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Nuclear Age
The Nuclear Age, also known as the Atomic Age, refers to the period following the World War II and the development of nuclear weapons. This era is marked by the Cold War, the threat of nuclear annihilation, and the development and use of nuclear power for both military and civilian purposes. -
Ford
Gerald Ford's tenure as the 38th president of the United States began on August 9, 1974, upon the resignation of President Richard Nixon, and ended on January 20, 1977. Ford, a Republican from Michigan, had been appointed vice president on December 6, 1973, following the resignation of Spiro Agnew from that office. -
Carter
James Earl Carter Jr. was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, Carter served from 1971 to 1975 as the 76th governor of Georgia and from 1963 to 1967 in the Georgia State Senate. -
Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He was a member of the Republican Party and became an important figure in the American conservative movement. His presidency is known as the Reagan era. -
The A.I.D.S. epidemic
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a chronic condition caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). HIV weakens the immune system, making individuals susceptible to infections and other diseases. -
Space Shuttle Disaster
The space shuttle Challenger disaster, which occurred on January 28, 1986, involved the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger 73 seconds after liftoff, resulting in the deaths of all seven crew members aboard. -
End of the Cold War
At the Malta summit in December 1989, Gorbachev and US President George H.W. Bush declared the end of the Cold War. The next year, the Soviet Union consented to the reunification of Germany. In 1991, the Soviet Union broke up into 15 independent states. -
Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm)
Operation Desert Storm was the U.S.-led military operation to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi forces after Iraq's invasion in 1990. It involved a five-week air campaign followed by a ground offensive, which swiftly resulted in Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait. -
Rodney King
Rodney Glen King was an African American man who was a victim of police brutality. On March 3, 1991, he was severely beaten by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department during his arrest after a high speed pursuit for driving while intoxicated on the I-210. -
Clinton
William Jefferson Clinton is an American politician and lawyer who was the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the attorney general of Arkansas from 1977 to 1979 and as the governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981, and again from 1983 to 1992 -
Oklahoma City Bombing
The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist truck bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, United States, on April 19, 1995. The bombing remains the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history. -
Dot com boom
The dot-com boom, also known as the dot-com bubble, was a period of rapid growth and speculation in the stock market, particularly in internet-related companies (dot-coms), from the mid-1990s to early 2000. It peaked in March 2000 and subsequently burst, leading to significant losses for investors and the failure of many internet companies. -
Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician and businessman who was the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Bush family and the Republican Party, he is the eldest son of the 41st president, George H. W. Bush, and was the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. -
September 11, 2001
On September 11, 2001, four coordinated terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda resulted in the deaths of nearly 3,000 people. Al-Qaeda, led by Osama bin Laden, hijacked four commercial airplanes and crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.