1980-2001

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    Jimmy Carter President

    Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the United States of America. His term as president began on January 20, 1977, and ended on January 20, 1981.
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    Ronald Reagan President

    Ronald Reagan was the 40th President of the United States of America. His term as president began on January 20, 1981, and ended on January 20, 1989.
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  • First female Supreme Court Justice

    Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman sworn-in as a Supreme Court justice.
  • The Internet began

    ARPANET switched to use the TCP/IP network protocol that is still used as the internet's communication protocol to this day.
  • Microsoft Windows operating system released

    Windows operating system enabled the transition from mainframe computers and terminals to personal computers (PCs).
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    George H. W. Bush President

    George H. W. Bush was the 41st President of the United States of America. His term as president began on January 20, 1989, and ended on January 20, 1993.
  • End of the Cold War

    The USSR dissolved which ended the cold war.
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    Bill Clinton President

    Bill Clinton was the 42nd President of the United States of America. His term as president began on January 20, 1993, and ended on January 20, 2001.
  • Smoking Ban

    Patrons are banned from smoking in bars and restaurants in California.
  • East African Embassy bombings

    al Qaeda detonated bombs in front of the USA embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. In all the blasts killed 224 people and more than 4500 were injured.
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    George W. Bush President

    George W. Bush was the 43rd President of the United States of America. His term as president began on January 20, 2001, and ended on January 20, 2009.
  • 9/11 Terrroist Attack on the USA

    Osama Bin Laden orchestrated a plan to have terrorists takeover passenger jets and crash them into the world trade center buildings, the pentagon and the White House. The plane headed for the White House did not make it to it's target because the heroic passengers fought to regain control of the plane and the plane crashed in the struggle.