1980-2001

By huntc001

  • Census of 1980

    The 1980 census shows a population in the United States of 226,542,203, an 11.4% increase since 1970.

  • Response from United States Olympic Committee

    The United States Olympic Committee, responding to the request of President Jimmy Carter on March 21, votes to withdraw its athletes from participation in the Moscow Summer Olympic Games due to the continued involvement of the Soviet Union in Afghanistan.

  • Mt Saint Helen's Eruption

    An earthquake followed by the eruption of Mt St Helen's kills 57 people in Washington. There was over $1 billion in damage and the eruption caused the land to be wasteland.

  • Ronald Reagan became the 40th President of America

    The inauguration of Ronald Reagan (R) as the 40th president of the United States occurs in Washington, D.C. He brought back national pride back to the country after the hard times of the 60's and 70's. He also survived an assassin's bullet.

  • First female Supreme Court associate justice in history

    Sandra Day O'Connor is sworn in as the first woman Supreme Court justice.

  • Windows operating system

    The first version of the Windows operating system for computers is released.

  • Martin Luther King Day

    Martin Luther King Day is officially observed for the first time as a federal holiday in the United States.

  • Tax Reform Act of 1986 Passed

    Simplified the tax code and broadened the tax base. It was referred to as "Reagan tax cuts"

  • Cold Wars Ends

    George H. W. Bush declares the Cold War to be over at the Malta Summit.