US History II (1980-2001)

  • Reagan Becomes President

    Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as the 40th president of the United States.
  • The Explosion of the Challenger

    73 seconds after liftoff, the space shuttle Challenger explodes, killing all seven crew members. It was the worst accident in the history of the U.S. space program.
  • "Tear Down This Wall'

    President Reagan's most famous speech where he challenges Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall and open Eastern Europe back up again.
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    Persian Gulf War

    The U.S. led military operation (also called Operation Desert Storm) to drive the Iraqis out of Kuwait.
  • The Official End of the Cold War

    President Bush and Russian president Boris Yeltsin meet at Camp David and formally declare an end to the Cold War.
  • NAFTA

    The North American Free Trade Agreement was signed into law by President Clinton, creating a trilateral trade deal between the U.S, Canada, and Mexico.
  • The Oklahoma City Bombing

    A federal office building in Oklahoma City was bombed, killing 168 people and resulting in the deadliest act of homegrown terrorism in U.S. history.
  • President Clinton is Impeached

    The House of Representatives impeaches President Clinton on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. However, he is acquitted two months later by the Senate.
  • Columbine High School Shooting

    School shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado that left 14 students (including the 2 shooters) and 1 teacher dead.
  • 9/11

    Two hijacked jetliners crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in worst terrorist attack against U.S. A third hijacked plane flew into the Pentagon, and a fourth crashed in rural Pennsylvania. More than 3,000 people died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.