| DATE |
STATUS |
DEBT CEILING |
| May 15, 1987 | "Temporary" | $US 2,320,000,000,000 |
| August 10, 1987 | "Temporary" | $US 2,352,000,000,000 |
| September 29, 1987 | Permanent | $US 2,800,000,000,000 |
| October 19, 1987: Wall street crash - Dow falls 508 points or 22.62% |
| August 7, 1989 | "Temporary" | $US 2,870,000,000,000 |
| November 8, 1989 | Permanent | $US 3,122,700,000,000 |
| November 1989: Berlin Wall falls - collapse of Communism - end of "Cold War". |
| August 9, 1990 | "Temporary" | $US 3,195,000,000,000 |
| Sept. 1990: Budget "train wreck" in Congress - National Parks and Washington museums closed. |
| October 28, 1990 | "Temporary" | $US 3,230,000,000,000 |
| November 5, 1990 | Permanent | $US 4,145,000,000,000 |
| April 6, 1993 | "Temporary" | $US 4,370,000,000,000 |
| August 10, 1993 | Permanent | $US 4,900,000,000,000 |
| November 1994: Historic Republican landslide - majorities in both Houses |
| March 29, 1996 | Permanent | $US 5,500,000,000,000 |
| November 1996: Bill Clinton (Democrat) elected for a second term as President. |
| August 5, 1997 | Permanent | $US 5,950,000,000,000 |
