1980-2001

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  • Ronald Reagen is elected President

    Ronald Reagen is elected President
    The 1980 United States presidential election was the 49th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 1980. Republican nominee Ronald Reagan defeated incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter.

  • Challeenger Crash

    Challenger Explosion CNN VideoOn Jan. 28, 1986 the space shuttle Challenger exploded during lift off, killing all on board including school teacher Christa McAuliffe.

  • "Tear Down this Wall"

    "Tear Down this Wall"
    "Tear down this wall!" is a line from a speech made by U.S. President Ronald Reagan in West Berlin on Friday, June 12, 1987, calling for the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, to open up the barrier which had divided West and East Berlin since 1961.

  • Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

    Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
    Agreement between US and USSR. Limits ground intermidiate range nuclear weapons

  • 9/11

    9/11
    four airplanes were hijacked and two destroyed the twin towers in NYC, one crashed into the Pentagon, and the fourth was crahed in a field in PA after the passenges on board took over the aircraft.

  • War on Terror

    The War on Terror, also known as the Global War on Terrorism, is an international military campaign launched by the United States government after the September 11 attacks.