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- 5. United States' 200th birthday.
- 7. Long-range missile that began getting limited after the SALT talks began.
- 11. Nixon was the first U.S. President to do this.
- 12. Landmark given back to Panama in December of 1999.
- 14. The Olympics are held here in 1984.
- 17. Organization of countries in the Middle East and Africa that produce and export petroleum throughout the world.
- 19. The American Hostage Crisis in Iran ended 33 minutes after he completed his inaugural address.
- 20. Nation invaded by the Soviet Union in 1979.
- 22. The Olympics are held here in 1980.
- 23. First person to step on the moon.
- 28. Held in Moscow in 1980, it got boycotted by the U.S. because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
- 31. Dissolves into 15 different republics on December 26th, 1991.
- 33. A relaxation in tensions.
- 34. Opened in Minneapolis in 1992, and is currently one of the world's largest shopping outlets.
- 35. Dark Side of the Moon was released in 1973, currently the most listened-to album released by this band.
- 36. The first U.S. President to visit China while in office.
- 38. Resigns as the Soviet Union's General Secretary in December of 1991.
- 39. Retired from Basketball in 1993.
- 40. When the value of a dollar increases to an overabundance in currency in the relation of goods and services.
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- 1. The Mario Brothers become the official mascot for this company in 1990.
- 2. In 1979, militants from this country took 52 Americans hostage from the U.S. embassy for 444 days.
- 3. "Opened" by East Germany on November 9th, 1989.
- 4. "Independent" city in Germany at the center of controversy between the Soviet Union and the allied nations.
- 6. In 1985, the first version of Windows is launched, the computer operating system created by this company.
- 8. Nixon was the first U.S. President to visit this country.
- 9. Ford was the first U.S. president to be this.
- 10. Treaty that sought to limit the amount of ICBM’s and SLBM’s that a country was able to produce. (Abbv.)
- 13. Presidential scandal in 1972.
- 15. Ended on December 26th, 1991.
- 16. One of the most aggressive climate change bills to have ever been introduced, the U.S. refused to sign it due to its moderate stance on China.
- 18. Won the Presidential election in 1993.
- 21. The first U.S. President to visit Moscow while in office.
- 24. His five years in office saw reduction of American involvement in the Vietnam War, détentes with the Soviet Union and China, and establish the Environmental Protection Agency.
- 25. The Shining was first published in 1977, often regarded as one of the best novels to be written by this author.
- 26. Name of the Soviet Union's radio network created for missile defense. Chernobyl is believed to have been the power source for this.
- 27. Second person to step on the moon.
- 29. A U.S. military base in the nation was attacked by a truck bomb in 1983 killing 241 American soldiers.
- 30. One of the worst nuclear disasters in history, it explodes in Ukraine on April 26th, 1986.
- 32. Won the presidential election in 1976.
- 37. Controlled ascent and free-falled descent.
- 41. Became president after Nixon resigned.