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Mt St Helen's Eruption
Mount St. Helen's was recorded as the largest and most destructive volcanic eruption in U.S. history killing 56 people by it's fire. -
US Presidential Election
In the 49th Presidential Election, Republican Ronald Reagan defeated Democrat Jimmy Carter. -
Iran Hostages
The 52 American hostages, seized from the US Embassy in Tehran in November 1979, were finally released on 20 January 1981 after the hostage crisis between Iran and the US governments. -
MTV
MTV: Music Television goes on the air for the first time ever, with the words spoken by one of the creators, John Lack: “Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll.” The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star” was the first music video to air which were originally only able to air in New Jersey households. -
Mini-Vans
The Dodge Caravan and the Plymoth voager are released as 1984 models changing family's lives and the safety of those forever. -
Nintendo
The Nintendo Entertainment System was released in North America in 1985, and in Europe throughout 1986 and 1987. The console was initially released in Japan as the Family Computer in 1983. -
FOX
Fox was the first major network to host nightly programming presenting news and entertainment to the world and is still doing so today. -
Tax Reform Act
This act simplified the tax code and broadened the tax base better known as the "Reagan tax cuts". -
"Tear down this wall"
"Tear down this wall!" is a line from a speech made by U.S. President Ronald Reagan in West Berlin to open up the barrier which had divided West and East Berlin since 1961. -
Presidential Election
The 1988 United States presidential election was the 51st quadrennial United States presidential election where Republican Vice President George H. W. Bush defeated Democratic Governor Michael Dukakis. -
Oil Spill
The Exxon Valdez spills and causes the largest oil spill in history. -
Persian Gulf War
Iraqi troops invade and this leads to the Persian Gulf War. -
USSR Dissolved
The dissolution of the Soviet Union was the official granting of self-governing independence to the Republics of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) ending the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States. -
NAFTA
NAFTA allows for free trade between the US, Mexico, and Canada. -
Oklahoma
The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist truck bombing on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. -
9/11
The Twin Towers were brought down by terrorist planes, killing many as well as injuring people. From this point on, the U.S. upped our security and changed forever. This was the first attack on U.S. soil, other than Pearl Harbor.