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Anti-Sandinistas
Reagan admintistration began secretly arming an anti-Sandinistas guerilla force known as the contras, Congress learned about of the policy, it banned further aid to the contras. -
Reagan Elected for President
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Superfund or Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)
An act to provide for liability, compensation, cleanup, and emergency response for hazardous substances released into the environment and the cleanup of inactive hazardous waste disposal sites. -
Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981, Reaganomics
He signed it, he lifted remaining domestic petroleum price and allocation controls on January 28, 1981, and lowered the oil windfall profits tax in August 1981 -
Supreme Court
Reagan nominated Sandra Day O'Connor to fill the Supreme Court Justice vacancy left by the retirement of Justice Potter Stewart. -
Star Wars
SDI, Strategic Defense Initiative, for the development of weapins that could intercept and destroy incoming missiles. -
Terrorists bomb U.S. Marine barracks in Lebanon
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Trickle-down Economics
Though others argue that the combination of significant tax cuts and a massive increase in Cold War related defense spending resulted in large budget deficits -
Relations Improve
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, call for the destruction of nuclear weapons. -
Iran-Iraq War
Reagan authorized Operation Praying Mantis, a one-day naval strike against Iranian naval ships, boats, and command posts in retaliation for the mining of a U.S. guided missile frigate.