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He decides to run for republican governor of California. He wins 2 terms and this starts his career in politics.
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The first he won in 1980, beating Carter. The second election he beat Walter Mondale. That election in 1984 was the largest majority a president ever one by, as he won 49 states. For some reason Minnisota and the District of Columbia didn't vote for him!
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Ronald Reagan Appoints the first female to serve in the Supreme Court. Sandra Day O'Connor went on to serve until 2006 in the Supreme Court.
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Very soon after he was inagurated, John Hinckley Jr. shot a gun at President Reagan. The bullet peirced his lung and nearly missed his heart.
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The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization are the people who man towers and radar centers. They threatened to go on strike to get a raise. The government employees were a threat to public safety. So Ronald Reagan threatened to fire them all in 48 hours if they did the strike. It worked!
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Ronald Reagan puts into action the Strategic Defense Initiative. This was a plan to develop missiles and weapons to protect themselves against the Soviet Union.
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In the Beirut Airport in Lebanon, a suicide bomber went into a U.S marines tent. The marines were there to keep the peace. 241 soldiers died. Reagan recieved the news and was devistated.
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This Act, which was Reagan's proposal, was passed by Congress. It was one of the first revisions to the code in a long time. This Act toughened penalties for crime, especially drid dealers, and kept hazardous people behind bars.
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Reagan really knew his economics! By cutting the taxes, Americans enjoyed the longest recorded period of proserity without depression or recession.
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Reagan speaks at the famed Berlin wall. It was a symbol of communism to the world. He challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to tear the wall down. He does.
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Ronald Reagan makes an agreement with Mikhail Gorbachev, the leader of the Soviet Union. They agree to make no more nuclear missles against eachother. This is a good thing too, becasue the Soviet Union was running out of money!
