Presidents Over the Years: Major Events By Kailyn Wnek Nov 5, 1976 Carter Gets Elected May 13, 1979 Oil Crisis Nov 10, 1979 Iran Hostage Crisis Jan 16, 1980 End of Carter's Term Nov 6, 1980 Reagan Gets Elected May 10, 1982 Carter Center Mar 10, 1983 Strategic Defense Initiative Nov 10, 1986 Iran Contra Affair Jun 10, 1987 Berlin Wall: Reagan's Speech Jan 19, 1988 End of Reagan's Term May 10, 1988 Oliver North's Trial Nov 6, 1988 Bush Gets Elected Mar 24, 1989 Exxon Valdez Aug 2, 1990 Persian Gulf War Jan 17, 1992 End of Bush's Term Nov 6, 1992 Clinton Gets Elected Dec 22, 1995 NAFTA Aug 7, 1998 Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Embassies: Kenya & Tanzania Jan 16, 2000 End of Clinton's Term Oct 10, 2000 USS Cole Nov 4, 2000 Bush Gets Elected Sep 11, 2001 Twin Towers- 9/11 Oct 7, 2001 Start of Afghanistan War Oct 26, 2001 U.S. Patriot Act Nov 25, 2002 Department of Homeland Security Mar 20, 2003 Start of Iraq War Aug 23, 2005 Hurricane Katrina Jan 17, 2008 End of Bush's Term Nov 6, 2008 Obama Gets Elected May 10, 2009 Tea Party Movement Supported presidential candidates since 2009 Jun 30, 2009 Iraq War: Troop withdrawal starts Mar 23, 2010 Health Care Reform Apr 20, 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Dec 20, 2010 Arab Spring May 2, 2011 Death of Osama Bin Laden Dec 15, 2011 End of Iraq War