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iranian revolutionaries hold 52 americans hostage for 444 days. -
reagan becomes president -
reagan lifts the soviet grain embargo enacted by carter -
reagan says that he will decrease federal spending and tax cuts -
reagan gets shooteded -
reagan fires a group of air traffic controllers who went on strike -
first woman to join supreme court -
reagan asked for hundreds of missles and bombers -
After the "Wujek" Coal Mine incident in Katowice on 23 December 1981, the United States imposed economic sanctions against the People's Republic of Poland -
TEFRA was created in order to reduce the budget gap by generating revenue through closure of tax loopholes, introduction of tougher enforcement of tax rules, rescinding some of Kemp-Roth's reductions in marginal personal income tax rates that had not yet gone into effect, and raising some rates -
reagan makes a speech concerning his achievements or lack of achievement. -
he says that he wants to leave marxism behind -
Under the '83 Amendments, up to one-half of the value of the Social Security benefit was made potentially taxable income -
two truck bombs struck buildings in Beirut, Lebanon, housing American and French service members of the Multinational Force in Lebanon -
The United States invasion of Grenada began at dawn on 25 October 1983. The U.S. and a coalition of six Caribbean nations invaded the island nation of Grenada -
a proposed missile defense system intended to protect the United States from attack by ballistic strategic nuclear weapons -
The US sells weapons to Iran and uses the money to fund the contra groups in south america -
The United States embargo against Nicaragua was declared by then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan on May 1, 1985 and prohibited all trade between the U.S. and Nicaragua -
The two leaders met for the first time to hold talks on international diplomatic relations and the arms race. -
The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster was a fatal incident in the United States' space program that occurred on January 28, 1986, when the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members aboard -
lifting the sanctions that would essentially end the system of apartheid, which the latter was under at the time. -
The Reykjavík summit almost resulted in a sweeping nuclear arms-control agreement in which the nuclear weapons of both sides would be dismantled -
Democrats gained a net eight seats, and recaptured control of the Senate from the Republicans with a 55–45 majority -
That law required EPA to establish water quality criteria for the Great Lakes addressing 29 toxic pollutants with maximum levels that are safe for humans, wildlife, and aquatic life -
The early 1980s saw a farm recession where the financial crisis affected many Midwest farmers with heavy debt loads. -
The Commission's report, published on February 27, 1987, concluded that CIA Director William Casey, who supported the Iran-Contra arrangement, should have taken over the operation and made the president aware of the risks and notified Congress as legally required. -
MR GORBACHEV, TEAR DOWN THIS WALL -
The final treaty eliminated an entire class of nuclear weapons, restricting the deployment of both intermediate and short-range land-based missiles worldwide. -
The Department of Health and Human Services issued final rules saying that family planning programs receiving Federal funds may not provide abortion counseling, may not refer women to abortion providers and may not engage in lobbying or legal action to increase the availability of abortion. -
Reagan and Gorbachev finalized the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) after the U.S. Senate's ratification of the treaty in May 1988. Reagan and Gorbachev continued to discuss bilateral issues like Central America, Southern Africa, the Middle East and the pending withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan. Reagan and Gorbachev continued their discussions on human rights. -
Farewell speech given by Reagan at the end of his presidency. He bragged about his accomplishments but ignored his mistakes.