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Economic
The US had a gonvernment shutdown due to the conflict between President Clinton and congress over funding for Medicare, education, the environment, and pulic health -
Social
In early January 1996, a record blizzard shut down the Northeast with big snowfall totals. Up to 2 feet fell in Washington and New York, while downtown Philadelphia saw almost 3 feet. Up to 40 inches of snow fell in the mountains of West Virginia. The Northeast was shut down for several days as two more storms would come. -
Political
President blocks ban on late-term abortions -
Military
US Military barracks destroyed in Saudia Arabia.
A truck bomb exploded outside the barracks, killing 19, June 27th. -
Pop Culture
747 airliner crashes in Atantic off of Long Island, NY.The aircraft was on a flight from JFK airport in New York to Paris and had a catastrophic in flight breakup shortly after departure. All 18 crew and 212 passengers perishe -
Personal
Bryan Gonzalez, the soon to be most likeeable child in the universe has entered the world. Born in Clinica Javier Prado in Lima, Peru at 5:43 a.m. -
Pop Culture
Rapper Tupac Shakur Is Gunned Down.
The gangster rapper is gunned down after leaving a boxing match in Las vegas. -
Personal
Bryan's father buys a Nintendo 64 and begins Bryan's career as a gamer. -
Political
Clinton appoints Madeleine Albright as first female US secretary of state. -
Social
The Oakland, California School board elects to recognize black english, termed Ebonics as a separate language. -
Political
President George W. Bush signs into law the No Child Left Behind Act. -
Pop Culture
Michael Jackson receives the Artist of the Century award at the American music awards -
Social
NASA's Mars Odyssey space probe begins to map the surface of Mars using its thermal emission imaging system. -
Military
U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda ends (started on March 2) after killing 500 Taliban and al Qaeda fighters with 11 allied troop fatalities. -
Pop Culture
Tiger Woods becomes the third golfer to win The Masters in two consecutive years -
Political
Former US President Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba for a five-day visit with Fidel Castro becoming first President of the United States, in or out of office, to visit the island since Castro's 1959 revolution. -
Social
The Mars Odyssey finds signs of large ice deposits on the planet Mars. -
Economic
The dollar sank against the euro for the first time in more than two years -
Personal
Family moves to Lancaster Pennsylvania form Peru. -
Personal
Bryan begins his first day in an American school. -
Social
Nebraska bans electric chair as sole execution method. -
Military
In Belgrade, about 150,000 people participated in a demonstration against Kosovo's independence. A small group of protesters attacked the US embassy. -
Economic
Gold prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange hit $1,000.00 an ounce for the first time. -
Political
California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage after the state's own Supreme Court rules a previous ban unconstitutional. -
Social
New Jersey officially apologizes for slavery, becoming the first Northern state to do so. -
Personal
Travel to peru for vacation -
Pop Culture
The final home game is played at Yankee Stadium against the Baltimore Orioles. -
Pop Culture
The Philadelphia Phillies defeat the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 5 of the 2008 World Series to become champions of Major League Baseball. -
Political
Barack Obama becomes the first African-American to be elected President of the United States -
Personal
Xbox 360 given as Christmas present. LET THE GAMES BEGIN!. -
Pop Culture
Hunger Gaes the Movie is released -
Personal
History with Mr. Baker -
Political
Hurricane Sandy hit east coast and alot of money was used to help rebuild destroyed areas. -
Pop Culture
Halo 4 was released. Halo 4 was created by 343 ndustries instead of Bungie. -
Pop Culture
Halo 4 is released. -
Political
Obama re-elected -
Military
Amount of troops in Afghanistan is reduced. -
Social
NOrth Korea aims at US with nuclear warheads. -
Personal
History Final
