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| 1911 | Birth |  |
| 6th Feb Birth of Ronald Reagan |
| 1966 | Governor | |
| California Appointed Governor of California |
| 1980 | Government | |
| Guam votes in a referendum to become part of a commonwealth with the USA |
| 12th June Reagan says he will submit to periodic medical tests |
| 17th July Ronald Reagan formally accepts the Republican nomination for President |
| 4th Nov Appointed President of the USA, 40th President, 1st term |
| 1981 | Government | |
| Repeals the 1975 Congress ban & supports UNITA in Angola |
| 20th Jan Fifty two American hostages are released from Iran |
| 20th Jan Inaugurated President of the USA, 40th President, 1st term |
| 6th Mar Announces plan to cut federal employment by 37,000 |
| 10th Mar Announces plan to link welfare benits to work requirements |
| 13th Mar The USAwill send 15 Green Berets to El Salvador as military advisers |
| 30th Mar President Reagan & 3 aides are shot in an assassination attempt in Washington |
| 11th April Returns to the Whitehouse 12 after being shot |
| 24th April Ends curbs on grain exports to Russia |
| 6th May Expels all Libyan Diplomats due to Libya's support for terrorists |
| 18th Nov Offers to cancel Cruise & Pershing in Europe if Russia removs missiles on Europe |
| 29th Dec Introduces economic sanctions against Russia for making Poland to adopt martial law |
| 1982 | Alliance | |
| 30th April Washington Reagan declares USAsupport for Britain & promises "material aid" |
| 1982 | Conference of Versailles | |
| 3rd June Versailles President Reagan presents his 5 point plan to Britain |
| 1982 | Declaration of 5 Point Plan | |
| 3rd June Versailles President Reagan presents his 5 point plan to Britain |
| 1982 | Diplomacy | |
| 1st April Reagan warns Argentine junta leader General Galtieri not to take military action |
| 5th April Reagan approves Haig peace mission |
| 7th April Washington Reagan approves the Haig peace mission |
| 30th April Reagan terminates Haig's peace mission, declares USAsupport for Britain, imposes economic sanctions on Argentina, and offers Britain materiel and other aid |
| 1982 | Government | |
| Establishes a USAdominated multi-national force to assist Lebanon restore authority |
| 7th June President Reagan meets Pope John Paul II and Queen Elizabeth |
| 1982 | Nuclear Warfare | |
| May President Reagan states he will do nothing to undercut the SALT agreements as long as the Soviet Union shows equal restraint |
| 1982 | Treaty of SALT II | |
| May President Reagan states he will do nothing to undercut the SALT agreements as long as the Soviet Union shows equal restraint |
| 1983 | Government | |
| 8th Mar Calls the USSR "an evil Empire" |
| 23rd Mar Outlines his Strategic Defense Initiative to defend the USA& allies |
| 31st Mar Reagan halts sale of F-16 fighters to Israel until it's troops withdraw from Lebanon |
| 10th April Peace talks in the Middle East collapse when Jordan withdraws |
| 18th April 39 die in a bomb explosion at the USAEmbassy in Beirut |
| 22nd April The USAannounces readiness to negotiate long term grain sales to Russia |
| 4th May Reagan declares his support for the Nicaraguan Contras |
| 6th May Israel accepts the USAproposal for mutual withdrawal from Lebanon of Israel & Syria |
| 25th May The USAagrees ro export high technolgy items to China |
| Sep The Russians shoot down a Sth Korean civilian airliner |
| Sep Visited by Margaret Thatcher |
| 19th Oct A pro-Soviet military coup overthrows the Marxist Government in Grenada |
| 20th Oct The East Caribbean Heads of Government as the USAto restore order in Grenada |
| 22nd Oct The USS Independence is diverted from the Mediterranean to the Caribbean |
| 23rd Oct A suicide bomber bombs the HQ of the USAMarines in Beirut, 242 Americans are killed |
| 24th Oct Decides to invade Granada |
| 1983 | Nuclear Warfare | |
| 23rd Mar Outlines his Strategic Defense Initiative to defend the USA& allies |
| 1984 | Diplomacy | |
| Reagan declares that the Soviet Union had violated its political commitment to observe the SALT II Treaty |
| 1984 | Government | |
| The USA & Iraq resume diplomatic relations, ceased in 1967 |
| The USAmines Nicaragua to prevent El Salvador rebels receiving Cuban & Russian arms |
| USAgrowth is %6.8, highest since 1951 |
| 10th Jan The USA& the Vatican reestablish diplomatic relations after a 117-year break |
| Mar The mainly USAMulti-National Force is forced out of Beirut |
| May Duarte visits Washington & persuades Congress to provide more military aid to Salvador |
| 18th May A small polyp is removed from Reagan's colon |
| 20th June Says Laos will allow the USAto search for remains of USApilots |
| 12th Aug Jokes on the radio about bombing Russia |
| 24th Sep Appears at the UN & appeals for a thaw in relations with Russia |
| 24th Sep Reagan hosts a visit by Gromyko in the Oval office for more than 3 1/2 hrs |
| 25th Oct USAmarines land in Grenada |
| 6th Nov Defeats Mondale by winning 50 out of 51 states & 59% of the popular vote |
| 1984 | Nuclear Warfare | |
| Reagan declares that the Soviet Union had violated its political commitment to observe the SALT II Treaty |
| 1984 | President | |
| Appointed President of the USA, 40th President, 2nd term |
| 1984 | Treaty of SALT II | |
| Reagan declares that the Soviet Union had violated its political commitment to observe the SALT II Treaty |
| 1985 | Government | |
| 8th Jan Agrees to negotiate for nuclear disarmament with Moscow |
| 18th Jan Reagan says the USAwill not take part in World Court ruling on Nicaraguan charges |
| 20th Jan Inaugurated President of the USA, 2nd term |
| 25th Jan The USArecords a record trade defecit of $123 billion in 1984 |
| 5th Feb The USAhalts its loan to Chile due to human rights abuse |
| 21st Feb Reagan says his goal is to topple the Sandanista government |
| 3rd April The USAcharges Israel with violating the Geneva Convention for deporting Shiites |
| 11th April The USAannounces that Reagan will visit a Nazi cemetery |
| 29th April Reagan stands by his plans to lay a wreath on the graves of Nazi SS soldiers |
| May Visits a German military ceremony, 47 Waffen SS are buried there |
| 5th May Reagan visits the Bitburg Nazi cemetery with Chancellor Helmut Khol |
| 8th May Reagan speaks to the European Parliament on 40th anniversary of V-E Day |
| 5th June House votes for sanctiona against Sth Africa |
| 15th June The United Airlines strike ends after 29 days |
| 18th June Reagan cals for unconditional release of hostages on TWA jet |
| 1985 | Military Aid Contras | |
| 18th July The USACongress votes to stop Reagan from supplying arms to the Contras |
| 1985 | Nuclear Warfare | |
| 8th Jan Agrees to negotiate for nuclear disarmament with Moscow |
| 1986 | Government | |
| Provides $300 million for the AfghanMujahedeen |
| USAnaval forces enter the Gulf of Sirte which Libya had illegally claimed |
| 7th Jan Orders economic sanctions against Libya in retaliation for involvement in terrorism |
| 24th Mar Libyan missiles are fired at USAaircraftin the Gulf of Sirte |
| 25th Mar $20 million in military aid to Honduras is approved by Congress |
| 5th April A bomb kills 2 USAservicemen in West Berlin, Libyan involvement is suspected |
| 8th April Requests permission from Margaret Thatcher to use USAaircraft in Britain to bomb Libya |
| 14th April A USAair strike is launched against Libya in retaliation for its acts of terrorism |
| 14th April Carried out by 16 F1-11s based in the UK on 5 terrorist targets |
| 6th Nov Reagan signs a Bill authorizing penalties for employers who hire illegal aliens |
| 12th Nov Admits to the sales of arms to Iran |
| 1986 | Military Aid Contras | |
| 20th Mar Washington The Contra Aid Bill for $300 million for Nicaraguan rebels is rejected by Congress |
| 1987 | Government | |
| 4th Mar Address es the Nation on the Iran Contra affair |
| 17th July Dow Jones closes above 2,500 (2,510.04) for 1st time |
| 19th Oct A record stock market fall from a record high of 2722 in Aug to 1738 points |
| 19th Oct "Black Monday", the Dow Jones index falls by 22.6% a volume of 604.33 million shares |
| 1988 | Economy | |
| 2nd Jan Washington The USA& Canada sign a free trade pack |
| 1988 | Nuclear Warfare | |
| May Moscow INF treaty ratification documents are exchanged between Russia & the USA |
| May Moscow The 4th meeting between Reagan & Gorbachev |
| 1989 | Pardon of Steinbrenner | |
| 14th Jan Pres Reagan pardons George Steinbrenner for illegal funds for Nixon |
| 1989 | Resignation | |
| 11th Jan President Reagan bids the nation farewell in an address from the Oval Office |
| 14th Jan Washington President Reagan delivers his 331st and last weekly radio address, telling listeners, "Believe me, Saturdays will never seem the same. I'll miss you" |
