70's, 80's, 90's, 00's Timeline

By robbie_brown23

  • Jimmy Carter Elected President

    This is where jimmy carter got elected as president. This is significant because he was a leader of the us.

  • Star Wars Movie Premier

    This is where star wars got dropped for people to watch. This is important because these still get made and everyone watches them except me it seems like.

  • Three Mile Island Meltdown

    This was a partually neucular meltdown that changes neucluaer power history. This is significant because those 3 miles are still radioactive

  • Mount. St. Helens Eruption

    This was the most deadly and economically destructive volcanic eruption in US history. This is important because of all the damage it did.

  • Iran Hostages Released

    This is where 52 us hostiges were released from Iran. This is important because they were held captive for 444 days.

  • Assassination Attempt on President Reagan

    This is where john hinkley jr tried to kill reagan. Thos is significant because he tried to take another mans life.

  • Iran/ Contra Affair

    This was a political scandal. This is important because of of all the weapons that got trafficked.

  • Challenger Shuttle Explosion

    This is where a space shuttle blew up on take off.This is significant because this killed 7 people.

  • Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster

    This is where ucrane had a severe neuclar accident. This is whererom a steam explosion and fire that released a large amount of radioactive material into the environment.

  • George H.W. Bush Elected President

    This is when george w bush was officualy president of the us and the Whitehouse. This is significant because he is a leader and hold lots of power.

  • Fall of the Berlin Wall

    This is where the birlin wall got taken down because of political changes. Thuis is important because of how much the wall did do and how much it prevented.

  • Start of the Persian Gulf War

    The Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a 42country coalition led by the United States. This is important because of how significant wars are.

  • Original U.S.A. Olympic Basketball Dream Team

    This was an usa olympic team with people like Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and Charles Barkley on it. Thos was important because of how dominant this team was in the olympics.

  • Rodney King Decision & L.A. Riots

    the riots were in LA for 3 days. This is important because it was about racial tension and brutality.

  • Bill Clinton Elected President

    This is where bill cliton got elected as president. This is so important because of all the power he had and the influence on people.

  • Launch of Google

    This is where the app/ website google got released. This is important because this is how people figure out all kind of things and this has changed technology forever.

  • Bill Clinton Impeached by the House of Representatives

    This is where president bill clintion got impeached which got his presidency taken from him. This is significant because for the president to get impeached it hase to be something significantly major.

  • World Trade Center/Pentagon/Shanksville, PA Attacks

    This is where there was an terriorst attack on the twin towers, pentigon, and some random field all by using us taken over airplanes. This is significant because it changed history and we had to do massive upgrades on airport security.