Presidents 2009 2

Last Forty Years timeline

By tn18722
  • election of 1976

    election of 1976
    Jimmy Carter was elected as President beating Gerald R. Ford
  • Camp David Accords- Carter

    Camp David Accords- Carter
    The Camp David Accords were signed by Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem. peace treaty between to rivals ( Egypt and Isreal)
  • Iran Hostage - Carter

    Iran Hostage - Carter
    Irans new leader took American hostages for over a year because Americans supported their old leader over their new leader.
  • Ronald Reagan 1981- 1989

    Ronald Reagan 1981- 1989
    Ronald Reagan was elected after Carter's one term. Reagan was a republican
  • Assassination Attempt- Reagan

    Assassination Attempt- Reagan
    just 69 days into the presidency of Ronald Reagan while leaving a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., President Reagan and three others were shot and wounded by John Hinckley.
  • Challenger Diaster

    Challenger Diaster
    Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.
  • Tax Reform Act- Reagan

    Tax Reform Act- Reagan
    Reagan passed a law to simplify the income tax code, broaden the tax base and eliminate many tax places. This was Reagans second tax cutting idea. It lowered taxes about 8.9 billion dollars
  • Iran Contra Affair- Reagen

    Iran Contra Affair- Reagen
    During Reagans term, officials secretly sold guns and weapons to Iran, the subject of an arms embargo. U.S. thought that the arms sales would secure the release of hostages and allow U.S. to fund the Nicaraguan Contras.
  • "Read my lips , no new taxes"

    "Read my lips , no new taxes"
    1988 Republican National Convention as he accepted the nomination on August 18. That pledge was Bush's acceptance address,
  • George H. W. Bush 1989-1993

    George H. W. Bush 1989-1993
    Becomes 41st president of United states
  • Berlin Wall falls

    Berlin Wall falls
    crowds of Germans began dismantling the Berlin Wall—a barrier that for almost 30 years had symbolized the Cold War division of Europe. Bush and Gorbachev were finally at an agreement.
  • Bill Clinton 1993-2001

    Bill Clinton 1993-2001
    Our 42nd president of the USA. Democrat
  • North America Free trade Agreement

    North America Free trade Agreement
    Bill Clinton allowed the US (North America) to trade with mexico and Canada to create a trilateral trade block. All three governments signed to this.
  • Monica Lewinksi Sex Scandal

    Monica Lewinksi Sex Scandal
    A sexual relationship was going on between a new intern in the white house, Monica Lewinski, and President Bill Clinton started going on. Lewinsky claimed to have had sexual encounters with Bill Clinton on nine occasions from November 1995 to March 1997. First Lady Hillary Clinton was at the White House for at least some portion of seven of those days This led to the impeachment of Clinton.
  • George W. Bush 2001- 2009

    George W. Bush 2001- 2009
    George Bush was our 43rd president of the united states. He was the son of George H.W Bush. He served 2 terms in office.
  • 9/11 terrorist attack- Bush

    9/11 terrorist attack- Bush
    A terrorist attack took place on 9/11, two planes crashed into the World Trade Center, a big part of the United States. Bush wanted revenge and made it clear that this was a war on terrorism.
  • War in Iraq- Bush

    War in Iraq- Bush
    The Iraq War was an armed conflict in Iraq that consisted of two phases. The first was an invasion of Ba'athist Iraq starting on 20 March 2003 by an invasion force led by the United States and then followed by a longer phase of fighting, in which an insurgency emerged to oppose coallition forces and the newly formed Iraqi government.The U.S. withdrawal of military in December 2011
  • Barrack Obama

    Barrack Obama
    Barrack Obama is our current president, he is currently serving his 2nd term as President of the USA,
  • Lily Ledbetter Act- Obama

    Lily Ledbetter Act- Obama
    the first bill signed into law by President Barack Obama. The Act amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This law protects womens rights and protects women and men equal pay rights.
  • Affordable Care Act- Obama

    Affordable Care Act- Obama
    The law puts in place comprehensive health insurance reforms that will roll out over four years and beyond. Together with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, it represents the government expansion of the U.S. healthcare system since the passage of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965.