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An earthquake followed by the eruption of Mt St Helen's kills 57 people in Washington. There was over $1 billion in damage and the eruption caused the land to be wasteland.
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US boycotts 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest against 1979 invasion of Afgahnastan.
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Reagan Wins Video Regan won by a landslide 489-49
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John Lennon, a member of the Beatles, was assasinated on December 8, 1980 Mark David Chapman killed him in New York City.
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US citizens were held hostage for 444 days from Nov. 4 1979 - Jan. 20 1981 after the US embassy was taken over by Islamic students and militants.
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MTV was the first 24 hour cable TV station dedicated to music videos. The people that changed the songs were called VJ's
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She is the first female member of the Supreme Court.
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Marked the end of peacekeeping operations in Lebanon.
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The Dodge Caravan and the Plymoth voager are released to the public as 1984 models.
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Reagan won 525-13 taking all but one state, MN.
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We Are the World VideoWorld awarness of poverty in third world countries sparked celeberties to sing the song We Are the World by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie.
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Reagan administration officals secrety sold arms to Iran.
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It was one of the original gaming consoles.
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Challenger Explosion CNN VideoOn Jan. 28, 1986 the space shuttle Challenger exploded during lift off, killing all on board including school teacher Christa McAuliffe.
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First major network to host nightly programming. FOX is still around today.
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Simplified the tax code and broadedned the tax base. It was referred to as "Reagan tax cuts".
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VideoOn a visit to Europe Ronald Reagan tells Gorbachev to tear the Berlin Wall.
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Agreement between US and USSR. Limits ground intermidiate range nuclear weapons.
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They were the last MLB stadium to add lights for night games.
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George H.W. Bush wins 426-111 taking 40 states.
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Also known as the Lockerbie bombing. All 270 people on board the aircraft were killed.
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63 people were killed and thousands were left homeless.
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George HW Bush declares the Cold War to be over at the Malta Summit.
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One of the most successful animated cartoons in US history.
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Launched during a Space Shuttle Discovery mission. The telescope allows us to see farter into space.
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Gulf war begins when Iraq invades Kuwait. US gets involved to protect oil resouces.
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The Cold War offically ends when the USSR is dissolved.
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Prohibits changes in Congressial salaries to take effect until after the next election cycle. It was first proposed in 1789.
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Clintion defeats George HW Bush 370-168 taking 32 states plus DC.
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300 people are dead after one of the worst billzards in history hits the East Coast causing $6 billion in damages.
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Act which prohibits homsexual people from serving in the US armed forces.
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Allows for free trade between the US, Mexico, and Canada.
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The Oklahoma City Bombing was an attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. 168 people were killed including 19 children under the age of 6. It was the worst tragedy on US soil before 9/11.
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Scandal that alleged that Bill Clinton had sexual contatct wth White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
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The bombing occured during the 1996 summer olympics in Atlanta. 2 peopel were killed and 111 were injured. The bombing was commited on by Eric Robert Rudolph.
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Fourth deadliest school shooting in US history. 15 peoeple killed total including the shooters.
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Problem with computers that rese the date back to 1900 after 1999. The problem arose from many computes using 2 digit dates.
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Outcome was delayed due to unknown winner in FL. Also known as the "Hanging Chads".
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Short 9/11 Video On September 11, 2001 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.
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Created new standards for public schools in the US.
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More than 1800 people are killed when Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans, LA.
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13 people are killed when a bridge over the Mississippi River in MN collapses. Brings need to repiar the US infrristructure.
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Barack Obama becomes our first African-American president.
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Caused by explosion in Gulf of Mexico. 4.9 million barrells of oil were released into the Gulf.
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At least 153 people are killed when a Tornado touches down in Joplin, MO.
