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The ruling in the case of the United States versus Microsoft states
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the United States of America does not participate in a major World's Fair
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Hillary Rodham Clinton wins a seat for the United States Senate from New York.
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Certification of the Electoral College victory of the 2000 United States Presidential election in the U.S. Senate confirms George W. Bush as the victor, with Dick Cheney as his Vice-President.
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Tiger Woods becomes the first golfer to hold all four major golf titles
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Islamic fundamentalist terrorists hijack four U.S. airliners and crash them into the Pentagon and the World Trade Center in New York City
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- Anthrax attacks by mail from Princeton, New Jersey against news and government targets begin.
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Amid tight security due to terrorism concerns, the Winter Olympic Games are opened by President George W. Bush in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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The United States State Department issues its report in the War on Terror.
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Continuing its pattern of the past several years, Iraq refuses new proposals from the United Nations concerning weapons inspections.
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A tragedy at NASA occurs when the Space Shuttle Columbia explodes upon reentry over Texas. All seven astronauts inside are killed.
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The War in Iraq begins with the bombing of Baghdad after additional measures and mandates from the United Nations and the United States coalition fail to gain concessions or the removal of Saddam Hussein from power.
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The Central Intelligence Agency admits that the imminent threat from weapons of mass destruction was not present before the 2003 Iraq war began.
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- The groundbreaking ceremony for the Freedom Tower at Ground Zero
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President George W. Bush wins reelection over Democratic Senator John Kerry from Massachusetts.
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The southeast Asian tsunami occurs following a 9.3 Richter scale earthquake in the Indian Ocean.
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American cyclist Lance Armstrong wins his record 7th straight Tour de France.
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The population of the United States reaches the milestone of three hundred million, taking only forty-two years to gain one hundred million people since the two hundredth million person was added in 1964.
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In the mid-term elections, both houses of Congress change back to Democratic hands for the first time since 1994.
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The first female speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Representative Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco, California, is sworn into office.
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Michael Phelps, the United States swimmer from Baltimore, wins his 8th Gold Medal of the Beijing Summer Olympic Games, surpassing the record of seven won by Mark Spitz.
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Barack Obama, Democratic Senator from Illinois, the land of Abraham Lincoln, wins a landslide margin in the Electoral College, 365 to 173 in the election for the 44th President of the USA over John McCain, making him the first African-American president i
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The economic recession continues to deepen as jobless claims climb above 10.0%, reaching 10.2% with October's monthly figures.
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President Obama announces a surge of 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan to stem increased efforts by the Taliban in the country.
