-
My birth
I was born -
Black Churches are Burnt Down
30 all balck churches were set on fire in southern Mississippi -
Dallas Cowboys win the Superbowl
Dallas Cowboys defeat the Pittsburg Steelers 27-17 -
Tupac gets shot
-
US passes Wefare Reforn Bill
-
Ebay is Launched
-
Truck Bomb Kills 19 at US Base In Saudi Arabia
-
First Woman Secretary of State
Bill Clinon appoints Madelenie Albright as US Secretary of State -
US Holds Olympics
The United State holds the Olympics in Atlanta Georgia. During the first week a it was suspended due to a "Nail Bobming" -
US debt Climbs
Total debt in US reaches 5207 billion dollars -
Apple Releases iTunes
-
Wikipedia Goes Online
-
Millionaire Dennis Tito becomes the world's first space tourist.
-
The United States loses its seat on the U.N. Human Rights Commission
first time since the commission was formed in 1947. -
The Democrats gain control of the U.S. Senate
the first time since 1994 when Senator James Jeffords of Vermont abandons the Republican Party and declares himself an independent. -
Tropical Storm Allison makes landfall on the upper-Texas
The storm caused $5.5 billion in damages, making Allison the costliest tropical storm in U.S. history. -
9/11
-
At least 60 billion lost during stock market closes following 9/11
-
Apple releases the iPod
-
"United We Stand" benefit concert
held at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC. Event organized and headlined by Michael Jackson, also featuring pop stars Aerosmith, Mariah Carey, The Backstreet Boys, and others. -
War on Terrorism
In the first such act since World War II, US President George W. Bush signs an executive order allowing military tribunals against foreigners suspected of connections to terrorist acts or planned acts on the United States. -
Twitter is Launched
-
Dick Cheney shoots hunting partner
-
North Korea launches fist nuclear test
-
Saddam Hussein is executed
-
President Bush acknowledged secret CIA prisons around the world
-
The Sallade family welcomes Stella to the family
-
Tornadoes break out in Tennessee
29 people die -
I turn 11
-
Amish School Shooting
Five school girls are murdered by Charles Carl Roberts in a shooting at an Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania before Roberts commits suicide -
US debt increases
Debt in the US increases as we import more and more and export les and less -
US drone strike kills 5 people in North Waristan, Pakistan
-
I join Mr, Bakers 2nd period US history class
one of my top five major life changing events. Just in front of learning to use the toilet -
Barack Obama accepts the Democratic nomination for President
-
Teachers in Chicago strike effecting 350,000 students
-
NHL locks out its players after the expiry of the collective bargaining agreement
-
World's first mother-to-daughter uterus transplant undertaken at the University of Gothenburg
-
I turn 17
-
San Francisco Giants defeat the Detroit Tigers in game four to take the 2012 MLB World Series
-
Hurricane Sandy makes landfall in New Jersey
resulting in 110 deaths and $50 billion in damage and forces the New York stock exchange to close -
The final US presidential election results are declared
Barack Obama wins Florida to defeate Mitt Romney 332-206 in Electoral College votes -
Walt Disney purchases Lucasfilm Ltd and its rights for Star Wars and Indiana Jones for $4.05 billion
-
Intercontinental Exchange purchases the New York Stock Exchange, the largest in the world, for $8 billion
