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Reagan elected president
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War begins between Iran and Iraq
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American hostages released in Iran
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Launch of Columbia, first space shuttle
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Terrorists bomb U.S. Marine barracks in Lebanon
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Reagan reelected
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Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of Soviet Union
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Iran-Contra scandal breaks
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Reagan and Gorbachev sign INF Treaty
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More than 35,000 cases of AIDS diagnosed for the year