1980-2001

  • Mt St Helens Erupsion

    A series of volcanic explosions and lava flows began at Mount St Helens in Skamania County.
  • Ronald Reagan becomes President

    Ronald Wilson Reagan wsa an American politician who was a ,member of the republican party. He had previously served as the 33 governor of California.
  • First Female elected as Supreme Court Associate

    Sandra Day O’ Connor was the first women to serve on the Supreme Court.
  • First MLK Day

    The holiday wsa observed for the first time in honor of American Civil Rights activist, Martin Luther King.
  • Tax Reform Act of 1986

    The Tax Reform Act of 1986 lowered the top tax rate for ordinary income from 50% to 28%.
  • George W. Bush becomes President

    George Bush is an American politician who was the son of George H Bush, previous governor of Texas.
  • Cold War ends

    The Cold War ended when the Soviet occupation ended in Afghanistan, the Berlin Wall came down.
  • 27 amendment

    This amendment says that no law varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives shall take effect, until election of Representatives shall have intervened.
  • Bill Clinton becomes President

    WIllaim Jefferson CLinton is an American politician who previously served as governor of Arkansas.
  • 9/11

    The attacks commonly known as 9/11 were a series of four coordinated suicide terrosist attacks carried out by militiant Islamic extremist network against the U.S.