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On January 20th, 1981, Ronald Reagan was inaugurated into office as the 40th president of the United states. -
After 444 days, 52 Americans were released from being held hostage in Iran. Iranian Students had seized the American embassy and took the Americans. Minutes after Reagan inauguration, the hostages were released. -
In February 1981, Reagan gave a speech on the nations economy. He stated how it is in its worse shape since the great depression of 1929. -
President Reagan was shot by a attempted assassin. He was shot in his chest, right by his heart. 3 of his body guards were also shot. Reagan survived. -
The Soviet grain embargo was put into place by Jimmy Carter in 1980. He did this in response to the Soviet Unions invasion on Afghanistan in 79'. It remained in effect until April, 1981 when Reagan lifted it. -
Reagans administration fired 11,345 workers for striking air control. The workers had ignored the the order and were banned from federal service for life. -
One of Reagans promises was to appoint the first woman to the highest court. He did just that, by nominated Sandra Day O'Connor in 1981 as the first woman in the Supreme Court. -
President Reagan asked permission from congress to approve the building of 100MX land-based missles and 100 B1 bombers to improve Americas nuclear forces. -
Reagan said that if Poland does not cease then he would have ordered a series of of economic reprisals against Poland government. -
One year after Reagan was inaugurated, he gave his first state of the union address, keeping the tradition going. Almost every president has given a State of the Union address -
The first American president to meet and give a speech at both houses of the British Parliament. -
TEFRA was created in 1982 in order to reduce tax gaps. -
The SDI was a proposal to us strategic defense system against nuclear attacks. -
These were terrorists attacks against the US and French armed forces in Beirut. This act of terrorism took 299 lives. This made the Lebanese Civil War get even worse. -
On the early morning of October 25th, 1983, the US and 6 Caribbean nations invaded Grenada. This mission took $134.4 million. President Reagan sent troops in to protect the people there and protect the islands use from the Soviets. -
The Social Security benefits reform act was signed into law in 1984. This made one-half of social security benefits potentially turn into taxable income. -
Ever since the Great Depression, the farming industry has seriously struggled. When people have no money, they cannot buy the food that the farmers produce. This not only hurt farmers, but the economy as well. -
The Embargo on Nicaragua was put into place by President Reagan, on May 1st 1985. This stopped all trade with Nicaragua. -
This scandal, I would say, was a secret to the US. Its mission was to trade weapons to Americans that were being held hostage in Lebanon. -
The Geneva Summit of 1985 was a part of the Cold-War era. This was the first time the two presidents met together to discuss international relation. -
It was tragic when the space shuttle challenger exploded. A small inconvenience can have such a large impact. Not only was it tragic for the people and their families, but for NASA and the whole US as well. The Speech that Reagan gave was very moving and touched many people. -
The Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 was enacted into law by congress. This law imposed sanctions against South Africa and pointed out 5 preconditions for lifting sanctions. -
"The Reykjavik Summit" was a meeting held in Iceland by president Reagan and General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union -
The democrats won the pop vote in the House of Rep. This let them gain 5 seats. The Republican party picked up 8 seats. -
This act helped tremendously with pollutants in water. This raised the standards on clean water and made sure all water was up to par when distributed. -
The commissions report determined that the CIA Director should have taken over a operation that made the president aware of risks that was about to happen. -
This Speech given by Reagan was such a heroic and moving speech. He was wishing to restore peace and end this war. -
The treaty was signed by Reagan and Gorbachev on December 8th, 1987. This treaty ended the war and promised to keep and restore peace. -
This act the Reagan was responsible for prohibited the help of federal money for abortions. -
The Moscow Summit ends. This also meant that the Cold War had finally ended. -
On January 11th, 1989,President Reagan said goodbye and gave the presidency to George W. H. Bush