US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed a treaty eliminating medium-range nuclear missiles.
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US President Ronald Reagan was made aware that the USSR was stealing US technology and research.
Ronald Reagan is sworn in as Governor of California.
The US Federal Government shut down for three days.
John Hinckley, who tried to kill President Reagan, was found not guilty on the grounds of insanity.
Sandra Day O'Connor is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.