Presidential Events By Adam16573 Period: May 10, 1972 to Jun 18, 1979 Salt 2 Feb 2, 1977 Emergency Natural Gas Act Sep 7, 1977 Treaty between US and Panama Jan 1, 1979 Energy Crisis Oct 17, 1979 Department of Education was Founded Period: Nov 1, 1979 to Jan 20, 1981 Iran Contra Affair Period: Nov 4, 1979 to Jan 20, 1981 Iran Hostage Situation Period: May 10, 1981 to May 10, 1988 Reganomics Jul 7, 1981 Sandra Day O'Connor on Supreme Court (first woman) Aug 5, 1981 Dismissal of 13000 PATCO Jan 26, 1982 New Federalism Mar 23, 1983 SDI Dec 8, 1987 Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty May 10, 1989 No importation/distribution of auto rifles Aug 19, 1989 Fall of Berlin Wall Period: Aug 2, 1990 to Feb 28, 1991 Persian Gulf War (Desert Storm) Jul 31, 1991 START-I Nov 21, 1991 Civil Rights Act Feb 5, 1993 Medical Leave Act Aug 10, 1993 Student Loan Reform Dec 8, 1993 NAFTA Ratified Dec 8, 1994 GATT Ratified Sep 11, 2001 Attack on World Trade Center Period: Oct 7, 2001 to May 10, 2012 War on Terror (Iran, Afghanistan) Aug 23, 2005 Hurricane Katrina Dec 30, 2006 Saddam Huessein Hanged Jun 10, 2009 H1N1 Jan 12, 2010 Haiti Earthquake Mar 11, 2011 Japan Tsunami May 2, 2011 Death of Osama Bin Laden Sep 17, 2011 Occupy Wall Street