Monday - Bruns talked about the Video that we watched on Friday.
Tuesday -
Presidents in the 80s
Ronald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Assassination Attempts
Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest by John Hinckley Jr.
Scandals
Gary Hart Scandal:
Close to running for the presidency, but what cheating on his wife and withdrew from the race
Reagan and the Cold War
Communism threatened freedom
Caught giving weapons to communist countries
Civil Rights Act of 1991
Prohibited discrimination for jobs
Could not discriminate against race, color, etc
Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) 1993
Allowed gay men and women to serve in the military as long as they were quiet (did not work)
Defense of Marriage Act 1996
Law prevented the government from granting federal marriage benefits to same-sex couples
Allowed states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriage certificates from other states
Princess Diana’s Death
Died at age 36 in a car accident
Was driven at high speeds into a pillar
Wednesday -
World Trade Center Bombing
February 26, 1993
Terrorists put 1,200 lbs of explosives in a van
Parked in an underground parking garage
Created a 5-story crater in subgrade levels of the tower and destroyed hotel floors
Killed 6 people
Knocked out power
Thursday -
1996 Summer Olympics Bombing
July 27, 1996
A terrorist bombing in Centennial Olympic Park
2 died, 110 injured
A 40-pound bomb filled with nails and screws
Friday -
9/11
September 11, 2011
Two planes crashed into the world trade center
One plane crashed into the Pentagon
One plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania
Hurricane Katrina
Category 5 hurricane
Hit Florida and Louisiana
100-140 mph winds
Stretched 400 miles
2,000 fatalities
$100 billion in damage
300,000+ lost their homes
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