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I was born.
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The ongoing crisis with Iraq leads Congress to pass the Iraq Liberation Act, which officially announced that the United States of America was to remove Saddam Hussein from power.
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The Space Shuttle "Discovery" blasts off with 77-year-old John Glenn on board, who had previously became the first American to orbit the Earth on 20 February 1962. He then becomes the oldest person to go into space.
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President Clinton orders airstrikes on Iraq, but then calls them off at the last minute when Iraq promises once again to "unconditionally" cooperate with UNSCOM.
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President Clinton orders the American and British airstrikes on Iraq, while UNSCOM withdraws all weapons inspectors from Iraq.
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President Clinton is successfully impeached by the United States House of Representatives.
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Iraq announces that it intends to fire upon any U.S. and British warplanes that patrol the northern and southern "no-fly zones."
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Though being impeached by the House of Representatives, President Clinton is acquitted by the Senate.
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In Littleton, Colorado, two students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, open fire on their teachers and classmates. They kill 12 students and a single teacher before killing themselves. This is known as the deadliest high school shooting in U.S. history, and sparked debates on school bullying, gun control and violence in the media.
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In a large and controversial possession-of-a-child case, Attorney General Janet Reno rules that a child rescued by the Coastguards, Elián González, must be returned to his father in Cuba.
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A Court orders the breakup of the Microsoft corporation because of its monopoly in the computer software market.
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Texas Governor George W. Bush, the Republican candidate for the presidential election, defeats the Democratic Vice President Al Gore in the closest election in history, but the final outcome is not known for over a month because of disputed votes in Florida.
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As per the Florida law, an automatic recount begins in the state due to the narrow margin of the outcome.
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Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris is prevented from certifying the election results by the Supreme Court of Florida, allowing recounting to continue.
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The Supreme Court of Florida orders a statewide manual recount of the votes in the presidential election.
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The U.S. Supreme Court places a stay on the Florida order for a manual recount.
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The Supreme Court overturns the ruling of the Florida Supreme Court, ending the recount. This effectively gives the state and the Presidency to George W. Bush.
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Choosing to instead seek a lesser antitrust penalty, the United States Justice Department announces that it will no longer seek to break up software maker Microsoft.
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On my third birthday, almost 3,000 are killed when terrorists coordinate four suicide attacks with planes at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the rural area of Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
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Operation Anaconda, where CIA Paramilitary Officers, allied Afghan military forces, and other allies attempt to destroy al-Qaeda and Taliban forces, begins in eastern Afghanistan.
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Operation Anaconda ends, with 500 dead Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters and 11 dead allied troops.
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Bobby Frank Cherry, a Ku Klux Klan member, is convicted by a jury in Birmingham, Alabama of the 1963 murders of four girls.
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President Bush addresses the United Nations and challenges its members to confront the "grave and gathering danger" of Iraq. The only alternative he gives is to allows the United States and likeminded nations act.
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Upon re-entry from launching on January 16, Space Shuttle "Columbia" disintegrates over Texas, killing all 7 astronauts on board.
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President Bush gives an ultimatum to Iraq. Saddam Hussein and his sons must either leave Iraq, or face military action at a time of the United States' choosing.
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Upon seizing control of Baghdad, U.S. forces effectively end the regime of Saddam Hussein.
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The Supreme Court upholds affirmative action in university admissions.
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The U.S. Supreme Court declares sodomy laws unconstitutional.
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Operation Red Dawn ends, which results in capturing Saddam Hussein in his hometown of Tikrit.
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U.S., U.K., and Iraqi forces launch a major assault on the Iraqi town of Fallujah to rid the area of Iraqi insurgents before the elections in January.
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The Supreme Court rules that the death penalty is unconstitutional for juveniles who committed their crimes before the age of 18.
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Hurricane Katrina strikes coastal areas from Lousiana to Alabama and travels up the entire state of Mississippi. There were at least 1,836 killed and $108 billion in damages.
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New York City's Transport Workers Union Local 100 goes on strike for three days, shutting down all New York City Subway and Bus services.
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As a birthday present, I get my first mammalian pet, which is a guinea pig by the name of Lue.
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U.S. planes conduct air strikes in Somalia against suspected terrorists.
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In response to the global financial crisis, President Bush signs the revised Emergency Economic Stabilization Act into law, creating a $700 billion Treasury fund to purchase failing bank assets.
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Democratic U.S. Senator Barack Obama is elected as the 44th President, while U.S. Senator Joe Biden is elected as the 47th Vice President. Obama is the first African-American President.
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At approximately 1,000 feet over Lower Manhattan, an Air Force One back-up plane and an F-16 fighter jet fly in a photo opportunity organized by the United States Department of Defense. Citizens who weren't informed of the event are alarmed due to fears of a 9/11 attack repeat.
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Unfortunately, Lue, my guinea pig pet, dies from old age.
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The Supreme Court rules that the First Amendment prohibits restrictions on independent political expenditures by corporations, associations, and unions.
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Uncovered by the FBI as Russian spies, ten people plead guilty in court to conspiracy to act as foreign agents. They are deported in exchange for four people imprisoned for alleged contact with Western intelligence.
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President Obama declares an end to combat operations in Iraq, just 11 days after the last U.S. combat troops leave Iraq.
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WikiLeaks publicly releases the first of thousands of confidential documents that were sent by United States diplomats.
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Representative Anthony Weiner admits he sent a lewd photograph of himself over Twitter to a Washington woman and to sending explicit photgraphs and messages to at least 6 other women over the past 3 years. Despite this, he says he won't resign.
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Anthony Weiner resigns.
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In a series of incredulous economic events, the Dow Jones Industrial Average drops historically low, causing the days around this time period to be some of the worst for stocks.
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A P-51D Mustang airplane crashes into the crowd at the annual Reno Air Races in Reno, Nevada, killing 11 and injuring at least 75, 25 of them critically.
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In response to high unemployment, record executive bonuses, and extensive bailouts of the financial system, thousands march on Wall Street.
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I manage to not die while being a passenger on a plane that has its engine fail. This is mostly due to a very good pilot.
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In three days of arguments, the Supreme Court hears from 26 states arguing against the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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In a 5-3 decision, the Supreme Court strikes down most of the Arizona Immigration Law passed in 2010. However, it unanimously upholds the most controverisal provision: the one which allows police officers to ask the immigration status of any person suspected of a crime.
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In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court upholds the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as consitutional under the taxing and spending clause.
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James Holmes opens fire on a crowd during the screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. He kills 12 and injures 58, then is found behind the theater claiming to be "The Joker."
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Barack Obama is reelected as President of the United States, managing to defeat the Republican nominee, Mitt Romney.
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I, in a series of unfortunate and frankly embarassing events, get a scar on my nose.
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President Obama recognizes Syria's rebel opposition as the "legitimate representatives" of the Syrian people.
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Two explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon leave 3 people dead and 260 injured. A later gunfight on an MIT campus kills Tamerlan Tsarnaev, while Dzhokhar Tsarnaev remains at large until a tip leads the police to a backyard-stored boat at a home in the Boston suburb of Watertown, Massachusetts, where the second suspect is captured.
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Mail sent to the US Senate is suspended after a letter sent to Senator Roger Wicker tests positive for ricin at an offsite facility. After the release of a previous suspect without charge, an adversary of his, Everett Dutschke of Mississippi, was arrested for mailing letters containing ricin to the President, a senator, and a federal judge.
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With the tensions between the two parties regarding the Affordable Care Act still high, Congress ultimately reaches a stalemate while voting on the mandatory budget for the 2014 fiscal year. This results in a shutdown of all federal government departments deemed nonessential and hundreds of thousands of federal government workers furloughed. It eventually ends with Congress voting to postpone the debates until february 2014.
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I, for the first time in my life, have a complex migraine. It caused symptoms so bad that it sends me to the Emergency Room.
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The governor of Missouri issues a state of emergency for Ferguson and a five-hour curfew. Another curfew is issued the following night.
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My family and I close on the current house we are living in.
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It is announced there was insufficient evidence to indict Officer Darren Wilson, causing riots to break out in Ferugson. The protests include mass looting and the burning of 12 buildings, resulting in 29 arrests. This also occurs in major cities, like New York City and Los Angeles.
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A grand jury decides to not indict NYPD officers Daniel Pantaleo and Justin Damico in the death of Eric Garner, resulting in protests in New York City. The protests continue throughout the week in cities for both the deaths of Garner and Michael Brown.
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As an early Christmas present for the entire family, I get my second mammalian pet, a dog named Rufus.
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47 Republican Senators sign a letter ot the leadership of Iran in regards to Iran's nuclear program. It warns Iran that any foreign treaty made by a President without congressional approval can be overturned by a future-elected President.
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The Supreme Court hears arguments regarding whether the Constitution guarantees the right to marriage to same-sex couples.
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is sentenced to death for committing the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings.
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After several delays and revisions, the USA Freedom Act is signed into law by President Obama. The law restricts government surveillance under Section 215 of the Patriot Act, but doesn't end bulk collection of American phone metadata, which will now be collected by phone companies that may still give the information to the NSA voluntarily under the bill.