70s 80s 90s By JooseBox 1976 Jimmy Carter Elected President 1977 Star Wars Movie Premier 1979 Three Mile Island Meltdown 1980 Iran/ Contra Affair 1980 Mount. St. Helens Eruption 1981 Assassination Attempt on President Reagan 1981 Iran Hostages Released 1984 Challenger Shuttle Explosion 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster 1988 George H.W. Bush Elected President 1989 Fall of the Berlin Wall 1990 Start of the Persian Gulf War 1991 Rodney King Decision & L.A. Riots 1992 Original U.S.A. Olympic Basketball Dream Team 1992 Bill Clinton Elected President 1998 Launch of Google 1998 Bill Clinton Impeached by the House of Representatives Sep 11, 2001 World Trade Center/Pentagon/Shanksville, PA Attacks
