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Oklahoma City Bombing
The Oklahoma bomb killed 168 including 19 children under 6,and injured more than 680 people. The blast destroyed or damaged 324 buildings within a sixteen-block radius, destroyed or burned 86 cars, and shattered glass in 258 nearby buildings. -
Columbine High School Massacre
Two senior students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, embarked on a massacre, killing 12 students and 1 teacher. They also injured 21 other students directly, and three people were injured while attempting to escape. -
9/11 attacks
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Containment of SARS
the spread of SARS has been fully contained. However, SARS is not claimed to have been eradicated, as it may still be present in animals and may potentially return into the human population in the future. -
Execution of Saddam Hussein
Saddam was sentenced to death by hanging, after being found guilty and convicted of crimes against humanity by the Iraqi Special Tribunal for the murder of 148 Iraqi Shi'ite in the town of Dujail in 1982 -
Federal Takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 enabled expanded regulatory authority over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by the newly established FHFA. -
Barack Hussein Obama Elected President of United States of America
Barack Hussein Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States, swept away the last racial barrier in American politics with ease as the country chose him as the first black chief executive. -
Bernard Madoff
On March 12, 2009, Madoff pleaded guilty to 11 federal felonies. The plea was the response to a criminal complaint filed two days earlier, which stated that over the past 20 years, Madoff had defrauded his clients of almost $65 billion in the largest Ponzi scheme in history -
Death of Michael Jackson
American singer Michael Jackson died of acute propofol intoxication after he suffered a respiratory arrest at his home in the Holmby Hills neighborhood in Los Angeles. -
Packers Win Superbowl
