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President Carter declares that American athletes will not compete in the Summer Olympics in Moscow unless the Soviet Union leaves Afghanistan.
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Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as the 40th president of the United States.
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Ronald Reagan is inaugurated for the second time and becomes the president of the United States.
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The United State's space shuttle, the Challenger, explodes seconds after liftoff killing its seven crew members.
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George Bush is inaugurated as the 41st president of the United States of America.
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The United States of America leads a global military campaign to force the Iraqis out of Kuwait.
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Bill Clinton is inaugurated as the 42nd president of the United States of America.
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A federal office building in Oklahoma is bombed and 168 people die.
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Bill Clinton states that he had no sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky. She worked in the White House as an intern.
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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.