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Civil Rights Act of 1991
President Bush signed the Civil Rights Act of 1991, which amended the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to “provide damages in cases of intentional employment discrimination.”
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Colin Powell became chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff
Unanimously confirmed by the Senate Armed Forces Committee, Army General Colin Luther Powell assumed duties as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He was both the first African American and the youngest person to serve in that position.
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First personal computer
IBM released the first personal computer, the IBM PC. The computer retailed at $1565, and IBM received more than 240,000 orders within a month.
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AIDS reported
The first cases of the disease that would soon be known as AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) were reported in the United States.
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Assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan
President Ronald Reagan was shot by John Lee Hinckley, who believed the assassination would earn him the affection of actress Jodie Foster. Reagan survived the shooting to make a full recovery.
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Automobile Workers v. Johnson Controls Inc.
In Automobile Workers v. Johnson Controls Inc., the Supreme Court ruled that women could not be barred from specific jobs because of their sex.
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Bill Clinton elected president
Democratic nominee and Arkansas governor Bill Clinton won the presidential election over incumbent Republican George H. W. Bush and Independent candidate Ross Perot. Though Bush had used the success of the Persian Gulf War as a campaign point, Clinton’s focus on the economy propelled him to the win.
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Boland Amendment
Congress passed the Boland Amendment, which prohibited American assistance in training, equipping, or advising the anti-Communist rebel Contras in Nicaragua. A second and third Boland Amendment passed in 1983 and 1984 closed loopholes in Boland, which allowed for humanitarian aid and further limited US government support for the Contras.
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Bombing of Libya
President Reagan ordered “pre-emptive action against terrorist installations” in the bombing of Libya in response to a terrorist attack in West Berlin, allegedly perpetrated by Libya and its leader Muammar Qaddafi, that killed an American soldier.
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Clarence Thomas confirmed as Supreme Court justice
Nominated by President George H. W. Bush, Clarence Thomas was confirmed as a justice of the Supreme Court, despite sexual harassment allegations made during his confirmation hearings by attorney and former employee Anita Hill.