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Start of Gulf War
Suddam Hussein invaded Kuwait and ignored the demands of the United Nations to withdraw. The war began with Operation Desert Storm, which was a U.S.-led air invasion. -
World Trade Center Bombing
The World Trade Center was bombed in 1993 by a terrorist group led by Bin-Laden. A truck bomb was detonated below the North Tower. -
Oklahoma City Bombing
A truck full of explosives was detonated outside of the Alfred P. Murrah building by an anti-government militant. 168 people were killed. -
United States Involvement In Serbia
The Serbs had decided to begin 'ethnic clenasing' (aka genocide) to rid Serbia of all Albanian Muslims.The U.S., part of NATO, began air strikes to stop them. -
The Attack on the USS Cole
The USS Cole was attacked by suicide bombers who were part of Al Qaeda. A hole was ripped in the hull and 17 people were killed. -
Invasion of Afghanistan
The U.S. invaded Afghanistan in response to the Taliban's refusal to hand over Osama Bin Laden. They intended to find him and to remove the Taliban from power. -
9/11
Four planes were hijacked by the terrorist group Al-Qaeda and flown into the Twin Towers. 2,996 people were killed. -
Invasion of Iraq
The U.S. invaded Iraq to remove Suddam Hussein from power. America was able to overthrow the Iraqi government. -
Hostage Taking At School In Beslan, Russia
Armed Chechen rebels took about 1,200 hostages from a school in Beslan, Russia. 366 people were killed and 747 were injured. -
Pulse Nightclub Shooting
On June 12, 2016, a shooter opened fire inside the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, killing 49 people and injuring 53 others. This was the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.
