Presidents and Events By rr17010 Nov 5, 1976 Carter gets elected. Nov 10, 1978 Iran hostage crisis May 13, 1979 Oil crisis spreads Nov 6, 1980 Reagan gets elected Mar 10, 1983 Stragetic Defense Initiative Nov 10, 1986 Iran Contra Affair Nov 6, 1988 George H. Bush gets elected Mar 24, 1989 Exxon Valdez Aug 2, 1990 Persian Gulf War Nov 6, 1992 Clinton gets elected Dec 22, 1995 NAFTA Aug 7, 1998 Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Embassies: Kenya & Tanzania Oct 10, 2000 USS Cole Nov 4, 2000 George W. Bush gets elected Nov 25, 2002 Department of Homeland Security Mar 20, 2003 Beginning of Iraq War Nov 6, 2008 Obama gets elected Apr 20, 2010 BP oil spill in Guld of Mexico May 2, 2011 Death of Osama Bin Ladin