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George W. Bush won the U.S. Presidential Election in 2000 by 5 electoral votes. Al Gore had more popular votes than Bush. This did not affect us personally.
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This was a major terrorist attack from Islamic Extremists that killed nearly 3,000 people when four planes were hijacked. I think this affected everybody in the country because now everyone was worried about their safety.
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The first iPod was introduced. It is an MP3 player and could hold about 1,000 songs. This directly affected me because I own an iPod and know many people who own iPhones.
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Congress aloows Bush to use military force in Iraq. One of the reasons for attacking Iraq was because they feared weapons of mass destruction. This did not affect my family.
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This disease was highly contagious. There were 8,273 cases and 775 deaths. This did not directly affect us.
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During re-entry, Space Shuttle Columbia destroyed and the 7 astronauts on board were killed. This tragedy did not directly affect us.
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Pope John Paul II was pope for 27 years. He spoke 7 languages and many people liked him. This diectly affected us because we are Polish and Catholic.
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He is the first African-American President and had been in office for 2 terms. This affects us because he lived in Chicago and represents us in a way.
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Adam Lanza entered Sandy Hook Elementary and killed 20 children and 6 adults. This did not directly affect us.
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A pressure cooker bomb exploaded during the Boston Marathon killing 3 people and injured about 264 other people. This did not directly affect us.
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