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US spacecraft Voyager 1 sends back 1st close-up pictures of Saturn.
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He was inaugurated as the 40th President of the United States of America.
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US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev meet for the first time.
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Astronomers at University of California see 1st sight of birth of a galaxy.
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Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and US President George H. W. Bush, declare the Cold War over.
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Hubble space telescope is placed into orbit by shuttle Discovery.
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US reopens Guantanamo Naval base to process refugees.
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US President Bill Clinton signs welfare reform into law, representing major shift in welfare policy.
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US Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore, settling the recount dispute in Florida's 2000 presidential election in George W. Bush's favor and thus handing him the presidency.
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He announces the establishment of the office of Homeland Security.