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Richard Nixon becomes the 37th President of the United States
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Gerald Ford becomes the 38th President of the United States
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Jimmy Carter becomes the 39th President of the United States
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The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan ending the detente period between the US and USSR
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Ronald Reagan becomes the 40th President of the United States
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The US military invades the small island of Grenada to protect American students.
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George HW Bush becomes the 41th President of the United States
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The Berlin Wall comes down reuniting Germany after 40 years
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Operation Just Cause is undertaken in Panama to capture Manuel Noriega.
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Operation Desert Storm is launched to liberate the small country of Kuwait.