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Aol Purchases Time Warner
Time Warner was larger company in terms of sales but with the Internet at the top AOL's stock was valued at twice to Time Warner. When it was over and it was clear that the stockholders of Time Warner had come out the losers. -
USS COLE Attacked
On October 12th 2000 the USS Cole a Guided Missile Destroyer was attacked while on a refueling. It was attacted by suicide bombers in a inflatable boat which came and then detonated. Seventeen soliers were killed and 36 were wounded. -
George W. Bush elected as President
Governor Bush of Texas the son of President Bush, was the choice of the Republicans. Bush was nominated by Senator John McCain of Arizona. Throughout the campaign polls showed the race very close. Bush initially stumbled but regained his momentum during debates. -
World Trade Center and Pentagon Attacked
On September 11th 2001 four groups of terrorists fhijacked four aircrafts. The first two crashed into the World Trade Center in New York, the third crashed into the Pentagon, the fourth crashed into a field in Pennslyvania. The first aircraft, American Airlines Flt 11 crashed into the North tower of the World Trade Center at 8:46AM. At 9:03 United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the South Tower of the WTC, At 9:37 American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon. AT at 10 -
Apple Relaeses IPod
A MP3 music player that packs up to 1,000 CD-quality songs into an ultra-portable, 6.5 ounce design that fits in your pocket. iPod is a major advance in portable music device design with Apple’s ease of use and Auto-Sync, which automatically downloads all your iTunes™ into your iPod, and keeps them up to date whenever you plug your iPod into your computer. -
United Airlines Files for Bankrupcy
On December 9th 2002 United Airlines, the second largest US airline sought protection under a Chapter 11 bankrupcy filing. The filing the largest ever by a US airline resulted from continued losses some stemming from the September 11th attacks and difficult competition from low cost carriers such as Southwest Airlines -
Shuttle Columbia Disentegrates
On February 1 2003 the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry. Columbia had completed a 16 day mission. Columbia was doomed from a few moments after launch when a large peice of foam that insulated the fuel tank broke off and hit the leading edge of the shuttles wing. Killed on the shuttle were Rick D Husband the mission commander, Laurel B Cool the shuttle pilot, and mission specialists, David M Brown, Michael P Anderson, Laurel B Clark, Kalpana Chawal and the Il -
Largest Blackout in US History
A serious of power failures in Northern Ohio that resulted in the power being cut off from most of the Northeast united states. The power began to fail at 4:07 PM August 10th 2003 and within minutes all of the Northeast was without power. It took over 24 hours to restore power to region. -
Hurricane Katrina
On Monday August 29th 2005 hurricane Katrina a category four storm struck the Gulf Coast near the mouth of the Mississippi River. The storm brought devestation to the Gulf Coast where it struck and destroying much of what was in its path. 48 hours before the hurricane hit the mayor of New Orleans ordered a mandatory evacuation of the city. The hurricane did not make a direct hit on New Orleans. -
Earthquake in Haiti
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 earthquake, The earthquake occurred at on Tuesday, 12 January 2010. By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded. An estimated three million people were affected. The government reported that an estimated 230,000 people had died
