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Reagan Timeline

By aga0817

  • Iranian hostage crisis

    Iranian military raid US embassy. Fifty-two American hostages held in Iran were released.

  • Grain Embargo Lifted

    The Soviet grain embargo was lifted in January of 1980 in response to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan in 1979.

  • Spending speech

    Increased defense by spending more money on military equipment which increased public expenditures.

  • Reagan Inauguration

    Ronald Reagan became the 40th US President on January 20, 1981.

  • Ronald Reagan Shot!

    Reagan was shot by John Hickley Jr. in Washington D.C

  • Reagan and air-traffic controllers strike

    Reagan admin. fired the 11,345 striking air traffic controllers who ignored the order to return to work

  • Sandra Day O’Connor Nomination

    Sandra Day O’Connor was nominated to Supreme Court by President Reagan

  • Military buildup (B-1 Bomber and MX missiles)

    Reagan Asks For 100 MXs, 100 B1 Bombers

  • Sanctions on Poland

    President Reagan ordered a series of economic reprisals against the Polish government

  • Reagan delivers his first State of the Union

    Ronald Reagan delivered his first State of the Union address in a televised prime-time speech on January 26, 1982