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Severe Recesion
Reagans Labor Day SpeechTax cuts and defense spending increase promoted a sustained yet uneven recovery. The U.S. economy entered a recession that, at the time, was the most significant since the Great Depression. One of the causes of the early 1980s recession was the Iranian Revolution of 1979, which sparked a second large round of oil price increases. More importantly though were Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker’s efforts to tame inflation through restrictive monetary policy. -
Failed Rescue Attempt to Save Hostages in Tehran
On April 24th 1980 Jimmy Carter orderd operation Eagle Claw, to rescue 54 American Hostages being held in Tehran. the end result was 8 american soldiers dead and no hostages rescued -
Ronald Reagan Elected President
Ronald reagan election eve speechOn Novemeber 4th 1980 Ronald Reagan beat Jimmy Carter, 489 to 49. -
AIDS Epidemic
Michel Kazatchkine's AIDE speechA small number of gay men were diagnosed with a rare cancer. With further research it turned out to be a new plaque. AIDS -
National Debt Increase
Ronald Reagan speechin the beginging of the 1980s we had 9 billion dollars in debt. by the end of the 80's we were over to 2.8 trillion dollars in debt. -
Latin and Asian Immigration Increase
in 1960 asian immigrants was at about 200,000 and by the end of the 80s the number signifacantly increased to 2.5 million -
Reagan Star Wars Plan
Ronald Reagan Soviet AttackThe SDI was intended to defend the United States from an attack from Soviet ICBMs by intercepting the missiles at various phases of their flight and shooting them down with ground or space based lasers. this plan was immediatly nicknamed the star wars plan. -
U.S Marines In Beirut Killed
A suicide bomber steered a truck loaded with the equivalent of six tons of TNT down the airport road in Beirut, Lebanon. He plowed into the four-story barracks where more than 300 U.S. troops in it. Then detonated what the FBI called the largest non-nuclear bomb in history. -
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Huge Poisin Gas Leak India
During the night of December 2-3, 1984, a storage tank containing methyl isocyanate at the Union Carbide pesticide plant leaked gas into Bhopal, India. One of the worlds worst industrial accidents ever -
Hole in Ozone Layer
The ozone layer absorbs solar ultraviolet radiation, protecting humans from skin cancer, cataracts, and immune system deficienciest. as of 1987 the hole in the ozone layer was a big as the United States -
'Challenger' Explodes
Ronald reagan adress to the nation Print Cite On January 28, 1986, the American shuttle or Print Cite On January 28, 1986, the American shuttle orbiter Challenger broke up 73 seconds after liftoff Print Cite -
The Chernobyl Disaster
a test gone wrong at a nuclear power plant cause 5% of the radio activity to flow through the air -
Iran Contra Affair
Reagans Adress to the NationThe illigal sales of arms to Irainian terriost groups in hopes of getting back several american hostages. -
Tear Down This Wall Speech
Ronald Reagan Berlin
Ronald Reagan Berlins speech to tear down the berlin wall seperating east and west Germany. -
Bush V Rather CBS News
Bush and rahter have a heated debate after rather sues CBS for being fired -
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Navy Shoots Down AirLiner
At around 10:30 on July 3rd 1988 a commercial Iranian Airliner was shot down by a U.S ship killing 290 innocent people including 66 children. -
Students Massacered in Chines Tiananman Square
As young student protesters gatherd in Tiananman square, protest prolice fired round into the crown killing thousands and arresting 10,000 people. -
Berlin Wall Droppped
