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Recession ends, congress approves Nafta treaty
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CIA organizes contra war Nicaragua's Sandinista government
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U.s invasio of Grenada
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Terrorist attack in Beirut
239 Marines die in Beirut terrorist attack -
Reagan defeats Mondale by Landslide, Congress bars military aid to contra
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William Rehnquist becomes chief justice of supreme court, Antonin Scalia joins supreme court
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George Bush elected president
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Oliver North convicted of Iran-Contra role, U.S. invades Panama, Berlin wall is opened
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Recession Begins, Soviet withdraws troops from Eastern Europe
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Gulf war, U.S and USSR sign treaty reducing nuclear arms
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Roe vs. wade, Bill Clinton elected president
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World trade center bombed
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Bill Clinton impeached by house of representatives
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George w. Bush elected president
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911
Terrorist attack on the world trade center