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Social Security reform becomes law
Roosevelt signed the Social Security Bill into law -
Water Quality Control Act
establishes the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the United States and regulating quality standards for surface waters -
Soviet grain embargo lifted
grain embargo against the Soviet Union was enacted by Jimmy Carter in January 1980 in response to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 -
Sanctions on Poland
U.S. SANCTIONS WERE imposed on the Polish People's Republic (PPR) as a response to the introduction of martial law -
Fifty-two American hostages held in Iran released.
An agreement having been made, the hostages were released -
Reagan inaugurated
The first inauguration of Ronald Reagan as the 40th president of the United States at the West Front of the United States Capitol in Washington. -
Spending speech (increase defense, decrease taxes)
newly inaugurated President Ronald Reagan outlined a plan for U.S. economic recovery before a Joint session of Congress. -
Reagan shot
Reagan was shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr. in Washington, D.C. -
Reagan and air-traffic controllers strike
following the PATCO workers' refusal to return to work, the Reagan administration fired the 11,345 striking air traffic controllers who had ignored the order, and banned them from federal service for life -
Sandra Day O’Connor nominated to Supreme Court
Sandra Day O’Connor nominated to Supreme Court -
Military buildup (B-1 Bomber and MX missiles)
seek Congress' approval to build 100 MX land-based missiles and 100 B1 bombers under a $180.3 billion program to upgrade the nation's nuclear forces. -
Tax Equity & Fiscal Responsibility Act
a United States federal law that rescinded some of the effects of the Kemp-Roth Act passed the year before. -
Reagan addresses Parliament in England
President Ronald Reagan delivered this speech to members of the British Parliament in the Royal Gallery at the Palace of Westminster in London. -
Reagan prohibits abortion assistance
endorsed a bill that would prohibit use of federal money for Medicaid abortions for the poor -
Strategic Defense Initiative
was a proposed missile defense system intended to protect the United States from attack by ballistic strategic nuclear weapons. -
Suicide bombers attack U.S. Marines in Lebanon (1983)
two truck bombs struck buildings in Beirut, Lebanon, housing American and French service members of the Multinational Force in Lebanon, -
Invasion of Grenada
The U.S. and a coalition of six Caribbean nations invaded the island nation of Grenada, 100 miles north of Venezuela. -
Farm credit crises
caused farmland value to drop 60% in some parts of the Midwest from 1981 to 1985. -
U.S. illegally sells arms to Iran
Senior administration officials secretly facilitated the sale of arms to the Khomeini government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, -
Embargo on Nicaragua
prohibited all trade between the U.S. and Nicaragua -
Reagan, Gorbachev hold summit in Switzerland
The Geneva Summit of 1985 was a Cold War-era meeting in Geneva, Switzerland -
Space Shuttle Challenger explosion
the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members aboard. -
Reagan delivers his first State of the Union
State of the Union Address was given by the 40th president of the United States, -
South African sanctions
was a law enacted by the United States Congress. The law imposed sanctions against South Africa -
Reagan and Gorbachev meet in Iceland Democrats gain seats
The Reykjavík summit almost resulted in a sweeping nuclear arms-control agreement in which the nuclear weapons of both sides would be dismantled. -
Tower Commission concludes report
concluded that CIA Director should have taken over the operation and made the president aware of the risks and notified Congress as legally required. -
Berlin Wall Speech in West Berlin
was a speech delivered by United States President Ronald Reagan in West Berlin -
Gorbachev, Reagan sign treaty
President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty -
Reagan visits Soviet Union
U.S. President Ronald Reagan and General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev. -
Reagan says farewell
In his farewell address delivered from the Oval Office at the close of his second term, President Ronald Reagan reflected on his presidency