Nixon's presidency

The Watergate scandal: On June 17, 1972, Burgalars were caught stealing documents and they had ties with Richard Nixon, later making Nixon resign as president.

Ford and Carter's presidency

Hostage Crisis: On November 4, 1979, a small group of Iranian students who went to the U.S. embassy and took more than 60 hostages, was the first Islamic extremist problem in the United States.

Gas Crisis: On October 19, 1973 an OPEC embargo decided with all 12 members to stop shipping oil to the United States resulting in insane prices. Later was resolved in March 1974.

Reagan's Presidency

Military Spending: Reaganomics did tax cuts and increased military spending, he got the money from the federal government.

Relationship with the soviets: Worsened when Reagan came to power, they realized they can't compete with the US in the arms race so the Soviet Union just diminishes.

Berlin wall speech and year the wall comes down: Reagan's speech took place on June 12, 1987, this famous speech convinced Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the wall and it was torn down in November of 1991.

The Significant George W. Bush

Fact #1: Helped get revenge on Bin Laden after what he did to the world trade center.

Fact #2: His "No child Left Behind Act" offers local authorities greater flexibility in spending federal dollars, but requires standardized math and reading tests.

The Significant Bill Clinton

Fact #1: Signed the Brady Handgun violence prevention act which enables gun shop owners to give longer background checks before someone could carry a handgun.

Fact #2: Launched the 4 days of airstrikes with Great Britain in Iraq.

The Significant George H.W. Bush

Fact #1: Banned Semi-automatic guns

Fact #2: Signed the Clean Air act

The Significant Barrack Obama

Fact #1: Started Obama Care

Fact #2: Helped Legalize gay marriage.