Ronald Wilson Reagan

Birth-Death: (1911 -     ) Term: (1981-1989 )

Reagan's presidency is signified by the virtual collapse of the Soviet Union. Although the official dismemberment did not come until 1991, with Gorbachev¹s policies of glasnost and perestroika, it was clear that the communistic regime of the Soviet Union had ended for good.

Chronology of Ronald Reagan

1983 - French scientists dicover virus linked to aids

1986 - Space shuttle Challenger explodes

1987 - U.S. stock market withstood largest single-day plunge