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President Bill Clinton appoints Norman Mineta as U.S. Secretary of Commerce, the first Asian American to be appointed to the Cabinet.
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The swollen Limpopo River bursts its banks.
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Toyota Introduces the U.S. to the Prius and grows Market for Hybrid Car
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Concord Jet crashes in Paris killins 113
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AT&T Introduces Text Messaging to the U.S
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Hillary Clinton was elected to the US senate. This makes her the first, First Lady of the United States, to do so.
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Janet Jackson was awarded the American Music Awards' Award of Merit.
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President George W. Bush signs Bush tax cuts into law.
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9/11 Attacks
Islamic terrorist Osama bin laden bombs the twin-towers after he declared holy war against the United States. -
The United States withdrawls from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
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The European Union released the Euro as a new form of currency
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Daniel Pearl, Kidnapped Wall Street Journal reporter, is murdered in Karachi, Pakistan.
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Congress passes the Iraq Resolution authorizing the Iraq War.
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Far East Movement is the first Asian American Band earn a top ten hit on the Mainstream Pop charts in the United States.
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Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates over Texas upon re-entry, killing all 7 astronauts on board.
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191 people are killed in the Madrid Train Bombings.
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10 new members are accepted into the European Union.
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Beslen Massacre
Chechen millitants held at least 1,100 people hostage and 334 were killed -
Piyush “Bobby” Jindal elected to Congress representing Louisiana. Bobby is the first Indian American to win a congressional seat in 46 years
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Pope John Paul II dies and Pope Benedict XVI is elected Pope
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The Discovery goes into orbit.
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Huricane Katrina
It is the biggest natural disaster in all of US history which is as strong as a Category 3 or low Category 4 storm. there was moe than $200 billion worth of damage and more than 275,000 homes were destroyed.400,000 jobs were lost and 1,000 were either killed or are still missing. This caused high oil and gas bills for a long time. -
Carrie Underwood's "Inside Your Heaven" won the coveted Top-Selling Hot 100 Song of the Year award and also Top-Selling Country Single of the Year award at the Billboard Music Awards.
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Bombs planted on the train system in Mumbai exploded, killing 209 people.
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The US and Europe made risky loans causing bankruptcy and the loss of jobs.
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Anh Cao wins a special election for a seat in the House of Representatives, representing New Orleans, Louisiana and he is the first Vietnamese-American to serve in Congress.
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BP GUlf oil spill. BP estimated the flow could be as much as 100,000 barrels per day.
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Chinese workers are hired by the Central Pacific Railroad Co. to help build the Transcontinental Railroad.
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Missing Girls in Nigeria
Almost 300 school girls from Nigeria were abducted. Nigerian military have recently found them but aren't releasing specific detail because they dont want to harm the hostages. -
Suicide Bombers attack London’s public transit system. They killed 56 people.
