1980-2001 By ashcarr1 Apr 12, 1980 Request to withdraw from Olympic games May 18, 1980 Mt. Saint Helen Erupts Jan 20, 1981 Reagan elected president Jan 20, 1981 Iran releases hostages that were held for 444 days. Sep 25, 1981 First female Surpreme Court sworn in Sandra Day O'Connor is sworn in Oct 20, 1985 Windows operating system is released first windows system for computer is released Jan 20, 1986 Martin Luther Kind Day Jan 28, 1986 Space Shuttle "Challenger" explodes after liftoff This explosion killed 7 people Oct 22, 1986 Tax Reform Act of 1986 passed Oct 19, 1987 Black Monday The stock market crashes. Jan 20, 1989 Bush is Inaugurated Dec 3, 1989 Cold War ends Dec 26, 1991 USSR is dissolved Jan 20, 1993 Bill Clinton is elected as president Jan 1, 1994 NAFTA goes into effect Apr 20, 1999 Combine massacre Jan 20, 2001 George W. Bush is inaugurated Sep 11, 2001 9/11 attack Oct 7, 2001 Attacks on Afghanistan take place