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  • Reagan Inaugurated

    Reagan Inaugurated

    This was obviously the day that he became president. Inauguration day 1981
  • fifty two american hostages held in iran released

    fifty two american hostages held in iran released

    There were hostages that Iran had held in their country, and Ronald Reagan's first act as a president was to get them back home to the united states
  • spending speech

    spending speech

    reagan called for large cuts to taxes and federal spending while talking about increasing the defense of the United States of America
  • reagan shot

    reagan shot

    president ronald Reagan was shot and wounded by john hinckley jr in Washington DC as he was returning to his limousine after a speaking engagement at the washington hilton hotel.
  • soviet grain embargo lifted

    soviet grain embargo lifted

    the united states grain embargo against the soviet union was enacted by jimmy carter in january of 1980 in response to the soviet unions invasion of afghanistan in 1979. it remained in effect until reagan ended it in 1981.
  • Sandra Day O'Connor nominated to Supreme Court

    Sandra Day O'Connor nominated to Supreme Court

    Sandra Day Oconnor was nominated to the supreme court by president reagan, thus fulfilling his 1980 campaign promise to appoint the first woman to the highest court in the United States.
  • military buildup

    military buildup

    reagan asks for 100 MXs and 100 B1 Bombers.
  • reagan and air traffic controllers strike

    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 ingnored the order, and banned them from federal service for life
  • Sanctions on poland

    Sanctions on poland

    after the coal mine incident in Katowice on 23 December 1981, the united states imposed economic sanctions against the peoples republic of poland. In 1982 the united states suspended most favored nation trade status until 1987 and vetoes polands aplication for membership in the international monetary fund
  • reagan delivers his first state of the union

    reagan delivers his first state of the union

    the 982 state of the union address was given by ronald reagan in the chamber of the united states house of representatives to the 97th united states congress
  • reagan addresses parliament in england

    reagan addresses parliament in england

    Ronald Reagan addressed the british parliament and suggested that the soviet bloc was weakening from within
  • tax equity and fiscal responsibility act

    tax equity and fiscal responsibility act

    this was the biggest tax increase in united states history
  • reagan prohibits abortion assistance

    reagan prohibits abortion assistance

    basically, reagan doesnt want abortion to be available in the united states. very pro life.
  • strategic defense initiative

    strategic defense initiative

    proposed missile defense system intended to protect the united states from attack by ballistic strategic nuclear weapons
  • social security reform becomes law

    social security reform becomes law

    congress passed and president reagan signed into law the 1983 amendments. under the '83 amendments, up to one half of the value of the social security benefit was made potentially taxable income.
  • suicide bombers attack us marines in lebanon

    suicide bombers attack us marines in lebanon

    a suicide bomber which was an iranian national, detonated his explosives, which were later estimated to be equivalent to 21,000 lbs of TNT which tore down a 4 story building causing 241 american servicemen to die.
  • invasion of Grenada

    invasion of Grenada

    the united states and a coalition of six Caribbean nations invaded the island nation of Grenada
  • Embargo on Nicaragua

    Embargo against Nicaragua was declared by the US president Ronald reagan and prohibited all trade between the United States and Nicaragua.
  • space shuttle challenger explosion

    space shuttle challenger explosion

    The united states selected a few science teachers from around the country to try an experiment in space, however, the spaceship that it was in blew up
  • south aftrican sanctions

    south aftrican sanctions

    The comprehensive anti apartheid act of 1986 was a low enacted by the united states congress, the law imposed sanctions against south africa and stated five preconditions for lifting the sanctions that would essentially end the system of apartheid.
  • reagan and gorbachev meet in iceland

    reagan and gorbachev meet in iceland

    meeting held in iceland between president reagan and soviet premier gorbachev
  • democrats gain seats (midterm elections in Nov 1986)

    democrats gain seats (midterm elections in Nov 1986)

    democrats gained a net eight seats and recaptured control o the senate rom the republicans with a 55-45 majority. they defeated seven incumbents, all but one o whom had been elected in 1980
  • US illegally sells arms to Iran

    US illegally sells arms to Iran

    senior administration officials secretly acilitated the sale of arms to the khomeini government of the islamis republic of iran which was the subject of an arms embargo
  • Farm Credit crises

    Farm Credit crises

    104,000 commercial farm operators had a total of $28.4 billion in debt
  • tower commission concludes report

    concluded the 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
  • water quality control act

    water quality control act

    most recent series of amendments to the federal water pollution control act
  • Berlin Wall Speech in West berlin

    Berlin Wall Speech in West berlin

    "gorbachev tear down this wall" the fact that they did tear down the wall, was a sign that communism was ending.
  • Gorbachev and reagan sign treaty

    Gorbachev and reagan sign treaty

    president ronald reagan and soviet general secretary mikhail gorbachev sined the treaty.
  • reagan visits soviet union

    reagan visits soviet union

    moscow summit was a summit meeting between ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. Reagan expressed satisfaction with the summit
  • reagan says farewell

    reagan says farewell

    Reagan makes his farewell address to the country when he is coming out of office.