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Jimmy Carter was elected president in the 1976 United States presidential election. He defeated incumbent President Gerald Ford, winning the election with 297 Electoral College votes and 50.1% of the popular vote. -
Star Wars Movie Premiered on may 25, 1977 -
The Three Mile Island Meltdown was a nuclear melt down by a power plant in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania -
Mount. St. Helens erupted on March 18, 1980 -
The 52 American hostages held captive at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran were released on January 20, 1981 -
On March 30, 1981, Ronald Reagan, the President of the United States, was shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr. -
The Iran/ Contra Affair was when Reagan's administration sold Iran firearms for the release of hostages. -
The Challenger Shuttle Explosion was a national tragedy where a space shuttle exploded on live TV. -
The Chernobyl disaster, which occurred on April 26, 1986, was a catastrophic nuclear accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine -
George H.W. Bush Elected President on january 20, 1989 -
The wall fell on November 9, 1989 -
The Original U.S.A. Olympic Basketball Dream Team
was the most popular group of basketball players to ever play together on the Olympic team. -
The Persian Gulf War was waged by coalition forces from 35 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait. -
The Rodney King Decision L.A. Riots were crucial events that caused the government to realize the abuse of power cops were using on blacks. -
Clinton was elected president in the 1992 election. -
Google officially launched its search engine on September 4, 1998 -
Bill Clinton was indeed impeached by the House of Representatives on December 19, 1998 -
The World Trade Center/Pentagon/Shanksville, PA Attacks were a terrorist attack on the USA by al-Qaeda