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Bush signed into law a bail out plan paid for by taxpayers because many savings & loans were fialing
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Bush sent troops into Panama to depose General Manuel Noriega. Noriega was heavily involved in drug trafficking. The attack was a success with Noriega removed from power
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the U.S. and a United Nations Coalition were sent to Kuwait to remove Iraqi invading forces. When the Iraqi forces were removed from Kuwait, Bush stopped all military activity and did not involve finding Saddam Hussein.
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Bill Clinton signed this act & it required large employers to allow employees to take unpaid leave for pregnancy or a serious medical condition
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Clinton signed this bill which imposed a five-day waiting period on handgun purchases
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It cut taxes for fifteen million low-income families, made tax cuts available to 90% of small businesses and raised taxes on the wealthiest 1.2% of taxpayers
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President Bush signs tax cut bill reducing Federal Income Tax Rates and sends a refund to millions of Americans
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President Bush initiates military action in Afghanistan dismantling the Taliban regime and liberating 25 million people.
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President Bush signs Terrorism Relief Act providing tax relief to families of those killed in the attacks on September the 11th, the anthrax attacks and the Oklahoma City bombing
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On this day the social networking site facebook was created. This is releveant to American history because as of now Facebook has over 900 million active users.
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Hurricane Katrina was a stage 5 hurricane & very deadly. It cost 108 billion dollars to repair & affected most of Eastern North America.
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Twitter has been described as the "SMS of the internet" & has oer 140 million users.
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In Bagfhdad American troops finally caught & killed a man who has been terriozing our country for 6 years.
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The chicago Blackhawks hockey team made it all the way to the Stanley cup finals to defeat the Fylers 4-3.
