1980-2001

By hannahj

  • No US Athletes at Summer Olympics

    President Jimmy Carter announced that US athletes would not participate in the Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia. This boycott was to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
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  • Ronald Reagan Becomes President

    of the United States.

  • Iranian US Hostages Released

    The Iranian Hostage Crisis was a diplomatic standoff between Iran and the US. On this day, fifty-two American diplomats and citizens were released from the US Embassy in Tehran.

  • Assassination Attempt of President Reagan

    John Warnock Kinkley Jr. failed to assassinate President Reagan in Washington D.C.

  • First Female Justice of Supreme Court

    Sandra Day O'Conner was sworn in as the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

  • Challenger Disaster

    The Challenger Space Ship broke while in flight. All seven people on-board the space ship were killed. There were five astronauts, a payload specialist, and a teacher.

  • George H.W. Bush Becomes President

    of the United States.
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    Persian Gulf War

    Saddam Hussein (Iraqi leader) ordered the invasion of Kuwait in early August 1990. He and his army were met with the economic sanctions of the United Nations. This caused a war primarily between the Middle East and the United States.

  • Bill Clinton Becomes President

    of the United States.

  • 9/11 Terrorist Attacks

    The US suffered attacks from the Islamic terrorist group called al-Qaeda.