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Timeline project 1980-2001
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Winter Olympics
The opening ceremonies of the 1980 winter Olympics are held in Lake Placid in New York. -
election of 1980
Republican Ronald Reagan defeated incumbent president Jimmy Carter. -
Assassination attempt on President Reagan
While walking to his limousine in Washington D.C someone shot President Reagan in the chest, luckily he survived the attempt. -
Sally Ride becomes the first american women to go to space.
Sally Ride made history when she went to space as the first American women to do so in 1983 -
Election of 1984
President Reagan was elected to serve a second term defeating Democrat Walter Mondale. -
Election of 1988
Republican George defeated Democrat Micheal Dukakis for the presidency. -
Election of 1992
Democrat Bill Clinton beat incumbent George Bush. -
election of 1996
Incumbent president Bill Clinton was elected for a second term defeating Republican Bob Dole -
Election of 2000
The election of 2000 was interesting as Democrat Al Gore won the popular vote, but lost the electoral college to Republican George W. Bush. -
9-11 Terrorist attack
On 9-11, a plane crashed into the twin towers in New York City. Then just a few minutes after the first plane crash, a second plane crashed into the towers. A third plane crashed into the Pentagon in Washinton D.C. A fourth plane was taken over and was supposed to either hit either the White House or the Capitol Building, but the passengers on the plane learned of the attacks and bravely fought off the terrorists causing the plane to crash into a field in Pennsylvania.