80s Politics/News

Reagan was elected president, bringing the Republican party to the lead of the courthouse and he administered an anti-communist policy.

A space shuttle called the Challenger exploded right after it took off from its site at Cape Canaveral in 1986. There were seven fatalities which resulted in a 2 year hold on space launches from NASA.

Dozens of operations were shut down when the Attourneys General investigated illegal pyramid scheme action. Many businesses thirsty to “get rich” utilized this tactic, and got over on investors by leaving out key details in their exchanges.

During Reagan’s presidency, George Bush was his vice president through 1988. Bush ran against him and won the election for 1989.

The Exxon Valdez (oil rig) ran aground, spilling over 10 mil gallons of oil in Prince William Sound. President Bush signed a loan out of U.S. savings to clean the largest oil spill in the country’s history.