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US Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Iran
The United States broke diplomatic relations with Iran in 1980 after a group of revolutionary Iranian students, angered that the deposed Shah has been allowed to enter the United States, seized the U.S. Embassy Tehran and took 52 Americans hostage. The U.S. Government does not have diplomatic relations with Iran. -
Operation Cyclone
CIA's "Operation Cyclone" in Afghanstan in 1980'sFrom 1979-1989, The US supported militant Islamic groups that were favored by neighboring Pakistan, rather than other, less ideological Afghan resistance groups that had also been fighting the Marxist-oriented Democratic Republic of Afghanistan regime since before the Soviet intervention. Operation Cyclone was one of the longest and most expensive covert CIA operations ever undertaken;[1] funding began with $20–$30 million per year in 1980 and rose to $630 million per year in 1987 -
Supreme Court Upholds Limits on Federal Aid for Abortion
In Harris v. McRae, the U.S. Supreme Court upholds the Hyde Amendment, ruling that there is no constitutional right for women to receive abortions at public expense. -
Reagan Elected
Dealing skillfully with Congress, Reagan obtained legislation to stimulate economic growth, curb inflation, increase employment, and strengthen national defense. He cut taxes and government spending. -
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AIDS Discovered
US became generally avare of tha AIDs disease. They blamed the lifestyle of homosexuals for the epidemic. -
Economic Recovery Act
It lowered income tax rates and allowed for expensing of depreciable assets. The Economic Recovery Tax Actof 1981 (ERTA) also included several incentives for small business and incentives for saving. The ERTA also provided for automatic adjustment of tax brackets, and indexing for inflation because inflation increased nominal income and pushed taxpayers into higher and higher tax brackets. -
US-Iran Agreement Frees 52 Hostages Held in Tehran Since 1979
In 1980, the death of the shah in Egypt and the invasion of Iran by Iraq made the Iranians more receptive to resolving the hostage crisis. In the United States, failure to resolve the crisis contributed to Ronald Reagan's defeat of Carter in the presidential election. -
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Social Security Reform
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United States Invades Grenada
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Supreme Court Declares Local Abortion Restrictions Unconstitutional
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Reagan orders US Marines withdrawn from Beirut international peacekeeping force
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Reagan Reelected
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Reagan and New Soviet Leader Gorbachev Meet
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US Budget Balancing Bill Passed
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US Supreme Court bars racial bias in trial jury selection
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Rising National Debt
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First Woman Supreme Court Justice
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Reagan's Speech: Tear Down This Wall
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US Supreme Court Justice Lewis F Powell Retires
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98% Of Households in The US Have At Least One TV Set
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Bush Beats Dukakis in Election
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Savings Loan Crisis
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US Fights Drug Trafficking In Panama
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Bush Supports Democracy in South Africa
