- Reagan, Ronald@
Learn about Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States whose economic and foreign policies have formed the base of American conservatism since 1980. Sites feature biography, movie roles, video archives, speeches, photo gallery, obituaries, and trivia about the America's oldest ever elected President who was called "The Great Communicator" for his persuasive speaking style.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Presidents/Reagan__Ronald__1911_2004_
- Bush, George H. W.@
Learn about George H.W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States. Sites offer biography, political career profile, audio and video clips, CIA directorship, and the presidential tenure of the only President to have headed the American liasion office in the People's Republic of China.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Presidents/Bush__George_H__W_
- Quayle, Dan@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Vice_Presidents/Quayle__Dan
- Invasion of Grenada
Brief summary of the U.S. invasion of Grenada in 1983.
www.historyguy.com/Grenada.html
- 1983 Beirut Marines Attack@
dir.yahoo.com/.../1980s/1983_Beirut_Marines_Attack
- Invasion of Panama (6)
dir.yahoo.com/.../1980s/Invasion_of_Panama
- Pressures of PATCO: Strikes and Stress in the 1980s
From Essays in History, written by Rebecca Pels.
etext.lib.virginia.edu/journals/EH/EH37/Pels.html
- Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Structural_Failures/Hyatt_Regency_Walkway_Collapse
- American Experience: The Boy in the Bubble
Considers the life of David Vetter, born with no immune system and famed as the boy in the plastic bubble. Features footage of his life, information about his family and doctors, and opinions about the ethics surrounding his life and death.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/bubble
- MGM Grand Hotel Fire Investigation Report
Official findings by the Clark County Fire Department of the 1980 fire that killed 84 people and injured 679 others in Las Vegas.
fire.co.clark.nv.us/(S(i4huxieazhe4dr45yfygdu55))/MGM.aspx
- 1984 Keynote Address for the Democratic National Convention@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Cuomo__Mario/1984_Keynote_Address_for_the_Democratic_National_Convention
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