Timeline Friday 20 January 1989

Events on Friday 20 January 1989 3

• 1981 – 1989 Reagan presidency 40th President — 1981 to 1989 Ronald Reagan served as the 40th President from January 20, 1981 to January 20, 1989. Reaganomics cut taxes and deregulated the economy. His arms build-up and "peace through strength" strategy contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
• 1989 – 1993 G.H.W. Bush presidency 41st President — 1989 to 1993 George H.W. Bush served as the 41st President from January 20, 1989 to January 20, 1993. He oversaw the fall of the Berlin Wall, German reunification, and led the Gulf War coalition that liberated Kuwait from Iraq.
• 1989 George H. W. Bush inaugurated 41st President of the United States takes office George H. W. Bush was sworn in as the 41st President of the United States, succeeding Ronald Reagan. His term would oversee the end of the Cold War and the Gulf War. He had previously served two terms as Reagan's vice president.