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52 Americans who were held hostage in the U.S. Embassy in Iran were released and taken home -
Ronald Reagan is brought into the white house as the 40th president -
Ronald Reagan gives a speech on taxes, defense, and the nation's economy -
Ronald Reagan is shot by John Hinckley Jr. on his way back to his car from the Washington Hilton. He survived this attempted assassination. -
Ronald Reagan lifts the grain embargo that was on the Soviet Union, put there by President Jimmy Carter. The justification was that they (Russia) hadn't invaded Poland. -
On August 5, 1981, Ronald Reagan fired over 11,000 air traffic, controllers after they went on strike, and refused to go back to work after ordered by the government to do so. -
In September of 1981, Ronald Reagan appointed Sandra Day O'Connor to be the first female justice on the supreme court, to fill in for the retired Potter Stewart -
President Reagan threatens to create sanctions in Poland if the Soviet Union continues to bother the small country -
President Ronald Reagan make his very first State of the Union address during his term, addressing different happenings in and outside of the white house at this time. -
Ronald Reagan addresses problems and issues with the economy to British Parliament while visiting Great Britain -
Ronald Reagan signs the Fiscal Responsibility Act, An act to provide for tax equity and fiscal responsibility -
After The Vietnam war, the Cuban missile crisis, and the Iranian hostage situation at the U.S. Embassy, Ronald Reagan passed the release of the B-1 Bomber and the MX Missiles -
To bring down high-interest rates, the Federal Reserve created confusing and complex money policies that ended up decreased farmland value 60%, and caused prices of produce to drop. -
Also nicknamed the "Star Wars Defense Program", Reagan signaled the go-ahead for this anti-ballistic missile program that was to shoot down any ballistic nuclear weapons -
In Beirut Lebanon, two truck bombs struck buildings housing American and French service members of the Multinational Force, a military peacekeeping operation during the Civil War in this area at the time. 241 U.S. Soldiers died and 58 French members died. -
President Ronald Reagan said the American troops were sent into Grenada to block the usage of the land to be used for Cuban and Soviet (communist) military use. This invasion was also to protect U.S. Citizens that were there at this time -
The Social Security Disability Benefits Reform Act was signed into law by Ronald Reagan -
The embargo against the country of Nicaragua was placed by President Reagan to block the power of the Sandinista government -
The National Security Council becomes involved in a secret and illegal arms deal with the country Iran -
President Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev meet in Switzerland to discuss the arms race and diplomatic relations between the nations -
“The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives, we will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and 'slipped the surly bonds of earth' to 'touch the face of God. '”
President Reagan talked about the Space Shuttle challenger explosion in a nationwide address. -
The Reagan Administration places sanctions on the region of South Africa to stop the reign of Apartheid -
President Reagan and Soviet leader Gorbachev meet in Iceland after their previous meeting in Geneva to further discuss diplomatic tensions. -
Democrats take over the senate even during Reagan's presidency -
Reagan tried to veto a bill that claimed it was going to clean up the water quality, but the house overruled his veto. -
CIA Director William Casey was found out to have had agreed to the Iran Contra agreement and should've taken over the operation, it also later revealed Reagan had almost no say in it. -
President Reagan travels to West Berlin to speak out about the Berlin Wall dividing the region of Germany from the other half. -
President Reagan and Soviet Leader Gorbachev sign the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, which regulates the use of short-range missile launches from Europe. -
President Reagan restricts financial assistance for abortions and abortion procedures -
President Reagan goes to Russia to visit Gorbachev once again for the Moscow summit -
President Reagan ends his presidency with a farewell address going over some of his last thoughts before he leaves the white house after his second term.