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4 students were shot when a gun accidentally went off. 9 were additionally injured.
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Who: Richard Nixon, John Dean
Washington D.C., Watergate Hotel
Secret tapes were found in Nixon's office and showed al of the scandal during his term -
U.S. Supreme Court ruling that abortion was legal
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Who: Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Middle East, U.S.
Middle East and United States
Middle east put an embargo on the U.S. and the U.S. boycotted them and suffered. There was a lack of petroleum in the United States. -
A peace agreement between Israel and Egypt overseen by the U.S.
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One of the units at the U.S. commercial Nuclear Plant units partially melted down
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52 Americans held hostage because Iranian rebels took over the American Embassy in Tehran, Iran.
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The amateur U.S. team defeats the goliath of a team, the Soviets in the 1980 Winter Olympics
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Sally Ride becaue the first American woman to enter space.
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Steve Jobs created the first personal computer
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All 7 members of the Challenger space ship's crew died when the ship fell apart 73 seconds into flight
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Nuclear explosion from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. This accident caused sever damage to Europe and Western USSR.
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Students protested against the government and thousands were killed, even though the government kept those things secret.
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Nelson Mandela is finally freed from prison.
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The telescope was launched into orbit.
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The Berlin Wall is taken down.
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Airland conflict against the U.S. in the Persian Gulf
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Race riot and civil disturbance after a case of police brutality
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Oklahoma had a tragic bombing which killd and injured many
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Princess Diana died in a car collision, paparazzi is to blame.
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Computer failure worldwide.
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Close election between Al Gore and George W. Bush. George W. Bush won.
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Group of terrorists attack U.S. airlines and crash twin towers, killing altogether almost 3,000
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Space shuttle disintegrated when reentering the atmosphere.
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Saddam Hussein was captured through this military action.
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Hurricane Katrina was a devastating hurricane that caused major danger to the Southern U.S.
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The first African American president, Barack Obama, is elected.
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Catastrophic 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated the country of Haiti