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. It created benefits systems for retired, jobless, and disabled people, as well as dependent mothers and children. -
An act made to prevent, reduce, and eliminate pollution in the nation's water -
With the completion of negotiations signified by the signing of the Algiers Accords on January 19, 1981, the hostages were released on January 20, 1981 -
On This day Reagan was inaugurated as the 40th President -
Reagan was shot in the chest outside of a hotel in DC by John Hinckley Jr -
The United States 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 but President Reagan lifted it -
The PATCO workers refused to work and Reagan fired all 11345 of them -
Sandra Day O'Connor was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Reagan -
Reagan announced that he will 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. -
President Ronald Reagan delivered his first State of the Union address in a televised prime-time speech -
In the first speech by an American president to a meeting of both houses of the British Parliament, President Ronald Reagan presents his hope for a future that would "leave Marxism-Leninism on the ash heap of history." -
a law passed in 1982 that was designed to reduce the federal budget deficit through a combination of tax increases, spending cuts, and tax reform measures -
A proposed missile defense system intended to protect the United States from attack
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A suicide bomber drives a truck packed with explosives into the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, killing 241 U.S. military personnel -
The United States and a coalition of six Caribbean nations invaded the island nation of Grenada -
There were tight money policies which caused the farmland value to drop 60% which hurt many farmers -
A law that prohibited trade between the U.S and Nicaragua -
A secret U.S. arms deal that traded missiles and other arms to free some Americans held hostage by terrorists in Lebanon -
A Cold War-era meeting in Geneva, Switzerland between U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev -
President Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Reykjavik, Iceland, to continue discussions about curbing their intermediate missile arsenals in Europe. -
The iconic speech that president Reagan gave after the tragic space shuttle explosion -
The law imposed sanctions against South Africa and stated five preconditions for lifting the sanctions that would essentially end the system of apartheid -
It concluded that CIA Director William Casey should have taken over the operation and made the president aware of the risks and notified Congress as legally required. -
A speech delivered by United States President Ronald Reagan in West Berlin which was known for the line "Gorbachev, tear down this wall" -
US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev signed the INF treaty -
President Reagan endorsed a bill that would prohibit use of federal money for Medicaid abortions for the poor, coverage of abortions in health insurance plans for government workers, research on abortion and population control programs abroad that promote abortion. -
President Reagan visited the soviet union to discuss the foundation for a realistic approach to the problems of strengthening stability and reducing the risk of conflict. -
President Reagan gave a heartfelt speech to say his goodbyes