Redefining America By jeremyeve Period: Jul 21, 1976 to Jul 21, 2011 Redefining America Jan 20, 1977 Jimmy Carter becomes president Sep 5, 1978 President Jimmy Carter mediates Egyptian-Israeli peace settlement Mar 28, 1979 Three Mile Island nuclear plant accident Jan 20, 1980 Ronald Reagan is elected fortieth president Jan 20, 1981 American hostages are released from Iran Mar 30, 1981 President Reagan is shot in assassination attempt Jun 5, 1981 Doctors diagnose the first cases of AIDS Aug 12, 1981 IBM releases its first personal computer Sep 25, 1981 Sandra Day O’Connor is sworn in as the first female Supreme Court justice Jan 1, 1983 The word Internet is first used Mar 23, 1983 Regan proposes “Star Wars” missile defense system Aug 20, 1985 Iran–Contra affair Aug 21, 1988 Al-Qaeda founded by Osama bin Laden Jan 20, 1989 George Bush is elected forty-first president Mar 24, 1989 The Exxon Valdez The Exxon Valdez spills 11 million gallons of oil into Alaska's Prince William Sound Nov 10, 1989 Berliners begin to tear down the Berlin Wall Aug 2, 1990 Iraqi troops invade and occupy Kuwait Mar 3, 1991 Police beating motorist Rodney King "Can't we all just get along?" Dec 31, 1991 Soviet Union is dissolved; Cold War ends Jan 20, 1993 Democrat Bill Clinton is elected forty-second president Feb 26, 1993 Terrorists bomb World Trade Center Dec 8, 1993 North American Free Trade Agreement Apr 19, 1995 Bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City Jul 22, 1996 Dolly the sheep is cloned Jul 22, 1998 Impeachment of President Bill Clinton Dec 31, 1999 United States transfers control of Panama Canal to Panama Jul 7, 2000 Hillary Rodham Clinton wins a seat for the United States Senate Nov 23, 2000 Researchers decode the human genome Jan 20, 2001 Republican candidate George W. Bush becomes the forty-third president Apr 8, 2001 Tiger Woods becomes the first golfer to hold all four major golf titles Sep 11, 2001 9/11 terrorist attack kills thousands of civilians Oct 7, 2001 War on Terrorism on the Taliban and Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan May 21, 2002 United States State Department issues its report in the War on Terror Mar 19, 2003 The War in Iraq begins Dec 13, 2003 Saddam Hussein, former leader of Iraq, is captured in a small bunker Aug 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina strikes the Gulf Coast Dec 13, 2007 Steroids Scandal in baseball Oct 3, 2008 President Bush signs a $700 billion bailout bill Jan 20, 2009 Barack Obama becomes the first African American president Jun 1, 2009 The H1N1 virus, named the Swine Flu Oct 31, 2009 Jobless claims climb above 10.0%
