Years 1980-2001 in American History

By JosephAgui2528

  • Ronald Reagan becomes President

    Ronald Reagan becomes the 40th President of the United States.

  • United States invades Grenada

  • Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes

    The space shuttle would explode 73 seconds into its launch and would kill all 7 members in it.

  • Black Monday

    This would result in markets dropping 20%, leading to the stock market crash in 1987.

  • George H. W. Bush becomes President

    George H. W. Bush becomes the 41st President of the United States.

  • The Berlin Wall is Taken Down

  • Hubble Space Telescope is Launched

  • Gulf War

  • Hurricane Andrew

  • 27th Amendment is Ratified

    This amendment requires that the salaries of members in congress be changed after the terms of those members in congress are over.

  • Bill Clinton becomes President

    Bill Clinton becomes the 42nd President of the United States.
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    Branch Davidian Standoff in Waco, Texas.

  • President Bill Clinton is Acquitted in Impeachment Ruling

  • George W. Bush is elected as the 43rd President of the U.S.

    George W. Bush would win the election, despite the fact that his competing candidate, Al Gore, had half a million more votes than Bush did. Bush would win due to the electoral vote, barely getting the necessary majority of electoral votes (270) with 271.

  • George W. Bush is Inaugurated

    George W. Bush becomes the 43rd President of the United States.

  • 9/11

    Two airplanes would be intentionally crashed into the Twin Towers in New York City, while another would crash into the side of the Pentagon by terrorists from the Islamic Extremist group, al-Qaeda. There was a fourth that was supposed to crash into something, but would fail to after passengers on the fourth plane would try to regain control from the hijackers. It would eventually crash in a field and this day would be known as the greatest attack on American soil in American History to date.