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Charles Schulz Dies
Charles Schulz, beloved creator of the Peanuts cartoon, dies from colon cancer. The Peanuts was the mostly widely read cartoon in the world. It ran in papers in 75 different countries and many different languages. The cartoon first debuted in 1950. -
George W. Bush Declared 43rd President
A 5:4 Supreme Court ruling ended the efforts to recount votes in the Florida presidential election and George W. Bush was declared the president. Even though Bush lost the popular vote, he received a majority of electoral votes. -
Official Start of the 21st Century
January 1, 2001 is the official beginniing of the 21st century and the third millennium. Many people think that the year 2000 was the beginning but this is inaccurate. At the beginning of recorded time started with year 1 and not year 0. You can find out more at: http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/mil2000.html -
Terrorist Attack on September 11
9/11 Terrorist Attack.On September 11, 2001, two planes flew into the Twin Towers building in New York City. Both building were destroyed and many Americans died. -
Segway Unveiled
The Segway was invented by Dean Kamen. It is a two wheeled, self balancing, electric vehicle. It was first unveiled to the public in the year 2001 and the first Segways were produced in 2002. They are often used by policer departments, the militray, and in large corporations and on industrial sites. -
Space Shuttle Columbia Explosion
On February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia exploded while reentering the Earth's atmosphere after a 16 day mission. All 7 mambers of the crew died. -
Bush Reelected President
George W. Bush was relected to a second term as President of the United States. -
Hurricane Katrina
August 29,2005, Hurricane Katrina caused flooding in the city of New Orleans.The flooding occurred when levees broke and allowed water to flow into the city.
A levee is an embankment that is built to prevent the overflow of water from a river. -
First Female Speaker of the House
Nancy Pelosi became the first woman Speaker of the House. She will now preside over the 100 Congress. -
Barack Obama Elected President
In November of 2008, Barack Obama was elected as the 44th President of the United States. He is the first African American president in the United States. -
Obama Inauguration
Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States. In his inaugural speech he stated:
At the moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words to be read to the people:
"Let it be told to the future world...that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive... that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet [it]."
