1980-2001

  • Summer Olympics

    President Carter declares that American athletes will not compete in the Summer Olympics in Moscow unless the Soviet Union leaves Afghanistan.
  • 40th President

    Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as the 40th president of the United States.
  • Ronald Reagan's Second Inauguration

    Ronald Reagan is inaugurated for the second time and becomes the president of the United States.
  • Challenger

    The United State's space shuttle, the Challenger, explodes seconds after liftoff killing its seven crew members.
  • George H.W. Bush

    George Bush is inaugurated as the 41st president of the United States of America.
  • Persian Gulf War

    The United States of America leads a global military campaign to force the Iraqis out of Kuwait.
  • 42nd President

    Bill Clinton is inaugurated as the 42nd president of the United States of America.
  • Federal Office Building Bombing

    A federal office building in Oklahoma is bombed and 168 people die.
  • Clinton's Sexual Assault Allegations

    Bill Clinton states that he had no sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky. She worked in the White House as an intern.
  • 9/11

    Two commercial Airplanes were highjacked by terrorists and they crashed the plane into the World Trade Center. Another plane was highjacked and it crashed into the Pentagon. A fourth plane is taken over and it crashed into field in Pennsylvania. The total casualties ended up being about 3,000 people.