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Soviet grain embargo lifted
an embargo on the Soviet Union removed after Regan was put in office -
Fifty-two American hostages held in Iran released
52 hostages from the American Embassy were released and sent home from Iran -
Reagan inaugurated
Reagan inaugurated -
Spending speech (increase defense, decrease taxes)
it increased defense spending and decreased taxes -
Reagan shot
Shot by John Hinckley Jr -
Sandra Day O’Connor nominated to Supreme Court
nominated to Supreme Court by Ronald Reagan -
Military buildup (B-1 Bomber and MX missiles)
addition of 100 MX missiles and 100 B1- bombers -
Reagan and air-traffic controllers strike
PATCO workers refused to work and which led the Reagan administration to fire the 11,345 striking air traffic controllers who had ignored the order -
Sanctions on Poland
President Reagan ordered a series of economic reprisals against the Polish government -
Tax Equity & Fiscal Responsibility Act
budget of the deficit through federal spending -
Reagan delivers his first State of the Union
remarked the historical significance of the tradition -
Reagan addresses Parliament in England
the first speech by an American president of both houses of the British parliament -
Strategic Defense Initiative
missle project to protect the US from ballistic nuclear weapons -
Suicide bombers attack U.S. Marines in Lebanon (1983)
truck bombs struck buildings in Beirut, Lebanon, housing American and French service members -
Social Security reform becomes law
comprehensive changes to social security coverage and benefit structure -
Invasion of Grenada
The U.S. and a coalition of six Caribbean nations invaded the island nation of Grenada -
Farm credit crises (Feb 1985)
cut federal farming aid -
Embargo on Nicaragua .South African sanctions
league of nations applies reform on South Africa -
Reagan, Gorbachev hold summit in Switzerland
The two leaders met for the first time to hold talks on international diplomatic relations and the arms race -
Space Shuttle Challenger explosion (Reagan Speech)
the main idea of the speech was to honor them and that we have to keep on moving on -
Reagan and Gorbachev meet in Iceland Democrats gain seats (Nov 1986)
banning all ballistic missiles -
U.S. illegally sells arms to Iran (Iran-Contra Affair)
Senior administration officials secretly facilitated the sale of arms to the Khomeini government of the Islamic Republic of Iran -
Water Quality Control Act
directs states to establish numerical criteria -
Tower Commission concludes report (1987)
NSC staff were responsible for the secret diversion of funds -
Berlin Wall Speech in West Berlin (1987)
speech to get rid of the Berlin wall -
Gorbachev, Reagan sign treaty (1987)
This landmark agreement proposed to eliminate all intermediate and short-range ground-based missiles and launchers from Europe. -
Reagan prohibits abortion assistance (1988)
prohibited most of nations family planning clinics -
Reagan visits Soviet Union (1988)
The Moscow Summit was a summit meeting between U.S. President Ronald Reagan and General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev -
Reagan says farewell
Reagan leaves office