1980-2001

  • California 1st state?

    1980 consensus finds that California is the 1st state with more than 20 million people
  • Ronald Reagan survived assassination attempt

  • IBM personal computer introduced

  • Sandra Day

    O' Connor becomes the 1st women Supreme Court Justice
  • Sally Ride

    Sally Ride becomes 1st women in space
  • Strategic Initiative Program

    Initial proposal for the Strategic Defense Initiative Program
  • Ronald Reagan Re- elected

  • Meeting in Switzerland

    Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Garbauhev meet
  • artin Luther King Day is 1st observed

  • Challenger Space Shuttle Explosion

  • 1st news of iran- contra affair