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Ronald Reagan is inaugurated becoming the 40th president of the United States
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After giving a speech at the Washington Hilton Hotel President Reagan was shot in the chest by John Warnock Hinckley Jr.
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Sandra Day O'Connor becomes the first female Supreme Court Justice
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Ronald Reagan is inaugurated again starting his second term as President of the United States
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President Reagan and Soviet premier Gorbachev hold a summit in Geneva, Switzerland. This is the first meeting between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
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Reagan and Gorbachev meet in Washington, D.C. and sign the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty which requires both the Soviet Union and the U.S. to eliminate all missiles with ranges between 500 -5,500 kilometers.
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George H.W. Bush is inaugurated becoming the 41st President of the United States
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The Exxon Valdez supertanker goes aground in Alaska. The tanker spills 240,000 barrels of oil into the surrounding water causing environmental damage.
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The People's Liberation Army uses tanks and cars to suppress pro-democracy movements in Beijing's Tienanmen Square.
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The Berlin Wall falls marking the end of the communist rule in eastern Europe. East Germany boards are fully opened.
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American forces invade Panama in an attempt to capture Manuel Antonio Noriega, Panama's military dictator. Noriega was indicted in the U.S. on January 3rd, 1990 on drug traffic charges.
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East and west Germany are finally reunited.
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Ground troops are deployed in an attempt to liberate Kuwait. Two days later on February 27th, after liberating Kuwait President Bush calls off ground offensives.
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President Bush and Gorbachev meet in Moscow and sign the START-1. START-1 calls for both America and the Soviet Union to reduce the number of nuclear warheads in their arsenal.
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Republics of the Soviet Union dissolve the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Russia and two other republics are created our of the dissolution.
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Bill Clinton is inaugurated becoming the 42nd President of the United States
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The Family Medical Leave Act requires companies to provide workers with up to three months of unpaid leave for family and medical emergencies.
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A bomb planted under the World Trade Center in New York City explodes. Killing six and injuring thousands.
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Janet Reno becomes the first female Attorney General
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg becomes the second female Supreme Court Justice.
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The Brady Act makes it to were those purchasing hand guns must wait five days for a background check
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The North American Free Trade Agreement eliminates trade barriers between the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
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A bomb planted in a truck parked in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City explodes killing 168 people.
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Madeline Albright becomes the first female Secretary of State
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News breaks that President Clinton might have had sexual relationships with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
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The House of Representatives votes to impeach President Clinton.
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The Senate acquits President Clinton of all charges
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The presidential election between Al Gore and George Bush is so close that no winner can be announced. A recount of several Florida counties is called.
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The Supreme Court stops the recount of votes. Gore concedes the election leaving Bush as President-elect.
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George W. Bush is inaugurated becoming the 43rd President of the United States of America
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On September 11th, 200 four passenger planes are hijacked. Three of the planes flew into major U.S. buildings; both towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon building in Washington, D.C. The fourth plane, people believe was headed to the White House. However, passengers on board were able to fight back and take control of the plane and crashed it in Somerset Country, Pennsylvania. Around 3,000 total people died from all of the attacks on 9/11.
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President Bush announced the beginning of military action in Afghanistan in reaction to the 9/11 events
