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An earthquake followed by the eruption of mt St Helen kills 57 people in washington.
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US boycotts the 1980 summer olympics in moscow to protest against 1979 invasion of Afgahnastan.
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President Reagan wins by a landslide 489-49
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US citizens were held hostage for 444 days after the US embassy was taken over by islamic students and militants
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She is the first female member of the Supreme Court
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The dodge Caravan and Plymouth voager are released to the public
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Reagan won presidential election by 525-13
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Reagan administration officials secretly sold arms to Iran.
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The space shuttle challenger exploded during lift off killing all on board including school teacher Christa McAuliffe.
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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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Ronald Reagan Goes to Germany and tells them to tear down the berlin wall.
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Agreement between the US and the USSR that limits ground intermediate range nuclear weapons.
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George H.W. Bush wins 426-111 taking 40 States.
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Also known as the Lockerbie bombing. All 270 people on board the aircraft were killed.
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Bush Declares an all out war on drugs
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George H.W. Bush declares the Cold War to be over at Malta Summit.
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Launched during a Space Shuttle Discovery mission the telescope allows us to see further into space.
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Gulf war begins when Iraq Invades Kuwait and the US gets involved to protect oil recourses.
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The Cold war Officially ends when the USSR is dissolved
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Prohibits changes in Congressial Salaries to take effect until after the next election cycle.
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Clinton defeats George H.W. Bush 370-168 taking 32 States plus DC
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NAFTA goes into effect and allows free trade between the US, Mexico, and Canada
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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.
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Scandal that alleged that Bill Clinton had sexual tntact with white house intern Monica Lewinsky.
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Fourth deadliest school shooting in US history. 15 people were killed total including the shooters
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Four airplanes were hijacked and two destroyed the twin towers in NYC one crashed into the Pentagon and the fourth was crashed in a field in PA.