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Original U.S.A. Olympic Basketball Dream Team
A legendary squad featuring a lineup of NBA superstars. The team, composed of the best players in the world, won every game in the Barcelona Olympics and secured the gold medal. Some Members Include:
- Michael Jordan: (Chicago Bulls)
- Magic Johnson: (Los Angeles Lakers)
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George H.W. Bush Elected President
Bush, a Republican from Texas and the incumbent vice president for two terms under President Ronald Reagan, took office following his landslide victory over Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis in the 1988 presidential election. -
Jimmy Carter Elected President
Jimmy Carter won the 1976 US presidential election, defeating Gerald Ford. He received 297 electoral votes compared to Ford's 240, and secured 50.1% of the popular vote. His victory was a notable one, as it marked the first time a Democrat won the presidency between 1964 and 1992. -
Star Wars Movie Premier
The film quickly became a major cultural phenomenon, launching the Star Wars franchise -
Three Mile Island Meltdown
The Three Mile Island incident, a partial nuclear meltdown at Unit 2 of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It was a major event in U.S. nuclear power history, though it didn't result in widespread health effects or injuries. -
Mount. St. Helens Eruption
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake triggered a massive landslide, releasing a hot gas and debris blast, and a plume of ash that rose 15 miles into the air. The eruption was the deadliest and most destructive volcanic event in U.S. history, killing 57 people and causing over $1 billion in damage. -
Iran Hostages Released
The 52 American hostages held captive at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. They were released after 444 days of captivity. -
Assassination Attempt on President Reagan
Ronald Reagan, the President of the United States, was shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr. -
Iran/ Contra Affair
The Iran-Contra affair was a scandal that occurred during the Reagan administration in the mid-1980s. It involved secret sales of arms to Iran, a country with which the U.S. had an ongoing conflict, to secure the release of American hostages. -
Challenger Shuttle Explosion
The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven astronauts on board, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. -
Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
There was a catastrophic nuclear accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
A pivotal moment in history, signifying the end of the Cold War division and the collapse of communist regimes in Eastern Europe. It was a symbolic event that led to the reunification of Germany and a wave of democratic reforms across the continent. -
Start of the Persian Gulf War
The invasion of Kuwait led to a United Nations Security Council embargo and sanctions on Iraq and a U.S.-led coalition air and ground war. -
Rodney King Decision & L.A. Riots
Policemen were acquitted in the savage beating of African-American Rodney King. Five days of riots and arson ensued during the LA riots. -
Bill Clinton Elected President
Clinton was elected president in the 1992 election, defeating the incumbent Republican Party president George H. W. Bush and the independent businessman Ross Perot. He became the first president to be born in the Baby Boomer generation and the youngest to serve two full terms. -
Launch of Google
Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded the company, and their initial investment came from Andy Bechtolsheim, co-founder of Sun Microsystems. The search engine was initially developed at Stanford University as a project called "BackRub". -
Bill Clinton Impeached by the House of Representatives
The charges were perjury before a grand jury and obstruction of justice. While impeached, he was subsequently acquitted on both charges in a Senate trial, and remained in office. The impeachment stemmed from the Monica Lewinsky scandal, where Clinton's testimony in a sexual harassment lawsuit was later found to be inconsistent with his actions. -
World Trade Center/Pentagon/Shanksville, PA Attacks
Our investigation of the attacks of 9/11—code-named “PENTTBOM,” short for Pennsylvania, Pentagon, and Twin Towers Bombing—was our largest case ever. At its peak, more than half our agents worked to identify the hijackers and their sponsors and, with other agencies, to head off any possible future attacks. We followed more than half-a-million investigative leads, including several hundred thousand tips from the public.