President Reagan

By Elihoot

  • Reagan Doctrin

    Reagan Doctrin; assisted in ending the Soviets occupation in Afghanistan.

  • Shot

    Reagan was shot underneath his arm by a man outside the Washington Hilton Hotel.

  • ERTA

    Reagan signs tax cut bill (ERTA)

  • Nicaraguan Army

    Reagan authorized the Central INtelligence Agency to train an army of 10,000 Nicaraguans to fight the Sandinistas.

  • START

    Reagan Initiates START, or Strategic Arms Reduction Talks, with the Soviet Union.

  • PLO Headquarters

    When Israel attacked the PLO Headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, President Reagan dispatched many thousands of US Marines to the country to serve as peacekeepers.

  • Social Security

    Social Securities Ammendment signed

  • Deficit

    Deficit Reduction Bill signed

  • Debate

    First Reagan/Mondale Presidential Debate

  • Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act

    Reagan vetoed the tougher sanctions of the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act, but this ended up being overridden by a Bipartisan effort in Congress.