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Jimmy Carter Elected President
Jimmy Carter was elected president on January 20, 1977. -
Aid Epidemic Begins
The global pandemic of HIV/AIDS began in 1981, and is an ongoing worldwide public health issue. -
Chernobyl
The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the No. 4 reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near the city of Pripyat in the north of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union. It is considered the worst nuclear disaster in history both in cost and casualties. -
Berlin Wall Falls
The fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November 1989 was a pivotal event in world history which marked the falling of the Iron Curtain. -
Cold War Ends
In late 1991 the Soviet Union itself dissolved into its component republics. -
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Impeachment of Bill Clinton
The impeachment of Bill Clinton occurred when Bill Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States, was impeached by the United States House of Representatives of the 105th United States Congress on December 19, 1998 for "high crimes and misdemeanors" -
Columbine Massacre
The Columbine High School massacre was a school shooting and attempted bombing that occurred on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado, United States. The perpetrators, twelfth grade students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, murdered 12 students and one teacher -
9/11
9/11 were a series of four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by the militant Islamic extremist network al-Qaeda against the United States.