1980-2001

By AshleyLynch

  • Mount Saint Helens Eruption

    Mount St. Helens erupted at a high-speed blast leveled millions of trees and ripped soil from bedrock.

  • Ronald Reagan becomes president

  • Reagan's second inauguration

  • The Challenger Space Shuttle explodes

    The Challenger Space Shuttle was a fatal accident in the United States space program. The Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight.

  • Tax Reform Act of 1986

  • Pan Am Flight 103 bombing

  • George H. W. Bush becomes president

  • Cold War Ends

    The Cold War came to an end when the last war of Soviet occupation ended in Afghanistan and the Berlin Wall came down in Germany.

  • The 27 amendment is ratified

    The 27 amendment prohibited Congress from changing its salary compensation until after the mid-term election.

  • Bill Clinton becomes president

  • Bill Clintons second inauguration

  • George W. Bush becomes president

  • 9/11

    9/11 was a series of four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by the militant Islamic extremist against the United States.