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An earthquake followed by the eruption of Mt St Helen's kills 57 people in Washington.
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Reagan won by a landslide 489-49
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John Lennon, a member of the Beatles, was assassinated on December 8, 1980 Mark David Chapman killed him in New York City.
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Reagan won 525-13 taking all but one state, MN.
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On Jan. 28, 1986 the space shuttle Challenger exploded during lift off, killing all on board including school teacher Christa McAuliffe.
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First major network to host nightly programming. FOX is still around today.
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Simplified the tax code and broadened the tax base. It was referred to as "Reagan tax cuts".
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On a visit to Europe Ronald Reagan tells Gorbachev to tear the Berlin Wall.
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Also known as the Lockerbie bombing. All 270 people on board the aircraft were killed.
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63 people were killed and thousands were left homeless.
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George HW Bush declares the Cold War to be over at the Malta Summit.
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The Cold War officially ends when the USSR is dissolved.
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Prohibits changes in Congressional salaries to take effect until after the next election cycle. It was first proposed in 1789.
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Clinton defeats George HW Bush 370-168 taking 32 states plus DC.
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Act which prohibits homosexual people from serving in the US armed forces.
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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.
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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.
