Modern world timeline

  • 2017 BCE

    Las Vegas shooting

    Las Vegas shooting
    A gunman opened fire from a hotel window down onto a concert in Las Vegas. He killed 58 and injured 851. He emptied 1100 rounds.
  • First gulf war

    First gulf war
    The first gulf war was a conflict between Iraq and 34 other nations mandated by the UN. It was started when Iraq invaded Kuwait
  • UN involvement in serbia

    UN involvement in serbia
    The UN made a treaty with Serbia with made international Sanctions within serbia
  • World trade center bombing

    World trade center bombing
    On Feb. 26, 1993, a truck bomb built by terrorists exploded in the parking garage of the New York's World Trade Center, killing six people and injuring more than 1,000 others.
  • Oklahoma city bombing

    Oklahoma city bombing
    The Oklahoma City bombing was a terrorist truck bombing on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on April 19, 1995. The bombing killed at least 168 people, injured more than 680 others.
  • Attack of USS cole

    Attack of USS cole
    In October 2000, the USS Cole was attacked by suicide bombers, while in port in Aden, Yemen, for refueling. The attack was attributed to al Qaeda and foreshadowed the attack on the US less than one year later on September 11, 2001. The explosion ripped a hole in the hull of the ship, killing 17 US sailors
  • Invasion of Afganistan

    Invasion of Afganistan
    Following the 9-11 attacks the US invaded Afghanistan to destroy the terrorist organization the Taliban
  • 9-11

    9-11
    On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the Unites States. They hijacked four airplanes in mid-flight. The terrorists flew two of the planes into two skyscrapers at the World Trade Center in New York City. In all, nearly 3,000 people were killed in the 9/11 attacks.
  • Invasion of Iraq

    Invasion of Iraq
    In 2003 president Bush decided to try to disarm Iraq after bombings in Iraqs capital Baghdad
  • Korean war ends

    Korean war ends
    Donald Trump, the US president negotiated with North Korea and got them to end all nuclear programs which ended the Korean war.