A terriorist bomb attack in downtown Oklahoma City, known as the Oklahoma City bombing
The O.J. Simpson murder trial seen on live TV by more than half of the U.S population
Princess Diana dies as a result of injuries recieved in a car crash in a road tunnel in Paris
In an attack at Columbine High School, known as the Columbine High School massacre, two senior students killed 12 students and one teacher and injured 21 other students before committing suicide
19 terrorists from the al-Qaeda group carry out a series of four planned attacks in New York City and Washington D.C., known as 9/11
The iPod, created and marketed by Apple, is released
Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami kills over 230,000 people in fourteen countries
Hurricane Katrina hits and causes severe destruction along the gulf coast
In the school shooting on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, known as the Virginia Tech massacre, 32 people were killed and 25 left wounded before the perpetrator killed himself
The Inauguration of Barack Obama, our first African American U.S President
Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, dies at age 50
After being trapped underground for at least 69 days, 33 miners were finally rescued and pulled out safely
The Royal wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in London
Osama Bin Laden, the leader of Al Qaeda, killed by U.S forces in Pakistan
After 25 years, Oprah says goodbye on the final Oprah Winfrey Show
