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On September 11th, 2001 two planes crashed into the North and South Twin Towers, The Pentagon, and an attempt to attack the White House. In total there were 2,819 people killed in the attacks and 20 percent of Americans knew someone hurt or killed in the attacks.
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he Multi-National Force – Iraq, led by the U.S. overthrew and eventually executed Suddham Hussein. The troops remained there in order to institute a democratic government.
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The Human Genome Project was an international scientific effort with a primary goal to determine the sequence of chemical base pairs which make up DNA and to map the 25,000 genes of the human genome from both a physical and functional standpoint.
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Hurricane Katrina was the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Katrina formed in the Bahamas and made its biggest impact as a Category 3 storm in New Orleans,LA.
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Pluto, after being classified as a planet, was reclassified as a dwarf planet for it did not meet all three standards to be a planet. This changed the map of our solar system and scientists began to research more on planets.
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Barack Obama made history when he became the first African-American President.
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I also met Yuni Higgs
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were killed in Haiti after a massive earthquake on January 12, 2010 and 3,000,000 were left homeless as estimated by the Haitian government.
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powerful 9.0 earthquake hit Japan, triggering a tsunami that left behind miles of devastation and destroyed homes, buildings, roads and entire communities. The Japanese Red Cross quickly responded, sending disaster response teams to assist the survivors and providing health and emotional support services.
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Navy Seal teams found and killed Bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
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Federal employees were furloughed for a combined total of 6.6 million days.the shutdown cost the Federal government billions of dollars. The shutdown had significant negative effects on the economy. The shutdown impacted millions of Americans who rely on critical programs and services halted. The shutdown could have a long-term impact on our ability to attract and retain the skilled and driven workforce that the Federal government needs.
