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The act allowed for a systematic way for refugees to be admitted into the United States.
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Ronald Reagan became the 40th president of the United States.
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The Osborne Computer Corporation created the Osborne 1, the first portable computer to be commercially available.
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Sandra Day O'Connor served as the first woman associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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On November 2 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill making Martin Luther King Jr. Day a federal holiday effective January 20, 1986.
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The Challenger space shuttle exploded shortly after takeoff killing all 7 people onboard.
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George Bush became the 41st president of the United States.
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Bill Clinton became the 42nd president of the United States.
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NAFTA ,or The North American Free Trade Agreement, was a treaty that allows free trade between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
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Timothy McVeigh bombed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City killing around 150 people.
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Al Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon, and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Around 3,000 people were killed in all.