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Unit 12 - 1990-2010

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  • World Trade Center 1993

    World Trade Center 1993
    Islamic extremists unsuccessfully attempt to destroy the World Trade Center towers in NYC

  • Oklahoma City Bombing

    Oklahoma City Bombing
    Timothy McVeigh kills 168 people in the worse case of domestic terrorism to date in American history

  • Clinton Impeached

    Clinton Impeached
    Bill Clinton becomes the 2nd President in American history to be impeached. He will eventually be found not guitly of all charges.

  • Election of 2000

    Election of 2000
    George Bush defeats Al Gore in a controversial presidential election to become the 43rd President of the United States

  • 9-11 Attacks

    9-11 Attacks
    Islamic extremists successfully attempt to destroy the World Trade Center towers in NYC

  • Operation Enduring Freedom

    Operation Enduring Freedom
    Operation Enduring Freedom (invasion of Afghanistan) is launched to find those responsible for the 9-11 attacks

  • Hurricane Katrina

    Hurricane Katrina
    Hurricane Katrina slams into the Gulf Coast of the United States.

  • The Surge

    The Surge
    President Bush announces that 30,000 more US troops will be sent to Iraq to qwell the violence.

  • Obama Elected President

    Obama Elected President
    Barack Obama becomes the 44th President of the United States by defeating Senator John McCain