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Terrorist bomb attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, most destructive terrorist act on US soil untill 9/11.
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On 3/4/97 President Bill Clinton stopped all funds towards the study of human cloning.
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A series of 66 tornadoes landed in Oklahoma and Kansas lasting 3 days, killing 43, and causing over 1.1 billion dollars in damage.
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17 American Soldiers died, 39 injured during a suicide mission to bomb the USS Cole. Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for this bombing.
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Four coordinated terrorist attacks on US soil, planes flying into the twin towers in NYC, one aimed at the pentagon, one aimed at Washington DC.
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American Airlines Flight 587 crashes in Queens, New York, killing 265.
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George W. Bush administrated the No Child Left Behind Program to regulate education almost immediately after he took office.
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After the 9/11 attacks, the gov created the Department of Homeland Security, protecting against natural disasters and terrorist attacks.
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Operation "Red Dawn" was succesfully completed when US forces cature terrorist mastermind Saddam Hussein in his hideout 12/13/03
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Former President Ronald Reagan dies of complications from Alzheimer's Disease and lies in state at the Capitol.
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A category 5 hurricane leaves more then 1836 dead striking New Orleans the hardest.
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Nancy Pelosi becomes the first female Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
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President Obama was inaugurated as the first African-American president of the US,
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US forces kill Osama bin Laden, founder of Al-Qaeda
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A tornado strikes in Joplin, Missouri, the 27th deadliest in world history, killing 159.