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The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens was a series of volcanic explosions and pyroclastic flows from Mount St. Helens in Skamania County, U.S. state of Washington, that began on March 27, 1980. It initiated as a series of phreatic blasts from the summit then escalated on May 18, 1980, as a major explosive eruption.
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US citizens were held hostage for 444 days from Nov. 4 1979 - Jan. 20 1981 after the US embassy was taken over by Islamic students and militants.
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President Reagan signs the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, the Nation's first comprehensive nuclear waste legislation.
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A major nuclear accident occurs at Chernobyl Reactor #4 near Pripyat, Ukraine in the Soviet Union, spreading radioactive contamination over a large area.
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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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President Bush declares the end of the Cold War as the Soviet Union collapses.
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Launched during a Space Shuttle Discovery mission. The telescope allows us to see farther into space.
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Gulf war begins when Iraq invades Kuwait. US gets involved to protect oil resources.
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Fourth deadliest school shooting in US history. 15 peoeple killed total including the shooters.
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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 crahed in a field in PA after the passenges on board took over the aircraft.