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2000s
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Mandela becomes president of south Africa
On may 10, 1994, Mandela was elected as president of south Africa. he helped with a peaceful transition to majority rule. and he was rewarded with a Nobel prize for peace in 1993 for his efforts -
Summer Olympics in Barcelona
The summer Olympics in Barcelona started July 25, 1992 and ended August 9 , 1992. and it happens in 169 nations. There motto was ''friends for life.'' -
Hurricane Andrew
Hurricane Andrew is a tropical cyclone that started around the Bahamas, Hurricane Andrew was the most expensive Atlantic Hurricane in US history. the Hurricane ended August, 28 1992. -
Toni Morrison wins a Nobel prize
Toni Morrison was the first African American woman to ever win a Nobel prize for literature, she won that prize October 7, 1993. -
Britney spear's first hit ''baby one more time''
Britney spears created her first hit single on October 23rd, 1998. Britney herself said it was her favorite song of all time, she created the song only when she was 16 years old. -
Oklahoma city bombing
A massive bomb explodes on April, 19 , 1995 in Oklahoma city. it heavily damaged the Alfred P Murrah Federal building. In that bombing a total of 168 people were killed. That made it the deadliest terrorist attack in U.S history at that time. -
Tamagotchi was invented
The tamagotchi, a hand held digital pet that you can take anywhere, Akihiro Yokoi created the first ever tamagotchi in Japan and released it in 1996. -
The death of princess Diana
Princess Diana was only 36, when she passed due to a car crash and also killed 2 others. in a tunnel under the streets of Paris. -
Princess Margaret dies
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snow don, died from countless strokes, and pneumonia. Margaret died February 9, 2002 from suffering her fourth stroke. -
Google was invented
Google was founded by the amazing Larry page and Sergey brin. google is a popular search engine that people use worldwide. -
9/11 attack happend
On September 11, 2001 , a group named AI-Qaeda decided to take over four planes in the US, and flew two of the planes into the world trade center in New York. the third plane was thrown into the pentagon, near Washington DC. the last plane was thrown into a field in Pennsylvania. the attacks were deadly, and killed about 3,000 people. -
the iPod invention/launched
The iPod, launched October 23, 2001, was an MP3 player that packs a mind-blowing 1,000 songs. and a 10 hour lasting battery and a price of 399$. -
George W Bush became president
George W Bush, became president January 20, 2001 and was re-elected on November 2, 2004. and he sworn in again, January 20 , 2005. as the 43rd president. -
Invasion of iraq
The invasion of Iraq happened on March 20, 2003 and lasted over a month. and what caused a seriously bad war. they did this to destroy the mass of destruction. (WMD) -
Hurricane Katrina
August 23, 2005 Hurricane Katrina made its way to Louisiana, gulf of Mexico, Mississippi , New Orleans and the United States. Hurricane Katrina claimed over 1,800 lives and it is ranked as the most craziest natural disaster, in US history. It ended, August 31, 2005. -
Google purchases YouTube
Google purchased YouTube for almost 1.65 billion dollars, at that time that was googles LARGEST buy ever. YouTube is still the most looked at website worldwide. -
Bird flu discovered in Scotland
In April 2006, a swan was found dead in Scotland almost eight day tested positive for something called H5N1 (bird flu) that's super deadly, but humans weren't exposed to it either could get it. but it still would put people on risk. -
The first Phone
The first Phone was released June 29th, 2007 all designed and marketed by apple, it was talked about January, 9, 2007 but it was released many months later. -
Obama becomes the 44th president
Barack Obama is the 44th president of the United States and also the first African American to hold the office. -
Michael Jackson's death
On June 25, 2009, Micheal Jackson died of cardiac arrest in Los Angeles , California at age 50, from intoxication.