5/13-5/17 US History Notes

Monday- I was gone

Tuesday-

-1980 Election- Ronald Reagen won over Jimmy Carter 489-19 The ecnomy was weak

-1988 George HW Bush won 426-111 Democrat Micheal Dukakis

-Ecnonomy was stronger stick with republican as they are doing well

-Civil Right Events

- 1987 Restoration Act, expanded non- discrimination laws

- More to be known in music, news, reporters, art

- Major Laws

- Voting Rights Act- allowed the disabled and illerate to vote

- Immigration and Control Act- easier to be legal

- Fair Housing Act- Gave power to Urban Development

- March 30, 1981 Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest outside of a hotel and did a speech later

- John Hinckley Jr- attempted to asinate the President and got released in 2016

- Gary Hart Scandal- Democratic Scandal- cheated on wife and withdrew from his presidency

- Reagan and the Cold War- Communism threatned freedom

- Music New Wave, Pop Rock, Rock

-1990's

- The Americans With Disablities Act of 1990- oppurtunities to get jobs and required handicap parking spots, elevators or ramps

- Civil Acts Right of 1991, prohibited fro jobs , Race, Gender, Religon

-Bill Clinton vs George Bush, Clinton 370-168

- Don't Ask, Don't Tell

- Allowed Gay men and women to serve in the military, did not work very well

- Presidential Election Clinton VS Dole 379-159

- Defence of Marriage Sct 

- Same sex couples marriage certificates from other states

-Death of Freddie Mercury

- Raised money for Aids, 72,000 attended a tribute concert fo it, donated over 15 million to the cause

-Princess Diana's Death- died at 36, was being driven at a high speed, her boyfriend died also

- Micheal Jackson's Trial

- Midd 1993 accused by a dentist, accused of sexual activties with his son

-Wednesday

- Oj SImpson Trial, Killing of his ex wife, his blood was found at the crime scene and his vechile

- Was found not guilty, in 2007 he was arrested and charged with felonies of armed robbery and kidnapping

-President Clinton caught with Monica Lewinsky

-The Rodney King verdict and LA Riots

- Attacked after a high speed chase, the police beat him and police were indicted of assault with a deadly weapon

- After three month trial a white jury acquitted thhe offucers

- Killed 50++ and injured 9,5000

- August 1992 two officers were found guilty

-Tonya Harding Skating Scandal

- Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan were ice scating rivals, nancy was struck in the knee with a metal baton, tonya hired two men to hit Nancy so she could not compete

-Impeachment Proccess of Bill Clinton, Lying under oath, obstruction of justice, abuse of power

- World Trade Center Bombing 1993, terroists put 1200 pounds of explosives in a van, explosives went off after they live, killed six people

- Thursday

- Flared jeans were popular, crimpled hairstyle

-Mall of America opens, August 11 1992, 330 stores, 10,000 employees

-1996 Summer Olympics Bombing, July 27 1996, terrorist attack, 2 died 110 injuried

- 2000's

-Social media became very popular, facebook, instagram, twitter, yahoo, skype, tumblr, reddit

-Apple became very popualar, Ipods, ipads

-2000 George W Bush won over Al Gore 271-266

-Bush vs Kerry 286-251

- Obama vs Mccain 365-173 

-Friday

- Music Hip Hop, Pop Rock, Rock , Country

-Spice Girls, Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys

-9/11 September 11, 2001, 3000 deaths, One plane crashed into the pentagon, Two planes crashed into world trade center

-Hurricane Katrina- Cattegory 5, Hit Florida and Loiusina

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