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My birthday
I was born -
Badgers win Rose bowl
Badgers beat the Stanford Cardinals 17-9 under head coach Barry Alvarez -
PS2 released
Best selling video game councle is released -
2000 census
The census finds a population of 281,421,906 in the U.S. Population increase of 13.2%. -
North and South Korea sign peace accord
Leaders of North and South Korea met in North Korea's capital city, Pyongyang, to sign an agreement for peace. The first time the two leaders met ever, being very symbolic. -
George W. Bush inagurated
George W. Bush inagurated after deadlock between Bush and Gore. A disputed vote in Flordia led to a Supreme Court decision that gave Bush the electoral majority. -
9/11 Terorist attacks
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First Ipod is released
Due to price and mac only compatibility sales started slow -
My family moves to a new house
Family moved to a bigger house accross town -
collapse of the Taliban Regime
With the surrender of Kandahar by theTaliban leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar, the Taliban went from controling 90% of Afganistan to almost none, leading to the collapse -
East Timor becomes a country
East Timor gained its independence from Indonisa -
North Korea develops nuclear weapons
American inteligance confirms that North Korea addmits to having Nuclear weapons inspite of treaty. -
U.S. and Great Britian start Iraq War
After Bush give Sadam Hussein an unltimaitim to either leave the country in 48 hours or the U.S. will invaid. -
Human Genome Project finishes
End of Human Genome Project. -
Saddam Hussein is captured by U.S. troops
Hussein is captured by troops in an isolated farm near his hometown Tirkit. He was hiding in an 8 foot hole and surrendered without a fight. -
Mars exploration rover lands
Spirit had covered a total distance of 7.73 km but its wheels became trapped in sand. -
Facebook is launched
Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg with his college roommates and fellow Harvard University student Eduardo Saverin. -
NATO admits 7 new countries
NATO formally admits Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia -
Tsunami devastates Asia
A 9.0 magnitude strikes in the Indain Ocean and triggered the deadliest Tsunami in history. More than 225,000 people died from the disaster, a half a million were injured. -
Benedict XVI becomes pope
Ratzinger was elevated to the papacy on April 19, 2005, upon the death of Pope John Paul II, and celebrated his Papal Inauguration Mass five days later. -
Watertown Tire Fire
Massive tire fire blows smoke visible across southeaster Wisconsin. -
Hurricane Katrina
The category 3 hurricane struck alndfall in the morning with winds up to 140 miles per hour. It is one of the worst national disasters in U.S history because there was no preperation, and a late reaction. -
Student strike in France
Students at universities protested bill that would have made it easier for employers to fire workers under the age of 26. -
North Korea fires missiles over the Sea of Japan
North Korea fires missile and later explodes test divice in the mountains. -
Pluto demoted to dwarf
Pluto is not big enough to be classified as a planet -
U.S sends 30,000 troops to Iraq
U.S sends surge of troops to Iraq to halt deadly attacks by insurgents and militias. -
Virginia Tech massacre
Seung-Hui Cho, a senior at Virginia Tech, shot and killed 32 people and wounded 17 others. -
North Korea agrees to disclose details about nuclear facilities
This deal made Korea give details and locations of facilities and how much plutonium was used in exchange for the dismatiling of facilities and as much as 950,000 tons of fuel or financial aid. -
The Great Recession
World wide Recession effected the United States population, didn't end until June 2009 -
Kosovo becomes 195th country
Kosovo declares independance from Serbia -
Fidel Castro steps down
The president of Cuba steps down after a long illness. Resignation was announced via letter written by Castro -
Earthquake in China
This major earthquake struck in Sichuan, China on May 12, 2008. It reached a 8.0 on the Richter Scale -
Egypt brokers a cease fire between Isreal and Hamas
After weeks of fighting Isreal and Hamas a cease fire is agreed to ease Gaza conflict. -
Barack Obama becomes President of U.S.
Barak Obama is inaugerated and becomes the first African American president of the United States. -
Sweden leagalizes same sex marrage
Sweden becomes the 5th European Nation to legalize same sex marrages. -
swine flu kills 103 in Mexico
H1N1 flu kills many in Mexico, perhaps the epicenter of the world wide epidemic. -
Michael Jackson dies
Michael Jackson died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication after suffering cardiac arrest at his home on North Carolwood Drive in the Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. -
7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti
Measured 7.0 on ricter scale. -
8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile
It was the 6th largest earthquake to ever be recorded on the seismograph. -
BP oil drill explodes
It is concidered the largest accidental marien oil spill in the history of patroleum. -
PM Putin bans export of grain from Russia
The ban of exprting grain was because of the widespread drought and wildfires that were crippling Russia. They suffered from the country's worst heat wave in 130 years -
1st Chilean minor was rescued
1st of the 33 minors trapped in Chile for 68 days rescued. -
Arab Spring Movement
Arab movement in the middle east. -
Death of Osama Bin Laden
Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden was killed in early morning by U.S Special Forces. -
South Sudan declares independance
following a referendum that passed with 98.83% of the vote South Sudan became an independent country. -
King Abullah grants womens rights in Saudi Arabia
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Scott Walker Recall
After the contentious collective bargaining dispute, Walker's disapproval ratings varied between 50% and 51% while his approval ratings varied between 47% and 49% in 2011 causing the recall. -
Packers win Super Bowl
Packers beat Stealers in Superbowl XLV 31-25 -
UN puts an embargo on Iran
Put embargo on in an attempt to get Iran to halt uranium enrichment and end its nuclear weapons efforts. -
Costa Concordia sinks
The ship capsized and sank after striking an underwater rock obstruction off Isola del Giglio Tuscanywith the loss of 32 lives. -
Malala Yousafzai is shot by Taliban
In Pakistan, Taliban members shoot 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai in the head and neck. The shooting occurs while Yousafzai is on her way home on a school bus filled with children. -
Sand Hook shooting
when 20-year-old Adam Lanza fatally shot 20 children and 6 adult staff members at an elementarty school -
France sends military forces to Mali
France sent forces to fight against extreme Islamist militants. -
Pope Benedict XVI announces his retirement
Retires due to old age, first to do so since 1415 -
Boston Marathon Bombing
Bombs explode near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. At least three people are killed. More than 170 people are injured. -
George Zimmerman found not guilty
Found not gulity in the murder of Travon Martin. -
Russia grants Edward Snowden one year asylum
Snowden leaked info about U.S. surveillance, The temporary asylum allows him to leave the Moscow airport where he has been since June. -
First lady visits Watertown
Michelle Obama visits WHS on her drink up campain -
Nelson Mandela dies
Mandela dies at age 95, after a lung infection and several months of ill health. -
Protests in the Ukraine
People protest against Russian intervention. -
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 missing
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, carrying 239 people, loses contact en route to Beijing, China. -
ISIS take control of Mosul
ISIS takes control of Mosul suprising the Iraq government. Tons of people flee. -
Long sword stabing in Yangers Pub
Young Choi killed one and injured another in the appartments above Yangers Pub -
E-bola outbreak
It was the worst outbreak sense the discovery about 40 years ago -
Ukraine ceasefire
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Badgers lose to Duke in Championship game
Badgers lose to Duke Blue Devils 68-63 -
APUSH Test
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Wisconsin Governer Scott walker becomes Pres.
Scott walker narrowly beats Hillary Clinton in the Presidential race. Also I vote for the first time -
Graduation Day
I hopfully graduate High School -
First Lunar tourist
Man pays 10 million Dollars to travel to the moon -
Cure for cancer is found
A miraculous break through cures cancer -
Man lands on Mars
Man travels to space and land on mars.
