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Key Events |
Chapter 33: A Nation Still Divisible |
1978 Regents of California v. Bakke: Court rules against fixed quotas
1979 Moral Majority: Rev. Jerry Falwell establishes advocacy group for fundamentalists
Sandinistas: radicals overthrow Somoza in Nicaragua
1980 Ronald Reagan elected
1981 Reagan military buildup: massive increase in defense spending
Reagan ends air traffic controllers’ strike
Economic Recovery Tax Act: tax cut legislation passed
1982 Attack on U.S. Marine barracks: terrorists kill 239 Marines in Lebanon
1983 Invasion of Grenada: U.S. forces topple leftist government
1984 Boland Amendment: forbids U.S. aid to Contras
Geraldine Ferraro becomes first woman nominated for vice president
1985 Gramm-Rudman Act: sets mandatory budget cuts
U.S. bombing raid on Libya: Reagan fights terrorism
1986 Reykjavik summit: Reagan and Gorbachev discuss broad nuclear arms cuts
Iran-Contra scandal: story breaks on illegal arms transfers
1987 Iran-Contra hearings: reveal details of illegal arms policies
INF Treaty: United States and Soviet Union agree on limiting some missiles
1988 George Bush elected president
1989 Revolutions in Communist-bloc nations: Berlin Wall falls
Panama invasion: Noriega arrested
1990 Kuwait invasion: Saddam Hussein threatens Middle East oil
1991 Operation Desert Storm: Allied forces crush Iraq, liberate Kuwait
1992 Bill Clinton elected president
1994 Republicans win control of House and Senate in congressional elections
Whitewater hearings begin: Kenneth Starr appointed Special Prosecutor
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