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A highly influential voice of modern conservatism for america at the time.
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Ronald regan wins the presidential election of 1984 by 525 to 13, taking every state with the exception of Minnesota, and becoming the 40th president of the United States.
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World awarness of poverty in third world countries sparked celeberties to sing the song We Are the World by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, now famously known world wide as a musical spark of hope for our future as americans.
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The first ever "Martin Luther King Day"; this is the first time MLK day is observed as a federal holiday.
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The Berlin Wall, a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin, comes down, borders open, and free elections oust the communist regimes everywhere in eastern Europe.
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After nearly 50 years, the on going communism conflict between America and the Soviet Union slows to a halt. This is all thanks to the internal of collapse of the Soviet Union.
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The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect, which creates a free trade zone between Canada, the United States, and Mexico. The goal was to eliminate any tariff or non-tariff barriers of trade and investment between these countries.
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A series of four cohesively planned terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda against the United States on September 11, occurring at the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington D.C.
