Timeline 3: 1980-2001

By KyleBena

  • Ronald Reagan Inagurated President

    Republican Ronald Reagan is elected President of the United States

  • First Space Shuttle Launch

    The first reusable spacecraft, the space shuttle, is launched at Cape Canaveral, Florida

  • United States Invades Grenada

    US forces invade the small country of Grenada to remove the communist government from control.

  • First Release of Microsoft Windows

    Bill Gates unveils the first version of Microsoft Windows OS, which would eventually become the most widely used computer operating system in the world.

  • Challenger Explosion

    The Space Shuttle "Challenger" explodes shortly after launch, causing a halt in the US space program

  • Berlin Wall Falls

    The wall dividing democratic West Germany and Communist East Germany collapses after standing for 28 years

  • The Gulf War Begins

    US and Coalition Forces lead an invasion against Iraq following the annexation of Kuwait by the Iraqi Army.

  • First Website Created

    Created by British scientist Tim-Berners-Lee, was dedicated to providing information about the World-Wide-Web project.

  • 9/11 Attacks

    Aircraft hijacked by Islamic-extremist terrorists crash airplanes into the World Trade Center and Pentagon Buildings.