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Ronald Reagan is elected
Reagan becomes the 40th U.S. President, defeating Jimmy Carter in the election. -
Sandra Day O'Connor sworn into Supreme Court
Becomes the first female justice, nominated by Ronald Reagan and voted in by the Senate unanimously. -
Iran-Contra Affair
A political scandal during Reagan's second term as president, and organized by Robert McFarlane and Oliver North, where secret weapons transactions took place targeting Nicaragua. -
George H. W. Bush is elected
Bush becomes the 41st president of the United States, after serving as Vice President under Ronald Reagan. -
Berlin Wall comes down
Symbolically one of the marks for the end of the Cold War, the event signaled the Soviet Union's loss of support when people tore down the wall. -
Bush declares the end of Cold War
President Bush, along with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev declare the official end to the Cold War -
William Clinton is elected
Bill Clinton becomes the 41st president of America, serving two terms despite being impeached by the House of Representatives. -
9/11
Four organized terrorist attacks, killing nearly 3,000 people and injuring 25,000. The attacks were planned by the terrorist group al-Qaeda.