Presidencies of Nixon,Carter and Reagan

1969 First landing on Moon

Jul 20, 1969

President Nixon has interplanatery conversation with Apollo 11

Watergate scandal

Jun 17, 1972

Burglars are arrested while trying to steal federal docuemnts. Nixon is aware prior to event and tries to cover up evidence from FBI investigation

Expansion of National parks - Carter

Dec 4, 1974

President Carter improves enviornment by protecting/expanding 103 million acres of Alaskan land

Nixon ends American fighting in Vietnam

Apr 4, 1975

US government was involved to prevent communist take over of South Vietnam. War ended when Saigon was liberated.

Carter civil reform

Oct 4, 1978

Carter passes deregulation of Trucking & airline industries to help economy & fair aireline prices for the people

Carter creates Dept of Education

Dec 4, 1979

Carter creates department of education within government and helps get record number of jobs for women, blacks & hispanics

Tax cuts

Dec 4, 1981

President Reagan passes tax cuts to help economic reform

President Reagan shot

Dec 5, 1981

Reagan is shot by John W Hinckley. The preisdent survives and is reported to have great spirits which is valued by the American people after seeing the second executive officer in history to be attacked.

Missile Defense technology

Dec 5, 1983

Reagan increases missile defense technology to offset Soviet nuclear threats

The great Berlin wall

Dec 5, 1987

Reagan gives speech ordering Mikhail Gorbachev to TEAR DOWN THAT WALL. The wall was built to stop germans from escaping communist land