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Period: to
2000s
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Reformists gain control of Iranian parliament
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U.S. vs. Microsoft
US Supreme Court states that Microsoft did violate anti-trust laws by diminishing the capibility of its rivals to compete. -
North and South Korea sign peace accord
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Bush vs. Gore
Supreme Court rules that Bush would win election, due to inconsistent evaluation standards in different counties. -
George W. Bush is inaugurated as president
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Hainan Island Incident
American spy plane collides with a Chinese jet during a standoff. -
Former Yugoslave president Slobodan Milosevic awaits war crime trial
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Terrorist attacks on World Trade Center
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Irish Republican Army begins to dismantle its weapon arsenal
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Winter Olympic Games held in Salt Lake City, Utah
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Operation Anaconda
U.S. and Afghan troops launch Operation Anaconda against al-Qaeda and Taliban supporters. -
UN passes Resolution 1441
Forces Saddam Hussein and Iraq to disarm or face serious consequences. -
NATO invites members of the former Soviet bloc to join the organization
Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia were all invited to join. -
U.S. Space Shuttle Columbia explodes
7 astronauts are killed. -
War on Iraq begins with the bombing of Baghdad
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President G. W. Bush authorizes $350 billion in tax cuts
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Saddam Hussein is captured in Tikrit, Iraq
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Same-sex marriages become legal in Massachusetts
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Statue of Liberty reopened for first time since 9/11
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Summer Olympics take place in Athens, Greece
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Indian Ocean tsunami
Deadliest tsunami in history. -
Condoleezza Rice becomes first African-American woman to hold the position of Secretary of State
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Benedict XVI becomes the Pope
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Inodonesian government and Free Aceh Movement sign a peace accord
Ends an almost 30 year civil war. -
Hurricane Katrina hits Southeastern U.S.
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Israeli prime minister is replaced by Ehud Olmert
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Maryland legalizes same-sex marriage
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Space Shuttle Discovery is launched to the international space station
2nd space shuttle to return home since Columbia crash. -
Saddam Hussein convicted and hung in Baghdad, Iraq
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Nancy Pelosi elected as first female Speaker of the House
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Gonzalez vs. Carter
Bans abortion in later stages of pregnancy- this is called Partial-Birth Abortion. -
Vladimir Putin announces that Russia will suspend the 1990 Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty
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Nuon-Chea arrested and charged for war crimes during Khmer Rouge
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New Hampshire legalizes civil union for same-sex couples
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Fidel Castro steps down after 49 years in power
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California becomes second U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage
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15 hostages(after being held for 13 years by revolutionary armed forces from Columbia) are released
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Barack Obama wins election to become first African-American president
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World Health Organization announces that the swine flu is a global pandemic
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Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won a second term despite widespet protest and accusations of fraud
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Michael Jackson died
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Senator Edward Kennedy died at the age of 77
