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Mt Saint Helen's erupted
An earthquake followed by the eruption of Mt St Helen's kills 57 people in Washington. -
Reagan wins election
Reagan won by a landslide 489-49 -
John Lennon Assassinated
John Lennon, a member of the Beatles, was assassinated on December 8, 1980 Mark David Chapman killed him in New York City. -
Presidential election 1984
Reagan won 525-13 taking all but one state, MN. -
Challenger Explosion
On Jan. 28, 1986 the space shuttle Challenger exploded during lift off, killing all on board including school teacher Christa McAuliffe. -
Fox signs on
First major network to host nightly programming. FOX is still around today. -
Tax Reform Act of 1986 passed
Simplified the tax code and broadened the tax base. It was referred to as "Reagan tax cuts". -
Tear down this wall
On a visit to Europe Ronald Reagan tells Gorbachev to tear the Berlin Wall. -
Pan Am flight 103 bombing
Also known as the Lockerbie bombing. All 270 people on board the aircraft were killed. -
1989 San Francisco Earthquake
63 people were killed and thousands were left homeless. -
Cold War ends
George HW Bush declares the Cold War to be over at the Malta Summit. -
USSR dissolved
The Cold War officially ends when the USSR is dissolved. -
27th Amendment is Ratified
Prohibits changes in Congressional salaries to take effect until after the next election cycle. It was first proposed in 1789. -
Clinton wins election
Clinton defeats George HW Bush 370-168 taking 32 states plus DC. -
Don't ask Don't tell
Act which prohibits homosexual people from serving in the US armed forces. -
Oklahoma City bombing
The Oklahoma City Bombing 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. -
9/11 Terrorist Attacks
On September 11, 2001 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 after the passengers on board took over the aircraft.
