Reagan Era Domestic and Foreign Policies (1981–1989)

1. Reagan inaugurated; new policy direction signaled

   Jan 20, 1981Labels: Ronald Reagan

   • Reagan Library
   • White House Hist

2. Executive Order 12291 reshapes federal regulation

   Feb 17, 1981Labels: Executive Order

   • Reagan Library

3. PATCO strike ends with mass controller firings

   Aug 5, 1981Labels: PATCO, Air Traffic

   • Solidarity Day
   • Britannica

4. Major tax cuts enacted in ERTA

   Aug 13, 1981Labels: Economic Recovery

   • Britannica
   • ERTA record

5. Spending cuts enacted in 1981 budget law

   Aug 13, 1981Labels: Omnibus Budget

   • OBRA 1981

6. START talks begin on strategic nuclear reductions

   Jan 1, 1982Labels: START talks

   • Britannica

7. Garn–St. Germain Act advances financial deregulation

   Oct 15, 1982Labels: Garn St

   • Garn St Germain

8. Strategic Defense Initiative announced

   Mar 23, 1983Labels: Strategic Defense

   • Reagan Library
   • Britannica

9. Social Security reforms enacted to restore solvency

   Apr 20, 1983Labels: Social Security

   • UPI Archives

10. U.S. invades Grenada in Operation Urgent Fury

    Oct 25, 1983Labels: Operation Urgent, Grenada

    • Britannica
    • Air Force History

11. Second inauguration begins Reagan’s final term

    Jan 20, 1985Labels: Ronald Reagan

    • Reagan Library

12. Geneva Summit opens direct Reagan–Gorbachev talks

    Nov 19, 1985Labels: Geneva Summit, Reagan Gorbachev

    • Geneva Summit

13. Reykjavík Summit becomes turning point in arms talks

    Oct 11, 1986Labels: Reykjav k, Reagan Gorbachev

    • Britannica

14. Tax Reform Act of 1986 overhauls the tax code

    Oct 22, 1986Labels: Tax Reform

    • Britannica

15. Anti-Drug Abuse Act intensifies the drug war

    Oct 27, 1986Labels: Anti-Drug Abuse

    • Reagan Library
    • Anti Drug Act

16. Immigration Reform and Control Act signed

    Nov 6, 1986Labels: Immigration Reform

    • Reagan Library
    • IRCA 1986

17. Iran–Contra controversy addressed publicly by Reagan

    Nov 13, 1986Labels: Iran Contra

    • Reagan Library
    • Britannica

18. Berlin Wall challenge highlights late–Cold War strategy

    Jun 12, 1987Labels: Berlin speech, West Berlin

    • Tear Down Wall

19. INF Treaty signed, eliminating an entire missile class

    Dec 8, 1987Labels: INF Treaty

    • Britannica
    • Arms Control

20. Reagan leaves office as Cold War diplomacy advances

    Jan 20, 1989Labels: Ronald Reagan

    • Britannica
    • START