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Reagan's Assassination Attempt
President Reagan survived an assassination attempt by John Hinckley. -
Reagan's Greatest Setback
Reagan's greatest setback of his presidency occurred when he sent Marines to Beirut to keep the peace between locals and invading Israelites. Congress pressured him to remove the Marines when a suicide bombed attacked Beirut on October 23, 1983. -
Operation Urgent Fury
Operation Urgent Fury was the event in which Reagan deployed American military troops to Grenada to support their fight against communism. -
Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson became the first African American man to run for president in 1984. He also ran in 1988. -
Reagan Doctrine
The Reagan Doctrine announced that the States would aid and support any anticommunist forces in the world. -
Tax Reform Act
The Tax Reform Act was passed to lower corporate tax rate and reduce the amount of loopholes in the tax system, among other things. -
Immigration Reform and Control Act
This Act was passed, among other things, to criminalize knowingly hiring or employing illegal immigrants. -
Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty
This treaty, formed between the Soviet Union and the States, caused both sides to rapidly reduce their nuclear weapons development. -
Black Friday
Black Friday, October 19, 1987, was the day that the stock market crashed eight hundred points. -
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Desert Operations
Operation Desert Shield (which was prompted by Iraq invading Kuwait) was the groundwork for Operation Desert Storm, which allowed President Bush to intervene for Kuwait the next year. -
Clinton's Presidency
Democrat President Bill Clinton won the presidency from Bush in the 1992 election, becoming president in the following year. -
Operation Gatekeeper
President Clinton implemented Operation Gatekeeper to prevent illegal immigration at the States-Mexico border around San Diego, California. -
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
This Act was passed to decrease welfare benefits and restrict eligibility. -
Vote for Impeachment
The House of Representatives voted to impeach President Clinton because of his revealed history of sexual scandals. The vote for impeachment was widely rejected, and Clinton was acquitted in February of 1999. -
The Twin Towers
al-Qaeda terrorists highjacked four planes and crashed into the North and South Towers of the New York City Trade Center. A third plane crashed into the Pentagon. The fourth plane was believed to be targeting the White House, but passengers on the plane rose up and forced the terrorists to crash land in a field, saving the occupants of the intended destination.