Top 15 Events of Generation Y

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  • Big Bayou Canot Train Wreck

    Big Bayou Canot Train Wreck

    An amtrack train derailied in Alabama killing 47 and injuring 103 people
  • Major League Baseball Players Strike

    Major League Baseball Players Strike

    As a result the World Series was canceled
  • Oklahoma City Bombing

    Oklahoma City Bombing

    168 people were killed in a bombing of a federal building
  • Nintendo 64 Launched in U.S.

    Nintendo 64 Launched in U.S.

    New technology advanced gaming system comes out by Nintendo
  • Columbine High School Shooting

    Columbine High School Shooting

    Two students go on a shooting rampage, 12 students and 1 teacher killed
  • Closest Presidential Election

    Closest Presidential Election

    George Bush beats Al Gore in closest presidential election in history
  • 9/11 Terrorist Attack

    9/11 Terrorist Attack

    Terrorists hijacked jets and world trade center went down
  • Space Shuttle Columbia crashes

    Space Shuttle Columbia crashes

    US Space shuttle named Columbia crashes killing 7 crew members
  • Bird Flue Plagues

    Bird Flue Plagues

    Bird flue spreads accross 10 Asian countries and regions including China
  • Hurricane Katrina

    Hurricane Katrina

    Costliest natural disaster in the United States, 1836 people died
  • Pluto not a Planet

    Pluto not a Planet

    Pluto was kicked out of our solar system and was revaluated as a dwarf planet
  • US and Russia Relation Conflict

    US and Russia Relation Conflict

    Russia believes the US missile defense plan in Eastern Europe poses a threat to its national security
  • Beijing Olympic Games

    Beijing Olympic Games

    China made huge efforst to successfully host one of the best Olympic Events
  • Barack Obama Takes Office

    Barack Obama Takes Office

    44th and first black president
  • Haiti Earthquake

    Haiti Earthquake

    A 7.0 scale earthquake hit Haiti killing over 250,000 people