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Ronald Reagan takes office; American hostages released the same day. Reagan shot. Israel bombs Iraqi nuclear plant. Reagan fires 11,000 striking air traffic controllers. Sandra Day O'Connor joins Supreme Court. Egypt's Anwar Sadat assassinated. Reagan authorizes covert, and illegal, support for Nicaragua's Contras. Budget director Stockman admits that supply-side economics are merely a front for redistributing wealth to the richest Americans. The Washington Times, a conservative paper owned by Sun Myung Moon, launches; Moon quickly becomes a critical ally of the GOP.

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January 1981

Ronald Reagan takes office; American hostages released the same day

February 1981

March 1981

Reagan shot

April 1981

June 1981

Israel bombs Iraqi nuclear plant

July 1981

August 1981

Reagan fires 11,000 striking air traffic controllers

September 1981

Sandra Day O'Connor joins Supreme Court

October 1981

Egypt's Anwar Sadat assassinated

November 1981

Winter 1981

December 1981

Reagan authorizes covert, and illegal, support for Nicaragua's Contras
Budget director Stockman admits that supply-side economics are merely a front for redistributing wealth to the richest Americans

Late 1981

The Washington Times, a conservative paper owned by Sun Myung Moon, launches; Moon quickly becomes a critical ally of the GOP