1980-2001

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    Ford Presidency

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    Carter Presidency

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    Iranian Hostage Crisis

    52 Americans were held hostage for 444 days by Iran.
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    Reagan Presidency

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    H.W. Bush Presidency

  • Fall of the Berlin Wall

    The infamous wall separating East and West Germany is destroyed.

  • Fall of the Soviet Union

    The infamous Communist regime, the "Iron Curtain" finally falls apart.
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    Clinton Presidency

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    Bush Presidency

  • 9/11

    Multiple targets, including the World Trade Center Buildings and the Pentagon were damaged or destroyed in this terrorist attack.