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Minutes after the inauguration of Reagan, hostages in Iran were released. -
Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as the President of the United States. -
Reagan calls for large cuts to taxes and federal spending, while proceeding to increase spending towards defense. -
Reagan is shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr. in Washington, D.C. as he was returning to his limousine after a speaking engagement. -
Reagan lifts the grain embargo against the Soviet Union. -
Following a strike from the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization's (PATCO) strike, the Reagan administration fired the 11,345 air traffic controllers and banned them from federal service for life. -
Sandra Day O’Connor was nominated to the Supreme Court by Ronald Reagan. -
Reagan seeks Congress' approval to build 100 B-1 Bomber missiles and 100 MX missiles to upgrade the nation's nuclear forces. -
Ronald Reagan delivers his first State of the Union address as President. -
Reagan presents his hope for a future that would leave Marxism-Leninism behind. -
Reagan passes a federal legislation to cut the budget deficit through federal spending cuts, tax increases, and reform measures. -
Under the 1983 Amendments, up to one-half of the value of the Social Security benefit was made potentially taxable income. -
2 suicide bomber trucks are driven into the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, killing 241 U.S. military personnel. -
The U.S. and a coalition of six Caribbean nations invade the island nation of Grenada. -
A proposed missile defense system intended to protect the U.S. from attack by ballistic strategic nuclear weapons. -
Exports had fallen and debt for land and equipment purchases soared. -
Reagan declares an embargo against Nicaragua, prohibiting all trade between the U.S. and Nicaragua. -
For the first time, Reagan and Gorbachev hold a summit meeting to discuss the Cold War-era arms race to possibly reduce the number of nuclear weapons. -
The U.S. government illegally sells arms to Iran to fund the contras in Nicaragua. -
Reagan responds to the explosion of the Challenger by addressing the event to the American people. -
Reagan enacts sanctions on South Africa against apartheid, and against the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act after vetoing, however, the House of Representatives overrides his veto. -
The second meeting in which Reagan and Gorbachev meet to discuss the reduction of nuclear weapons to create momentum in ongoing arms-control negotiations. -
Democrats gain seats in the Senate and recaptured control from Republicans. -
An Act that was created to help reduce pollution of the nation's waters, in which Reagan vetoed the act, but the veto was overridden by congress. -
Reagan lifts all U.S. sanctions against Poland. -
The report concluded that CIA Director William Casey should have taken over the Iran-Contra arrangement and made Reagan aware of the risks and notify Congress as legally required. -
A speech in which Reagan delivered at the Berlin Wall, telling Gorbachev to take down the Berlin Wall. -
A treaty that was signed on the elimination of both the U.S. and Soviet Union's Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles. -
Reagan announces rules prohibiting abortions and abortion counseling. -
Reagan has the Moscow Summit meeting with Gorbachev which officially ends the Cold War. -
Reagan addresses the American people in a speech for the last time before the end of his presidency.
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