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In December of 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court rules to end the vote recount in Florida in the Bush v. Gore case, giving the presidency to George W. Bush after a prolonged legal battle following the election.
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United States v. Microsoft: Microsoft is ruled to have violated United States antitrust laws by keeping "an oppressive thumb" on its competitors.
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300 gallons of black sludge is released into the Mississippi River causing an environmental disaster on November 30th, 2000.
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The twin towers in NYC are hit by 2 planes hijacked by al-Qaeda members. This is the first time that a member of NATO is attacked, as well as the first terrorist attack on US soil.
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The Mars Odyssey spacecraft reaches Mars on October 24, 2001 It's Mission to answer the question of whether life has ever existed on Mars.
