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Bush vs. Gore
The decision of who is going to be the next president of the united states. -
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Bush presidency
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George Bush sworn into office
After beating Gore in the presidential race, He gets sworn into office -
9/11
First terrorist attack on the United States. Planes crashed into the world trade center, causing both buildings to collapse and another plane hit the Pentagon. -
War in Afghanistan
War to find terrorist hiding in mountains working for Bin-Laden, who claimed responsible for the attacks on 9/11 -
Patriot act passed
Allowed the FBI to wiretap or listen into phone calls, to make sure that no terrorist were making phone calls. -
War in Iraq starts
Getting Iraq to freedom -
South East Asian tsunami
Huge earthquake in the sea created a large tsunami that killed over 230,000–280,000 -
Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans
The most popular hurricane that hit the US, costed over $108 billion in damage. -
Hurricane Rita in the Gulf of Mexico
4th most intense Atlantic hurricane that hit the Gulf of Mexico, caused $12 billion in damage -
Nancy Pelosi becomes first female speaker of the House
Nancy Pelosi gets elected to be the speaker of the House making her the first speaker of the house of Represenitives. -
Biggest bailouts in history start
$700 billion backed up for bank assets. -
Barack Obama inauguration
Bush's presidency is finally over and Barack Obama steps into office. Which makes the first African American President.
