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Two hijacked jetliners ram twin towers of World Trade Center in worst terrorist attack against U.S.; a third hijacked plane flies into the Pentagon, and a fourth crashes in rural Pennsylvania.
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The U.S. begins its invasion of Afghanistan.
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I was born in the Hutchinson Hospital.
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President Bush signs legislation creating a new cabinet department of Homeland Security.
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Space shuttle Columbia explodes upon reentry into Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts on board
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Four hurricanes devastate Florida and other parts of the southern United States. The strongest was Hurricane Ivan.
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Male student kills two in a Virginia Tech dorm. Two hours later, he kills 30 more in a classroom building before committing suicide. The shooting rampage is the most deadly in U.S. history. Fifteen others are wounded.
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After months of unraveling, the economy finally comes crashing down in 2008, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbling 4.4% in one day, Lehman Brothers filing for bankruptcy, and Bush putting mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under government conservatorship.
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President Obama signs executive orders closing all secret prisons and detention camps run by the CIA, including the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba, and banning coercive interrogation methods
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The Pentagon announces that women will now be permanently assigned to battalions. Many women already serve in those battalions due to demand in Iraq and Afghanistan. The new ruling only makes these job assignments official and upholds the ban on women serving in combat
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Multiple bombs explode near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Three people are killed and more than 170 people are injured
