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President GeorgeH.W. B<strong>us</strong>h withPoland’s Lech Walesa(center) and FirstLady Barbara B<strong>us</strong>hin Warsaw, July 1989.That remarkable yearsaw <strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>Cold War, as wellas <strong>the</strong> end to <strong>the</strong>40-year division <strong>of</strong>Europe into hostileEast and West blocs.A launch <strong>of</strong> a space shuttle, <strong>the</strong> first re<strong>us</strong>able space vehicle. The versatile shuttle,which has been <strong>us</strong>ed to place satellites in orbit and conduct wide-ranging experiments,is indispensable in <strong>the</strong> assemblage (beginning June 1998) and running <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>International Space Station.President William (Bill)J. Clinton, deliveringhis inaugural addressto <strong>the</strong> nation, January21, 1993. During hisadministration, <strong>the</strong><strong>United</strong> <strong>States</strong> enjoyedmore peace andeconomic well-beingthan at any time in its<strong>history</strong>. He was <strong>the</strong>second U.S. presidentto be impeached andfound not guilty.254255

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