US History Since 1865 Modern Timeline

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  • NAFTA

    NAFTA
    in August of 1993, NAFTA signed by the previous president George HW Bush in December of 1992 was ratified by the United States Congress and went into effect which was seen as a victory for Bill Clinton but cost him some power in Congress which would bite him a year later.
    (Kruse and Zelizer 209)

  • Waco Siege

    Waco Siege
    Jane Reno's first full month as Attorney General turns into a nightmare when the Branch Davidians compound in Waco Texas burns down after a disastrous raid by the FBI and gives ammunition to the growing Far Right fears about overreach of the federal government.
    (Kruse and Zelizer 207-208)

  • Republican Revolution

    Republican Revolution
    in November of 1994, the republican party led by Newt Gingrich with the help of Contract with America, CSPAN, and Rush Limbaugh ended up winning back control of Congress with majorities in both chambers.
    (Kruse and Zelizer 216)

  • OKC Bombing

    OKC Bombing
    In April of 1995, Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols committed an act of terrorism by bombing the Alfred Murrah Federal Building which brought attention to the fact the United States would have to deal with the reality of domestic and foreign terrorism hitting the homeland.
    (Kruse and Zelizer 220)

  • DOMA

    DOMA
    in 1996 the Defense of Marriage Act was passed and signed by Bill Clinton into act which was supposed to fight the menace of same-sex marriage.
    (Kruse and Zelizer 218)

  • Impeachment

    Impeachment
    For the second time in history in December of 1998, the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Bill Clinton for the coverup of the Monica Lewinsky affair.
    (Kruse and Zelizer 231)

  • Patriot Act Passes

    Patriot Act Passes
    On October 24, 2001, the USA PATRIOT ACT passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 357 to 67 showing the fear of post-9/11 America.
    (Kruse and Zelizer 257)

  • Supreme Court strikes down sodomy laws

    Supreme Court strikes down sodomy laws
    In June of 2003, the Supreme Court in the case of Lawrence v. Texas strikes down sodomy laws renewing culture war debates and fears of same-sex marriage being legalized down the road.
    (Kruse and Zelizer 273)

  • Anti War Protests

    Anti War Protests
    On February 15, 2003, the biggest anti-war protests took place around the world denouncing and shouting not in our name for the upcoming invasion of Iraq
    (Kruse and Zelizer 263)

  • The country meets Obama

    The country meets Obama
    At the 2004 DNC convention, the country meets Barack Obama a then-state senator of Illinois who was running for a US Senate seat he gives the keynote address, and the country wonders if he would run for president down the line.
    (Kruse and Zelizer 289)