Transitions and Conservatism Timeline Activity by Johan Algecira Bailon https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw en-us 2023-05-10 17:43:43 UTC 2023-05-12 17:59:20 UTC hello@padlet.com Jimmy Carter becomes president (January 20, 1977) johanalgecirabailon23_225 https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2585896203 2023-05-10 17:51:19 UTC https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2585896203 Iran hostage begins (November 4, 1979) johanalgecirabailon23_225 https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2585898320 On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran and took approximately seventy Americans captive. This terrorist act triggered the most profound crisis of the Carter presidency. 
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]]> 2023-05-10 17:53:01 UTC https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2585898320 Ronald Reagan is elected president (January 20, 1981) johanalgecirabailon23_225 https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2585902408 2023-05-10 17:55:53 UTC https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2585902408 Air Traffic Controllers Strike (August 3, 1981) johanalgecirabailon23_225 https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2585905513 On August 3, almost 13,000 air-traffic controllers went on strike after negotiations with the federal government to raise their pay and shorten their workweek proved fruitless. The controllers complained of difficult working conditions and a lack of recognition of the pressures they face. Across the country, some 7,000 flights were canceled.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/reagan-fires-11359-air-traffic-controllers]]> 2023-05-10 17:58:18 UTC https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2585905513 US Boycotts Moscow Olympics. (April 12, 1980) johanalgecirabailon23_225 https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2585910709 2023-05-10 18:02:18 UTC https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2585910709 Savings and Loan scandal/stock market crash (1981-1989). johanalgecirabailon23_225 https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2586043428 The Savings and Loan crisis was a financial scandal in the United States that began in the 1980s. The crisis was triggered by a combination of poor lending practices, speculative investments, and fraud. The stock market crash of October 1987, also known as "Black Monday," was one of the most severe stock market crashes in history and is often linked to the Savings and Loan crisis.
https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/savings-and-loan-crisis]]> 2023-05-10 20:09:06 UTC https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2586043428 Reagan’s “Evil Empire” Speech. (March 8, 1983) johanalgecirabailon23_225 https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2586045682 In 1983, President Reagan gave a speech to the National Association of Evangelicals in which he famously referred to the Soviet Union as an "evil empire." The speech was seen as a turning point in the Cold War and a signal of Reagan's aggressive stance towards the Soviet Union.]]> 2023-05-10 20:11:39 UTC https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2586045682 The Camp David Accords (September 17, 1978) johanalgecirabailon23_225 https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2586047793 Agreements between Israel and Egypt signed on September 17, 1978, that led in the following year to a peace treaty between those two countries, the first such treaty between Israel and any of its Arab neighbours.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Camp-David-Accords]]> 2023-05-10 20:14:14 UTC https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2586047793 US Invasion of Panama (December 20, 1989 - January 31, 1990) johanalgecirabailon23_225 https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2586048931 2023-05-10 20:15:32 UTC https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2586048931 Operation Desert Storm/Persian Gulf War (August 2, 1990 - February 28, 1991) johanalgecirabailon23_225 https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2586051028  It was a war waged by coalition forces from 35 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait. The initial conflict to expel Iraqi troops from Kuwait began with an aerial and naval bombardment on 17 January 1991, continuing for five weeks. This was followed by a ground assault on 24 February. This was a decisive victory for the coalition forces, which liberated Kuwait and advanced into Iraqi territory.
https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/art/exhibits/conflicts-and-operations/the-gulf-war-1990-1991--operation-desert-shield--desert-storm-.html]]> 2023-05-10 20:18:04 UTC https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2586051028 Iran-Contra Scandal hearings in Congress (May 5, 1987) johanalgecirabailon23_225 https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2586052705 The world tuned in to watch the joint hearings of House Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran and the Senate Select Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan Opposition—soon to be known as the “Iran-Contra hearings.” The hearings were called to order about two months after the release of the Tower Commission's Report that was ordered by President Ronald Reagan, which did not blame Reagan directly for the Iran-Contra Affairs
https://www.brown.edu/Research/Understanding_the_Iran_Contra_Affair/thehearings.php]]> 2023-05-10 20:20:08 UTC https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2586052705 U.S. invasion of Grenada (October 25, 1983 - October 28, 1983) johanalgecirabailon23_225 https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2586054661 Maurice Bishop became prime minister as a result of a coup in 1979, and he had pursued left-wing policies with Soviet and Cuban aid since then. In Washington, D.C., he was seen as a communist collaborator, and a new airport under construction in Grenada was deemed a transfer point for weapons destined for Latin American revolutionaries.https://www.britannica.com/event/U-S-invasion-of-Grenada]]> 2023-05-10 20:21:56 UTC https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2586054661 Fall of the Berlin Wall (November 9, 1989) johanalgecirabailon23_225 https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2586055827 2023-05-10 20:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2586055827 End of the Soviet Union (December 26, 1991) johanalgecirabailon23_225 https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2586056753 2023-05-10 20:24:22 UTC https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2586056753 George HW Bush becomes president ( January 20, 1989 ) johanalgecirabailon23_225 https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2586057605 2023-05-10 20:25:12 UTC https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2586057605 Americans With Disabilities Act passes ( July 26, 1990 ) johanalgecirabailon23_225 https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2586058301 2023-05-10 20:26:04 UTC https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2586058301 Chernobyl Disaster (April 26, 1986) johanalgecirabailon23_225 https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2586059543 Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, 26 April 1986 - A routine 20-second shut down of the system seemed to be another test of the electrical equipment. But seven seconds later, a surge created a chemical explosion that released nearly 520 dangerous radionuclides into the atmosphere. The force of the explosion spread contamination over large parts of the Soviet Union, now the territories of Belarus, Ukraine and Russia. 
https://www.un.org/en/observances/chernobyl-remembrance-day/background#:~:text=Chernobyl%20Nuclear%20Power%20Plant%2C%2026,dangerous%20radionuclides%20into%20the%20atmosphere.]]> 2023-05-10 20:27:36 UTC https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2586059543 Clarence Thomas confirmed to the Supreme Court (July, 1991) johanalgecirabailon23_225 https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2586062831  The Senate narrowly voted to approve Thomas' confirmation. Although the hearings left the Senate and the nation deeply divided, the episode served to foster a greater public awareness of the problem of sexual harassment in the workplace.]]> 2023-05-10 20:31:39 UTC https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2586062831 Los Angeles Riots (April 29, 1992) johanalgecirabailon23_225 https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2586064059 Major outbreak of violence, looting, and arson in Los Angeles that began on April 29, 1992, in response to the acquittal of four white Los Angeles policemen on all but one charge (on which the jury was deadlocked) connected with the severe beating of an African American motorist in March 1991. ]]> 2023-05-10 20:33:23 UTC https://padlet.com/johanalgecirabailon23_225/mredaohlp3yv7tnw/wish/2586064059