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American History Events

By Jtree0509
  • Hurricane Katrina hits gulf coast

    Hurricane Katrina hits gulf coast

    Hurricane Katrina was a strong category four hurricane that hit the gulf coast near the mouth of the Mississippi River. The event cannot be forgotten because 80% of New Orleans got flooded because of it, 1 million people were displaced, and the economic cost ended up being hundreds of billions of dollars. The storm brought widespread devastation from where it hit.
  • The iPhone is unveiled for the first time.

    The iPhone is unveiled for the first time.

    Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone to the world for the first time at MacWorld. The iPhone would go on to completely change how people communicate. It would also change things such as gaming, productivity, and pictures. The iphone had such a profound impact on the world that it would be completely different without it.
  • Osama Bin LAden killed by US forces

    Osama Bin LAden killed by US forces

    An elite American military unit entered the hideout where Osama Bin Laden was hiding in Abbottabad, Pakistan. American forces shot and killed Osama Bin Laden after a brief fire fight. This ended one of the longest manhunts in American history. This will forever be remembered as it brought the US to more safety from foreign terrorism, as Laden ordered the attack on USS Destroyer Cole and was responsible for the 9/11 attacks.
  • Supreme Court makes Same Sex marriage a right

    Supreme Court makes Same Sex marriage a right

    The case was between the Ohio Department of Health and James Obergefell. Justice Kennedy, the 5-4 swing vote, stated that the right to marry was a fundamental right guaranteed by the constitution and thus no state could deny a same-sex couple the right to marry. This was significant because the United States finally paid respect to the LGBTQ community who has been fighting for the right to free marriage for years. This created a rapid change in public attitudes towards same-sex marriage.
  • The Insurrection on Washington

    The Insurrection on Washington

    Trump was in disbelief that he lost the election to Biden and started a claim that the election was stolen, which many of his supporters believed despite no evidence. This escalated further when Trump held a rally in front of the capitol when Congress was certifying the electoral votes, when he led his crowd to riot the capitol. This event was a huge threat to our democracy being taken over by domestic terrorism. We still could have lost our democracy that day because of brainwashed Americans.