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On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens became the largest and most destructive volcanic eruption in U.S. history. By the end of its cycle of fire and fury, 57 people had died.
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President Ronald Reagan is elected
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The first female is put on the supreme court.
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The attack killed 307 people: 241 U.S. and 58 French peacekeepers, 6 civilians, and 2 attackers.
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Chrysler creates the minivan
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The first nintendo is created
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Challenger Explosion CNN VideoOn 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 broadedned the tax base. It was referred to as "Reagan tax cuts".
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"Tear down this wall!" is a line from a speech made by U.S. President Ronald Reagan in West Berlin on Friday, June 12, 1987, calling for the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, to open up the barrier which had divided West and East Berlin since 1961.
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President George H.W. Bush is elected
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Act which prohibits homsexual people from serving in the US armed forces.
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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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Fourth deadliest school shooting in US history. 15 peoeple killed total including the shooters.
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Terrorist Attacks on world trade center occur