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Meeting of Central American foreign ministers from the Contadora Group
1987
1987. A meeting of Central American foreign ministers and the Contadora Group. Honduras proposes a new peace plan for Central America, a complement to President Oscar Arias’ plan already on the table at the time. Increasing tensions are sparked off by the presence along the Nicaragua border of two foreign armies: U.S. troops and Nicaraguan contras. |
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Pope John Paul II visits Honduras
1983
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1983. In March, Pope John Paul II visits Honduras. In June, some restlessness shakes Honduras with the presence of U.S. military advisors in the nation. Afraid of becoming a huge U.S. base and a springboard for launching contra attacks, tensions along the Nicaraguan border soar again. |
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The neutron bomb project gets under way
1981
Reagan decides to start the project for making the neutron bomb, a project that had been put off by the Carter administration in 1977. |
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Nuclear missiles
1981
The Pentagon decides to start making Pershing-2 and Cruise nuclear missiles |
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Ronald Reagan is elected president
1980
Ronald Reagan becomes the 40th U.S. president |
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New accords on the Panama Canal
1975
The U.S. Senate passes the new Panama Canal accords signed by Torrijos and Carter |
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James Carter is elected president
1974
Democrat candidate James Carter becomes the new U.S. president |
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First human beings to step on the moon
1969
American astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin become the first human beings ever to step on the moon. A second moon-landing is carried out by astronauts Conrad and Bean. |
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Robert Kennedy is murdered
1968
Presidential hopeful Robert Kennedy is murdered |
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Richard Nixon is elected president
1968
Richard Nixon is elected president and removed from office in July 1974 as a result of the rattling Watergate Case |
