1980-2001

By Maddie Bayles
  • Period: to

    Ronald Reagan is president

    Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as the 40th president

  • Reagan Reelected

    Reagan was reelected easily winning the election

  • The Challenger

    The space shuttle Challenger explodes shortly after takeoff, killing all the astronauts on board.
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    George H.W. Bush is president

    George H.W. Bush is the 41st president

  • Berlin Wall falls

    Berlin Wall is finally taken down

  • Persian Gulf War

    The Gulf War was an armed campaign waged by a United States-led coalition of 35 nations against Iraq in response to the Iraqi invasion and annexation of Kuwait.
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    Bill Clinton becomes President

    Bill Clinton becomes the 42nd President

  • Office Building Bombing

    An Office Building is bombed killing 168 people

  • Monica Lewinsky Scandal

    A political sex scandal involving US President Bill Clinton and 22-year-old White House intern Monica Lewinsky took place in 1998. Their sexual relationship lasted between 1995 and 1997

  • George W. Bush becomes president

    George W. Bush becomes 43rd president

  • 9/11

    Commercial aircraft were hijacked by terrorists two crashing into the World Trade Center and another into the Pentagon.