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Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton wins seat for the U.S. Senate. She is the first lady to win public office -
President
George W. Bush becomes president, with Dick Cheney as his vice-president -
Spy plane
American spy plane collides with a fighter plane of China. The U.S. crew is detained for 10 days -
9/11
terrorist hijack four U.S. airliners and crash them into the Pentagon & World trade center in New York City, causing nearly 3,000 deaths. The plot is attributed to the Al-Qaeda organization led by Osama Bin Laden -
No child left behind
President George W. Bush signs into law the No Child Left Behind Act. -
Saddam Hussein
George W. Bush announces the capture of Saddam Hussein -
Reelection
George W. Bush wins reelection. He wins 50.7% of the popular vote & 286 votes in the electorial college -
Hurricane
Hurricane Katrina strikes. It was one of the worst natural disasters to strike the U.S. -
Tornadoes
60 tornadoes hit in Tenn. killing 29 people -
Nancy Pelosi
The first female speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, is sworn into office. -
President election
Barack Obama wins election. Making himself the first African American to win president. -
H1N1
H1N1, swine flu, deemed a global pandemic by the world Health Organ -
Earthquake
Earthquake occurs in Haiti killing 230,000
