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The first inauguration of Ronald Reagan as the 40th president of the United States was held on Tuesday, January 20, 1981
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January 20, 1985, President Regan was reelected
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January 28, 1986, the Challenger space shuttle launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida, and exploded seconds after takeoff.
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he Tax Reform Act of 1986 (TRA) was passed by the 99th United States Congress and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on October 22, 1986
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Black Monday refers to the stock market crash that occurred on Oct. 19, 1987.
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In the Persian Gulf, the U.S. Navy cruiser Vincennes shoots down an Iranian passenger jet that it mistakes for a hostile Iranian fighter aircraft.
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George H. W. Bush is sworn in as the 41st President of the United States
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On January 22, 1989, Francisco 49ers defeat the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl XXIII.
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On 3 December 1989 the Cold War 'officially' ended when Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev met with US president George Bush aboard a Soviet ship docked at Malta's Marsaxlokk
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On 20 December 1989, two United States Air Force F-117s bombed a Panamanian Defense Force barracks in Rio Hato, Panama.
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Bill Clinton becomes the 42nd U.S. President after defeating President George H.W. Bush. President
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Rudolph began his violent attacks on July 27, 1996, when he planted a backpack containing a bomb in crowded, Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Monday, January 20, 1997, Bill Clinton was elected for his second term as President of the United States.
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The Y2K bug was a computer flaw or bug, that may have caused problems when dealing with dates beyond December 31, 1999. That never happened.
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George W. Bush's becomes the 43rd president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 2001