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  • Election of President Carter

    Election of President Carter

    Jimmy Carter won the Election for President of the United States. Image SourceOn November 2, 1976
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    President Carter

    Jimmy Carter
  • President Carter is Inaugurated

    President Carter is Inaugurated

    Carter was Inaugurated as the 39th President of the United States. Photo Source
  • Panama Canal Treaty

    Panama Canal Treaty

    Carter signs the Panama Canal Treaty which states that the U.S. will sign over ownership of the Panama Canal to Panama in 1999. Photo Source
  • Camp David Accords

    Camp David Accords

    This is Carter's greatest foreign policy and among the greatest things he did as President Photo Source
  • Iran Hostage Crisis

    Iran Hostage Crisis

    Iranian Students took 52 workers at a U.S. Embasy in Tehran hostage for 444 days. This was done because of the U.S. backing of Shah Photo Source
  • 1980 Olympics Boycott

    1980 Olympics Boycott

    The U.S. boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics due to the Russian invasion of Afghanistan. Photo Source
  • Reagan wins Election

    Reagan wins Election

    Ronald Reagan won the election to be The President of the United States. Photo source
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    President Reagan

    Ronald Reagan
  • Sandra Day O'Connor

    Sandra Day O'Connor

    President Reagan nominated Sandra Day O'Connor to the Supreme Court. Photo Source
  • Missing Children and Witness Protection Acts Signed

    Missing Children and Witness Protection Acts Signed

    These provided parents with missing children protection, and key witnesses of crimes and things of the like protection. Photo Source
  • Strategic Defense Intiative

    Strategic Defense Intiative

    President Reagan proposes the Strategic Defense Intiative to shoot down nuclear missles if there was a threat. Photo Source
  • Reagan Inaugurated for 2nd Term

    Reagan Inaugurated for 2nd Term

    Reagan won the reelection to have his second term as President of the United States. Photo Source
  • Iran-Contra Scandal

    Iran-Contra Scandal

    Members of the Reagan Administration were caught selling weapons to Iran for the realease of hostages. The money was then given to the Contras. Photo Source
  • George H.W. Bush

    George H.W. Bush

    On November 8, 1988 George H.W. Bush won the race to be the President of the United States Photo Source
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    President Bush

    George H.W. Bush
  • Operation Desert Storm

    Operation Desert Storm

    President Bush orders the start of Operation Desert Storm. Photo Source
  • S.T.A.R.T. 1 Signed

    S.T.A.R.T. 1 Signed

    President Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev sign the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty to reduce the nuclear power of both Russia and U.S. Photo Source
  • Civil Rights Act of 1991

    Civil Rights Act of 1991

    President Bush signs the Civil Rights Act of 1991 Photo Source
  • Soviet Union Falls

    Soviet Union Falls

    The Soviet Union falls following the resignation of Mikhail Gorbachev. Photo Source
  • Bill Clinton

    Bill Clinton

    Bill Clinton was elected as President of the United States. Photo Source
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    Bill Clinton

    Bill Clinton
  • NAFTA is Signed

    NAFTA is Signed

    President Bush signs the North American Free Trade Agreement. Photo Source
  • S.T.A.R.T. 2 Signed

    S.T.A.R.T. 2 Signed

    President Bush signs the S.T.A.R.T. 2 which banned the most devasting nuclear weapons of Russia and U.S. Photo Source
  • Don't Ask Don't Tell

    Don't Ask Don't Tell

    President Clinton passed the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy to allow homosexuals into the military only if they are discreet about it. Photo Source
  • Vietnam Embargo

    Vietnam Embargo

    President Clint lifts the 19 year embargo that was placed on Vietnam. Photo Source
  • Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

    Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

    President Clinton signs the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty to stop the testing of nuclear weapons Photo Source
  • NAFTA Officialy Put Into Place

    NAFTA Officialy Put Into Place

    President Clinton officialy activated NAFTA. Photo Source
  • Columbine Shootings

    Two armed gunman killed 13 students and wounded several others before killing themselves. Photo Source
  • George W. Bush

    George W. Bush

    George W. Bush is elected as President of the United States after a strung out battle with Al Gore Photo Source
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    President Bush

    George W. Bush
  • World Trade Center

    World Trade Center

    Terrorists hijacked 2 passenger planes and flew them into boh the north and south towers of the World Trade Center. Photo Source
  • War on Afghanistan

    War on Afghanistan

    The U.S. goes to war with Afghanistan after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Photo Source
  • Patriot Act

    Patriot Act

    President Bush signed the U.S. Patriot Act which allows the U.S. government to monitor everything in the U.S. Photo Source
  • Operation Iraqi Freedom

    Operation Iraqi Freedom

    U.S. invades Iraq at begins the war on terrorism in Iraq. Photo Source