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Clinton makes new veto
Clinton signs line-item veto bill. -
South Africa makes changes to country
South Africa gets a new constitution. -
Airplane crash in Atlantic
747 airline crashes in Atlantic off Long Island, all 230 passengers die. -
My Birthday
At 6:45 PM I was born at Mass General Hospital in Boston. My twin sister, Rose was born 19 minutes after me, at 7:04 PM. -
Kabul is seized
Militant Taliban leaders seize Afghan capital of Kabul. -
US space station update
US shuttle joins Russian space station. -
Nazis' loot frozen
US, UK, and France agree to freeze Nazis' gold loot. -
O.J Simpson civic suit
O.J Simpson found liable in civil suit -
Hong Kong changes government
Hong Kong returns to chinese rule. -
President accused in White House scandal
President Clinton accused in White House sex scandal denies allegations of affair with White House intern, Monica Lewinsky. -
Europeans agree on currency
Europeans agree on single currency, the Euro. -
Unabomber sentenced
Unabomber sentenced to four life terms. -
Terrorist Base hit by missiles
US cruise missiles hit suspected terrorist bases in Sudan and Afghanistan. -
Impeachment trial for President
US Senate opens impeachment trial of President Clinton. -
South African president steps down
Nelson Mandela, first black president of South Africa, steps down. -
John F. Kennedy JR. and wife die
John F. Kennedy with his wife and sister, are lost at sea when his plane disapeared near Martha's Vineyard. -
Earthquake hits Turkey
Magnitude 7 earthquake kils more than 15,600 and leaves 600,000 homeless in Turkey. -
Center of dispute over 6 year old cuban boy
Elian Gonzalez, a 6 year old cuban boy, who became at the center of an international dispute, gets reunited with his father. -
US sailors attacked in Yemen
US sailors, on naval ship, "the Cole" are attacked in Yemen. -
Mad cow disease spreads
Mad cow disease hits Europe through infested meat -
Bush wins election
US supreme court rules in favor of Bush over Gore. -
Congo president assasinated
Congo President is assasinated by his body guard. -
Al- Quaida attacks on American soil
World Trade Center and the Pentagon are attacked by airplanes. -
Anthrax scare
Anthrax scare rivets nation -
Taliban is ousted
Taliban is ousted by the American army. -
Launch Operation against Al- Quaida
US and Afghan troops launch operation against Al- Quaida and Taliban fighters. -
Israel attacks Palestine
Israel tanks and warplanes attack towns of Nablus, Jenin, and Bethelhem in response to Palestines' attacks. -
Bush wishes for a "regime change" in Iraq
Bush adresses UN, calling for a "regime change" in Iraq. -
Snipers prey on DC suburbs
Snipers prey on DC suburbs, killing 10 and wounding others. -
Space shuttle explodes
Space shuttle, "Columbia" explodes, killing 7 astronautes -
Iraq war launched
US and Britain launch war on Iraq. -
Bomber convicted recieves the Death Sentence
John A, Muhammed, convicted in 2002 DC bombings, receives the death sentence. -
Saddam Hussein in captured
Saddam Hussein is captured by American troops. -
Bush proposes space program
Bush proposes space program that includes flights to the Moon, Mars, andd beyond. -
7 new countries are formally admitted
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) formally admits 7 new countries; Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slavakia, and Slovenia as new countries. -
Explosives reported missing in Iraq
About 380 tons of explosives are reported missing in Iraq. -
Bush is reelected
George W. Bush is reelected as president, defeats John Kerry. -
2,000 deaths in Iraq war
Number of deaths of US soldiers in Iraq reaches 2,000. -
London is hit by terrorist bombings
London is hit by Islamic terrorist bombings, killing 52, and wounding about 700. -
Hurricane Katrina strikes
Hurricane Katrina strikes the Gulf Coast, 1,000 or more dead and millions left homeless. -
Voters in Iraq wish for a new constitution
Millions of Iraqi voters ratify a new constitution.
