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Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as the 40th president of the United States. -
The United States invades Grenada, which helps Ronald Reagan promote the U.S military. -
The first version of a Windows operating system is released, the company later becoming one of the most well-known and used platforms. -
Martin Luther King Day is officially recognized as a national Holiday for America on this day. -
The U.S shuttle "Challenger" explodes after a little over a minute of take-off. It killed all seven crew members and was the worst accident of the U.S space program. -
The first evidence of the Iran-Contra affair is called out, putting the attention on Reagan's diversion of money to Iran, funding contra rebels. This becomes the largest crisis Reagan's tenure faces. -
George H. W. Bush is inaugurated as the 41st president of the United States. -
When Iraqi troops invaded Kuwait, the Persian Gulf War was started. The U.S military got involved and demonstrated America's powerful military by winning the war against Iraq.
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Bill Clinton is inaugurated as the 42nd president of the United States. He's later impeached, but charges against him are dropped. -
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is put in effect. This established a free trade zone between the U.S, Canada, and Mexico. -
On this day, two planes were hijacked and flew into the World Trade Center twin buildings. A third plane crashed into the Pentagon. This is known as the worst terrorist attack on America, causing over 3,000 people to perish. -
The U.S and Great Britain launch air attacks on Afghanistan to rid of targets that refused to hand over Osama bin Laden, who was the suspected mastermind of the attack on 9/11.