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Hubble
The Hubble Space Telescope was launched into orbit with the task of taking high resolution images of the the universe. -
Gulf War
Iraq invades Kuwait in order to obtain oil resources. The U.S. acted negatively to this and rushed to help Kuwait. -
Columbine
Two high school students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, killed twelve strudents and one teacher while injuring 23 more. After this they commited suicide. -
Colt Galecki's Birth
Colt Galecki is born on this day. He would go one to be an avid fan of Dark Souls, an aweesome swimmer, and hopefully an awesome person as well. -
President George W. Bush
The 43rd President was signed into office following a controversial election involving questionable ballots from Florida. George would become the second ever president to have his father be president. -
9/11/2001
9/11A terrorist group known as Al Queda attack the World Trade Center in New York, NY, along with the Pentagon. 3,000 were killed and double that were injured. As a result of this, airport security was increased and a war on terror insued. -
The Department of Homeland Security
Formed because of the recent 9/11 terrorist attacks, the DHS's goal was to protect the U.S. from other events like it. -
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Begun because of the global war on terrorism, the U.S. and several other countries invaded Iraq in order to capture Saddam Hussein and to retaliate against the perpetrators of 9/11. -
Facebook
One of the most popular social networking sites was released. -
Hurricane Katrina
One of the worst natural disasters in American history made landfall. This was also poorly reacted to and fatalities numbered 1,833 and there was $108 billion worth of damages. -
Great Recession
Fueled by rampant credit and debt, this recession became the worst global recession since World War II. -
44th President
Barack Obama is sworn in as the first African American President -
Death of Michael Jackson
MIchael Jackson, pop superstar, dies at age 50. He left behind three children. Upon autopsy, it was revealed that the cause of death was related to drug use. -
Fukushima Daiichi Incident
Because of an earthquake with the magnitude of 9.0, large ammounts of radioactive waste was leaked into the water along the coast of Japan. -
Osama bin Laden
The leader of al-Queda is killed in by the U.S. after almost ten years of searching. Bin Laden was killed by a team of Navy Seals. -
Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Snady made landfall on the East Coast of the U.S. killing over 100 people and leaving large cities like Ney York, heavily damaged -
Sandy Hook
A deranged gunman killed 20 children and 6 adults in Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Connecticut. This renewed debates on gun control and school safety. -
Boston Marathon Bombing
Two terrorists with European descent detonated two bombs in the middle of the race, killing three and injuring many more. Both suspects managed to escape until they were captured several days later with one of them being killed. The other was tried and convicted and sentenced to death on May 15, 2015. -
Slender Man Stabbing
Slender Man GameplayTwo twelve year old girls lured another girl the same age into the woods and stabbed her nineteen times in order to please the fictional character Slender Man. -
WHS Track And Field
WHS Varsity Boys Track Team take 4 out of 8 in the meet while the Girls Team take 5 out of 8 on their side. With questionable happenings all night, Watertown could have done better but it will have to wait until Regionals for them to truely shine. -
A.P.U.S.H. Results
Colt Galecki gets the first ever perfect score on the A.P.U.S.H. test. -
Invasion of U.S.
Due to the huge national debt, all the pwerful nations in the world ally themselves together and invade the U.S. -
New World Record
Colt Galecki sets a new record for the 100m Butterfly by shattering the previous record of 49.82 seconds by one entire second. -
New Age of Technology
The first cybernetic implant for the brain is released. This allows for telepathy, some forms of telekinesis and improved memorization skills. -
Time Travel
Dalton Galecki reveals his latest invention, the Time Travel machine. Because of his warp drive and and other inventions, Mr. Galecki shows the promise of Einstein, Tesla, and Edison combined.
