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Elected President
At 54 years old, George W. Bush was elected as the 43rd President of the United States. -
Bush is inaugurated
Bush is inaugurated on January 20th as the 43rd United States President -
Septermer 11 terrorist attacks
The September 11 attacks were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks launched by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda upon the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. -
The United States goes to war
The United States goes to war with the Afghanistan In response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks -
Bush signs the United States Patriot Act
The USA Patriot Act is an Act of Congress that was signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001. The title of the act is a ten-letter backronym (USA PATRIOT) that stands for Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001. -
No Child Left Behind Act is established
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, signed into law by President Bush on Jan. 8, 2002, was a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the central federal law in pre-collegiate education. -
Space Shuttle Columbia self destructs
The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster occurred on February 1, 2003, when Columbia disintegrated over Texas and Louisiana as it reentered Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven crew members. -
Declares War with Iraq
The 2003 invasion of Iraq lasted from 19 March to 1 May 2003 and signaled the start of the conflict that later came to be known as the Iraq War, which was dubbed Operation Iraqi Freedom by the United States -
Bush wins re-election over John Kerry
The United States presidential election of 2004 was the 55th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Republican Party candidate and incumbent President George W. Bush defeated Democratic Party candidate John Kerry, the then-junior Senator from Massachusetts. -
Bush is inaugurated for the second time
Second inauguration of George W. Bush. The second inauguration of George W. Bush as the 43rd President of the United States took place on Thursday, January 20, 2005. -
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest and most destructive Atlantic tropical cyclone of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. -
Bush signs the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA), legislation passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by Pres. George W. Bush on Oct. 3, 2008. -
President George W. Bush gives his farewell address to the Nation
President George W. Bush gives his farewell address to the nation. After eight years in office, the President looks back on his administration, remembering the September 11 terrorist attacks, the resulting wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and other important moments during his tenure.
