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Y2K fiasco
There was fear that all of the computers that everyone depended on would malfunction. People as well feared that luxuries we also depend on would be destroyed and that we would revert back to living like the olden days without any electricity, heat or running water. This was what caused and called the great Y2K -
Bush/Gore race
The race was between George Bush and Vice President Al Gore. It was a very close campaign and it caused a recount for the Florida Ballots. -
Bush VS Gore
Supreme court case between George Bush and the current vice president at the time Al Gore. December 8, 2000 , the local court forced a recount of the 10,000 ballots in Palm Beach Florida. Then as they looked back they found out that they had problems with the electronic ballot and this further expanded the problem. -
Bush Inaugurated as POTUS
George Bush ended up winning. Then later found out Gore was suppose to win but it was too late. Bush had his first inauguration as the 43rd president of the US. -
Timothy McVeigh put to Death
Timothy was responsible the Oklahoma city bombing and was was executed by lethal injection on June 11, 2001.He was convicted in 1995 and murdered 168 people by detonating explosives in front of a federal building.He served in the persian war and read books about neo nazies. -
9-11 Terror attacks
On September 11, 2001 4 planes were hijacked by al qaeda members and were all targeted to important places. One hit the pentagon, two hit the twin towers, and the final was was intended to hit the white house but was taken over by passengers and crashed into a field.There were a total of 2,977 casualties and many more injured. -
North Korea admits testing nuclear weapons
Bush puts North Korea, Iran and Iraq an "axis of evil" during his Union address. Later, Bush Administration reveals that North Korea has admitted operating a secret nuclear weapons program in violation of the 1994 agreement. -
Patriot Act Passed
It was an act that was signed by President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001. This gave investigators the right to use tools already available to find organized crime and drug trafficking.This act was made to help prevent future terrorist attacks like 9/11. -
The hunt for osama bin laden begins
April, 2002 Osama bin laden was responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attack., U.S began losing people to the groups that were preparing for the Iraq war," said Scheuer, who after heading the CIA's Bin Laden unit. Trying to find him and capture him dead or alive. -
Enron Scandal(Houston,Texas)
This scandal is when Enron company filed for bankruptcy but they were actually laundering money to offshore accounts December 2, 2002. -
Shuttle columbia explosion
A NASA space mission was going on with 7 people in it. However the mission didn't go as planned because of a wing failure on the ship. It ended up killing all 7 crew members -
War In Iraq
On May 1, 2003 the u.s. , along with coalition forces primarily from the UK, initiates war on iraq. Then we started dropping bombs on bangdad to stop the spread of deadly weapons. -
Capture of Saddam Hussein
Saddamn was doing bad things as president in iraq. The US came up with military called Operation Red Dawn. It was an operation conducted on 13 December 2003 in the town of ad-Dawr, Iraq, near Tikrit, that led to the capture of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. -
Former President Reagan Dies
On june 5, 2004 Ronald Reagan the 40h president died from alzheimer's disease. His body was taken from Bel Air to Santa Monica on a seven day parade. -
Kerry/Bush election day
George bush runs for re election. He would run against J f. Kerry . Bush ended up winning and one his 2nd election and stayed as president . -
SE Asian Tsunami
it was an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 9.1 struck the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. It got in the tectonic Plates and caused a lot of tsunamis along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean. It killed around 230,000–280,000 people in 14 countries -
Death of Pope John Paul
John Paul ll, was history’s most well traveled pope and first non- italian to hold the position since the 16th century. He died in his home in the vatican then six days later 2 million people vacated vaticon for his funeral. -
Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans
The community of new orleans was devastated due to the wind, water , and debris damage. The storm spread to about 57 miles and and the waves were up to about 7 feet high. -
Hurricane Rita hits Texas
his hurricane was a category 3 and landfall at UTC on september 24, 2006. The winds were up to about 115 mph and the barometric pressure of about 937 mbar. -
Democrats take over house and senate
On November 9, 2006. ,Republicans both conceded defeat. Democrats took over house and senate. After republicans got out voted. -
Saddam Hussein Executed
His execution was on saturday, december 30, 2006 and was sentenced to death by hanging. He was convicted of the murder of 148 Iraqi Shites in an attempt to take him out. -
Nancy Pelosi first female speaker of the house
Nancy Pelosi became the Speaker of the House and her speakership in Jan. 4th 2007. Which made her the first female speaker. In the speaker house. -
Steroid use in baseball scandal
he Mitchell Report is the result of former US Senator George J. Mitchell's with a 20-month investigation due to drug use in Major League Baseball (MLB). It was released December 13, 2007. Players were using steroids -
First ‘Bailouts’ Begin
The big bank bailout was the the 700 billion dollars the big bank kept to prevent financial failure. This is still going on today and is still a good idea. -
Barack Obama elected as president
Obama won 52.9% of the popular vote to McCain's 45.7%. He became the first African American to be elected as president. Which took place on november 4th 2008.
