Preceden

1975-Present

Presidents

Gerald Ford

August 9, 1974 - January 20, 1977

Jimmy Carter

January 20, 1977 - January 20, 1981

Ronald Reagan

January 20, 1981 - January 20, 1989

George H.W. Bush

January 20, 1989 - January 20, 1993

Bill Clinton

January 20, 1993 - January 20, 2001

George W. Bush

January 20, 2001 - January 20, 2009

Barack Obama

January 20, 2009 - Present

Legislation, Amendments, Supreme Court

O'Connor Vs. Donaldson

1975

Craig Vs. Boren

1976

Gregg Vs. Georgia

1976

Strickland Vs. Washington

1984

Bowers Vs. Hardwick

1986

Tax Reform Act of 1986

1986

Texas Vs. Johnson

1989

27th Amendment

1992

Godine Vs. Moran

1993

NAFTA Signed into Law

1994

United States Vs. Lopez

1995

United States Vs. Virginia

1996

City of Boerne Vs. Flores

1997

Sudan Peace Act

October 21, 2002

Homeland Security Act

November 25, 2002

Grutter Vs. Bollinger

2003

Gonzales Vs. Carhart

2007

Obamacare

2010

United States Vs. Antoine Jones

2012

World Events (Relevant to U.S.)

Tax Reduction Act signed into Law

1975

Lebanese Civil War

1982 - 1984

Iran-Iraq War

1987 - 1988

Operation Just Cause

1989 - 1990

Operation Desert Storm

1990 - 1991

Cold War Ends

1991

War on Terror

2001 - Present

Terrorists Attack Twin Towers

September 11, 2001

Saddam Hussein Captured

2003

Osama Bin Laden killed by U.S. Forces

May 2, 2011

Boston Marathon Bombing

April 15, 2013

Technology

Cell Phone

1973

Laser Printer

1975

VCR

1975

Compact Disk (CD)

1979

Laptop

1981

Microsoft Windows Programs

1985

DVD's

1993

US Robotics

1996

MP3 Player

1997

iPod

2001

Solar Tower

2002

Nintendo Wii

2006

Society & Culture

Counter Culture

1970 - 1975

AIDS

1980 - Present

Music Revolution (MTV)

1980 - Present

Rap Music

1984

Social Media Popularity

2000 - Present

Creation of Facebook

2004

Creation of Youtube

2005

Creation of Instagram

2010