1980 - 2001

  • Sandra Day O'Connor

    Sandra Day O'Connor became the firsts woman associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was also the first woman ever to be nominated for the position.
  • Challenger Explosion

    The Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds after taking off. All 7 crew members were killed.
  • Tear Down This Wall

    US President Ronald Reagan famously called for the Soviet President Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
  • Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

    An oil tanker name Exxon Valdez struck land which caused a massive leak of 10.8 million gallons of oil in Prince Williams Sound, Alaska.
  • Berlin Wall Demolition

    The Berlin Wall began being demolished. It would not be completely gone until 1994.
  • Gulf War Began

    America led a coalition of 35 nations in an attack on Iraq for their invasion of Kuwait.
  • Clinton Impeachment

    Bill Clinton became the 2nd President in US History to be impeached.
  • September 11

    Terrorist members of al-Queda highjacked 4 planes and killed almost 3000 American's when they aimed 2 at the World Trade Center towers and 1 at the Pentagon. The fourth crashed in a field in PA.