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Y2K Fiasco
A class of computer bugs relating to calendar data. Once 2000 finally came, the computers were not set to change their dates to fit the new century. People thought that the computers would crash and the world might end but the problem was fixed my many computer companies. -
Hanging "Chads" in Florida
The 2000 election implemented new hole puncher voting cards. A person would hole punch the area with their candidate they wanted to vote for but the circle that gets punched out called a chad would sometimes remain on the paper. This chad caused problems for the scanning machines and Florida specifically had to recount. -
Bush/Gore Race
The presidential election of 2000 had Republican (Bush) and Democrat (Gore) as the two main candidates. George W. Bush is the son of former POTUS George H. W. Bush and worked in the oil industry before becoming a governor of Texas. Al Gore was the vice president of Bill Clinton and an active environmentalist. -
Bush V. Gore
The 2000 election was the 43rd presidential election. The election was extremely close and Al Gore decided to quit when Florida had not been decided yet. Bush won the election but if Al Gore stayed he would have won -
Bush Inaugurated as POTUS
Bush's inauguration took place on Saturday, January 20th. This was the commencement of Bush and vice president Dick Cheney first four year term. An estimated 300,000 people attended. -
Timothy McVeigh put to Death
On April 19th, 1995, Timothy McVeigh and his accomplice drove a truck next to a federal building and set off a massive bomb killing 168 people. McVeigh was tried and found guilty and was awarded the death sentence. McVeight died by lethal injection on June 11, 2001. -
9-11 Terror Attacks
On September 11, 2001, the Al Qaeda terrorist group organized a massive terrorist attack. Two planes were flown into the twin tower, while another plane hit the pentagon and one more was headed for the white house but was overtaken by the passengers. This event caused very strict air travel and airport security was increased. -
Patriot Act Passed
The USA PATRIOT Act is an act of congress signed by President Bush. The act stand for Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001. Citizens were concerned about their safety so congress rushed to pass an act that increased security. -
The Hunt for Osama in Afghanistan
After the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. wanted to find the leader of Al Qaeda (Osama Bin Laden) and kill him. There were many attempts to locate in but after he crossed into Pakistan in 2002 he became increasingly difficult to find. Osama stayed in a variety of safe houses and evaded troops in Pakistani mountains. -
War in Iraq Begins
President Bush declared war on "terrorism" and decided to try to help the middle east after 9/1 attacks. US troops invaded Iraq and overthrew the government of Saddam Hussein. Conflict still lingered in Iraq after the capture of Saddam Hussein and troops stayed in Iraq until 2011. -
Capture of Saddam Hussein
The capture of Saddam Hussein was known as Operation Red Dawn. Hussein was found in a small town called ad-Dawr and was finally captured after many failed operations. He did not resist capture and was later executed by his former people. -
Former President Reagan Dies
In the last decade of Ronald Raegan's life he suffered from Alzheimer's disease and died on June 4th, 2004. He was 93 when he died in Bel Air, California. He had services in Santa Monica dn Washington DC. -
Kerry/Bush Campaign & Election
Republican and incumbent, George Bush was the republican candidate while John Kerry, a senator from Massachusetts was the democratic candidate. Bush and his vice president Dick Cheney won the candidacy easily and Kerry won fairly easily also. Bush won very narrowly with 50.7% of votes. -
Kerry/Bush Campaign & Election
Incumbent George Bush (republican) and US senator John Kerry (democrat) ran for U.S. president. The dominant theme throughout this election was Foreign Policy and Bush's actions in Iraq. George Bush won the election. -
Southeast Asia Tsunami
The Indian Ocean earthquake was caused by the Burma and Indian Plates moving with then caused a series of Tsunami's. These Tsunami's devastated 14 countries around the Indian Ocean.This is the third largest earthquake ever recorded and killed an estimated 280,000 people. -
Death of Pope John Paul
Pope John Paul served as pope from 1978 to 2005 and was regarded as one of the "greats." He played an integral part of the eradication of communism in Europe, specifically Poland. He also greatly improved relations with the religions of Judaism, Islam, Orthodox, and Anglican's. -
Election of Pope Benedict XVI
After the death of Pope John Paul, the catholic cardinals met at The Vatican and began their private voting. The conclave began on April 18th and ended on April 19th with Joseph Ratzinger becoming the new Pope. He decided his pontifical name would be Benedict XVI. -
Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans
Hurricane Katrina was a category 5 tropical storm that was tied as the costliest storm with Hurricane Harvey in history. Once the hurricane hit New Orleans it had flooded 80% of the city and take 1200 to 1800 lives. The property damage from this storm was an estimated 125 billion. -
Hurricane Rita hits Texas
Hurricane RIta was a category five tropical storm that formed in the Gulf of Mexico. By the time the storm hit land it dropped to a category three hurricane. Houston had to be evacuated and 113 lives were lost and 18.5 billion in damages. -
Democrats take Control of House & Senate
In 2006, the House & Senate members would be replaced or remain. The democrats won the majority easily due to president Bush's decline in his public image. This was also the first time A women was elected to become Speaker of the House. -
Saddam Hussein Executed
The Iraqi Special Tribune convicted Hussein of crime against humanity. Hussein was executed by hanging. He was hung in a public square and the execution was shown on live TV. -
Nancy Pelosi First Female Speaker of the House
Nancy Pelosi is the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives for most of San Francisco. In 2007, Nancy Pelosi was the first female speaker of the house. She became the highest ranking female politician in US history. -
First "Bailouts" Begin
After the emergency economic stabilization act of 2008, the U.S. treasury tried to "bail" the banks out. The treasury used 700 billion dollars to purchase assets and supply cash directly to banks. This act was proposed by treasury secretary, Henry Paulson. -
Barack Obama Elected 1st African American POTUS
The election of 2008's candidates were John McCain, the senator of Arizona (republican) and Barack Obama, senator of Illinois (democrat). -
POTUS Barack Obama Inauguration
President Obama's inauguration and speech took place on January 20th, 2009. The inauguration sent a record attendance for any event in Washington D.C. Obama's overall theme was that of a "New Birth of Freedom" from the Gettysburg Address -
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act
This act was a stimulus package which was signed by President Obama in response to the Great Recession. The goal of this act was to save existing jobs and creates new ones. An estimated 600,000 were created or saved. -
Affordable Care Act
The affordable care act is federal statute signed by President Barack Obama which would expand free healthcare in the U.S. The act was originally called "Obamacare" by opponents of the act but was later used by supporters and Obama himself. The act taxed the top 1% of american's to support the lower 40% of american's.
