| DATE: | EVENT: |
| Mar. 16, 1968 | American forces take My Lai. |
| Jan. 20, 1969 | Richard Nixon is sworn in as the 37th President of the United States. |
| Jan. 20, 1969 | Spiro Agnew is sworn in as the 39th Vice President of the United States. |
| Jul. 20, 1969 . | American astronaut Neil Armstrong is the 1st human to walk on the Moon |
| Apr. 30, 1970 | American forces invade Cambodia. |
| Dec. 31, 1970 | The United States begins removing troops from Vietnam. |
| Jan. 20, 1973 | Richard Nixon is sworn in as President for a 2nd term. |
| Jan. 20, 1973 | Spiro Agnew is sworn in as Vice President for a 2nd term. |
| Jan. 27, 1973 | The United States and Vietnam sign a peace treaty, ending the Vietnam War. |
| Mar. 29, 1973 | The last of American forces leave Vietnam. |
| Dec. 6, 1973 | Gerald Ford is sworn in as the 40th Vice President of the United States. |
| Aug. 9, 1974 | Gerald Ford is sworn in as the 38th President of the United States. |
| Dec. 19, 1974 | Nelson Rockefeller is sworn in as the 41st Vice President of the United States. |
| Jan. 20, 1977 | Jimmy Carter is sworn in as the 39th President of the United States. |
| Jan. 20, 1977 | Walter Mondale is sworn in as the 42nd Vice President of the United States. |
| Nov. 4, 1979 | Iranians seize the American Embassy in Tehran, Iran taking 52 people hostage. |
| Jan. 20, 1981 | Ronald Reagan is sworn in as the 40th President of the United States. |
| Jan. 20, 1981 | George Bush is sworn in as the 43rd Vice President of the United States. |
| Jan. 20, 1981 | The hostages from the American Embassy are freed. |
| Mar. 23, 1983 | President Reagan starts the Strategic Defense Initiative. |
| Jan. 20, 1985 | George Bush is sworn in as Vice President for a 2nd term. |
| Jan. 21, 1985 | Ronald Reagan is sworn in as President for a 2nd term. |
| Jan. 20, 1989 | George Bush is sworn in as the 41st President of the United States. |
| Jan. 20, 1989 | Dan Quale is sworn in as the 44th Vice President of the United States. |
| Aug. 2, 1990 | Iraqi forces invade Kuwait. |
| Jan. 16, 1991 | A U.N. air strike is launched on Iraq. |
| Feb. 23, 1991 | A U.N. ground force liberates Kuwait. |
| Feb. 28, 1991 | A cease fire is signed between the United Nations and Iraq. |
| Feb. 1, 1992 | The United States and Russia sign a treaty officially ending the Cold War. |
| Jan. 20, 1993 | Al Gore is sworn in as the 45th Vice President of the United States |
| Jan. 21, 1993 | Bill Clinton is sworn in as the 42nd President of the United States. |
| Jan. 20, 1997 | Al Gore is sworn in as Vice President for a 2nd term. |
| Jan. 21, 1997 | Bill Clinton is sworn in as President for a 2nd term. |
| Aug. 7, 1998 | 2 American embassies in eastern Africa are destroyed by terrorist bombs. |
| Aug. 20, 1998 | American forces launch air strikes a terrorist training facility in Afghanistan, and a chemical plant in Sudan. |
| Dec. 16, 1998 | American forces launch the 1st of 3 air strikes at targets in Iraq. |
| Dec. 19, 1998 | The U.S. House of Representatives approves 2 of 4 Proposed Articles of Impeachment. |
| Mar. 23, 1999 | NATO begins launching air strikes against Yugoslavia. |
| Dec. 31, 1999 | Panama gains control of the Panama Canal from the United States. |
