fourth was crashed in a field in PA after the passengers on board took over the aircraft.
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Also known as the Lockerbie bombing. All 270 people on board the aircraft were killed.