1981 ⟶ Reagan Inaugurated and Iran Hostages Released

Ronald Reagan inaugurated 40th President of the United State...
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🇺🇸 Richard Nixon Inaugurated as US President

Richard Nixon becomes President of the United States.⟶
Richard Nixon Inaugurated as US President (1969)
Richard NixonUS PresidentCold WarpoliticsUnited StatesVietnam Warforeign policydomestic policy

🇺🇸 Jimmy Carter Inaugurated as US President

Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States.⟶
Jimmy Carter Inaugurated as US President (1977)
US PoliticsPresidencyCold WarHuman RightsForeign Policy

🇺🇸 Reagan Inaugurated and Iran Hostages Released

Ronald Reagan inaugurated 40th President of the United States. Reagan is elected on a platform opposed to the concessions of détente. Also that day the Iran hostage crisis ends.⟶
Reagan Inaugurated and Iran Hostages Released (1981)
United StatesReaganpresidencyIran hostage crisisCold Warpoliticsforeign policy1980sdétente

🤕 Reagan Assassination Attempt

Two months after his inauguration Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest while leaving a Washington hotel. The gunman, John Hinckley, is found to be mentally unhinged and obsessed with actress Jodie Foster.⟶
United StatesReaganassassination attemptJohn Hinckley Jr.politics1980spresidencyviolence

🛡️ Reagan Doctrine: US Supports Anti-Communist Insurgencies

The Reagan Doctrine commits the United States of America to supporting anti-Communist insurgencies in the Third World.⟶
Reagan Doctrine: US Supports Anti-Communist Insurgencies (1985)
United StatesReaganCold WarInterventionismThird WorldAnti-CommunismGeopoliticsForeign Policy

🇺🇸 George H.W. Bush Inaugurated as US President

George H. W. Bush is inaugurated as 41st President of the United States.⟶
George H.W. Bush Inaugurated as US President (1989)
United StatesPresidentGeorge H.W. BushPolitics1989Cold WarLeadershipForeign Policy