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Ronald Reagan Elected
Reagan defeated Jimmy Carter in a landslide on this day. Reagan would go on to be one of the most beloved conservative presidents in history and play a key role in ending the Cold War. -
Challenger Explosion
The space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds into its flight on this day. All seven of the crew members onboard were killed. This was the first fatal American accident involving a spacecraft in flight. -
Berlin Wall Falls
The Berlin Wall, which divided East and West Germany, fell. This marked the fall of the Iron Curtain. -
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Gulf War
This was an armed campaign of the United States against Iraq in response to their invasion of Kuwait. -
Soviet Union Dissolves
The Soviet Union officially dissolved on this date. The result of an internal collapse, and proof of communisms failure, the USSR officially ended 74 years after it started. -
Clinton-Lewinsky Scandal
On this date, news broke of a scandal between President Bill Clinton and a white house intern Monica Lewinsky. He would go on to deny the affair under oath, and it would go on to force his impeachment. -
Columbine Shooting
12 students and 1 teacher were murdered by teenage active shooters on this date. This sparked an international debate on gun control and bullying. -
9/11
There were four coordinated terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on this day. These were suicide attacks, and almost three thousand people were killed.