70’s, 80’s, 90’s, 00’s Timeline By JakeYeet Nov 2, 1972 Jimmy Carter Elected President May 25, 1977 Star Wars Movie Premiere Mar 28, 1979 Three Mile Island Meltdown Jan 20, 1980 Iran Hostages Released May 18, 1980 Mount. St. Helens Eruption Mar 30, 1981 Assassination Attempt on President Reagan Aug 20, 1985 Iran/ Contra Affair Jan 28, 1986 Challenger Shuttle Explosion Apr 26, 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster Jan 20, 1989 George H.W. Bush Elected President Nov 9, 1989 Fall of the Berlin Wall Aug 2, 1990 Start of the Persian Gulf War Apr 29, 1992 Rodney King Decision & L.A. Riots Jul 25, 1992 Original U.S.A. Olympic Basketball Dream Team Nov 5, 1996 Bill Clinton Elected President Sep 4, 1998 Launch of Google Dec 19, 1998 Bill Clinton Impeached by the House of Representatives Sep 11, 2001 World Trade Center/Pentagon/Shanksville, PA Attacks
