Eric's Timeline

Truck bomb

Jan 1, 1996

kills 19 at U.S. base in Saudi Arabia

Violence in Jerusalem

Jan 1, 1996

Violence flares in Jerusalem over Israel opening tourist tunnel

Suicide bombers

Mar 4, 1996

kill 59 in Israel

Unabomber

Apr 3, 1996

FBI arrests suspected Unabomber

I was born

Sep 22, 1996

I was born in Boston my parents names are Bob and Laury

Tim McBeight

Jan 1, 1997

sentenced to death for Oklahoma City bombing

Floods

Jan 5, 1997

Cause wide damage in U.S. West

Hong Kong

Jun 30, 1997

Hong Kong returns to China rule

First bombing of World Trade Center

Nov 12, 1997

Two convicted in first bombing of World Trade Center

Unabomber

Jan 1, 1998

Unabomber sentenced to 4 life sentences

Presidental sxandal

Jan 1, 1998

President Clinton accused of sex scandal with Monica Lewinsky

Europeans

May 3, 1998

Europeans agree on single currency called Euro

Russia

Aug 1, 1998

Russia fights to stop financial collapse

JFK Jr.

Jan 1, 1999

JFK Jr. dies in plane crash in Matha's Vineyard

Turkey earthquake

Jan 1, 1999

7.4 earthquake kills 15,600 and leaves 600k homeless in Turkey

Colombine High School

Apr 20, 1999

Two Colorado students go on shooting spree at Colombine High School, killing 15, including themselves

Nelson Mandela

Jun 16, 1999

Nelson Mandela first black president in South Africa steps down

Presidental election

Jan 1, 2000

Disputed presidental election decided by Supreme Court 5 to 4 in favor of George W. Bush

U.S. sailors

Jan 1, 2000

U.S. sailors on Navy destroyer in Yemen on boat Cole are killed

Ricardo Lagos

Jan 16, 2000

Socialist president, Ricardo Lagos, elected in Chile

Mad cow disease

Nov 30, 2000

Mad cow disease in Europe

George W. Bush

Jan 20, 2001

Sworn in as 43th president

India earthquake

Jan 26, 2001

earthquake kills thousands in India

Mohammed Khatami

Jun 9, 2001

Mohammed Khatami, Iran's moderate president, is reelected by a landslide

Terrorists

Sep 11, 2001

Terrorists attack World Trade Center and Pentagon

U.S. prisoners

Jan 10, 2002

U.S. takes Taliban and al-Qaeda prisoners to Guantanamo Bay

East Timor

May 20, 2002

East Timor becomes a new nation

Terrorists

Oct 12, 2002

Terrorist bombing in Bali kills hundreds

CIA

Nov 4, 2002

kills 6 al-Quaeda members in Yemen

North Korea

Jan 10, 2003

withdraws from treaty on the nonpoliferattion of nuclear weapons

George Ryan

Jan 11, 2003

Illinois govenor George Ryan commutes 167 death row senntences, calling capital punishment flawed

Ariel Sharon

Jan 29, 2003

elected Israeli prime minister

Saddam Hussain

Dec 13, 2003

captured by American troops

John Kerry

Mar 2, 2004

secures Democratic nomation after winning nine out of ten primaries and caucuses

Summer Olympics

Aug 13, 2004

Summer Olympics take place in Athens, Greece

George W. Bush

Nov 2, 2004

reelected president

Asian tsunami

Dec 26, 2004

Enourmous tsunami devastates Asia; at least 225,000 killed

Kyrgystan

Jan 1, 2005

Violent protests follow March elections in Kyrgystan

Benedict XVI

Jan 1, 2005

becomes pope

George W. Bush

Jan 1, 2005

sworn in for second term as president

Hurricane Katrina

Jan 1, 2005

wreaks catastrophic damage to Gulf Coast of Mexico