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Clinton appoins first woman secretary of state
President Clinton appoinst Madeleine Albright as the first U.S secretary of state -
F.B.I arrests suspected Unabomber
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Militant Taliban leaders seize Afghan capital of Kabul
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"Mad Cow" disease
Britain alarmed by "Mad Cow" disease -
Nazis' gold loot frozen
The U.S, UK, and France all afre to freeze the Nazis' gold loot -
I'm Born
Christine Stafford is born in Boston, Massachussets -
Hong Kong returns
Hong Kong returns to Chinese -
Two convicted NY
Two people are convicted of the attempted bombing of the Ny World Trade Center -
O.J Simpson found liable
O.J Simpson found liable in civil suit, in the murder of his wife -
Europeans agree on currency
Finally, Europeans agree on single currency, the Euro. Accept for Great Britian -
President accused
President Clinton is accused of a sex-scandal with Monica Lewinsky, and gets impeached -
Indonesian dictator steps down
Indonesian dictator Suharto steps down after 32 years in power -
Unabomber Sentenced
Unabomber sentenced to four life sentences in jail -
Impeachment of President Clinton opens
The U.S Senate opens impeachment of President Clinton -
South African president steps dowm
Nelson Mandela, the first black president of South Africa steps down -
J.F.K Junior dies
J.F.K Junior, his wife, and his sister get lost at sea, when there plane dissapears -
Earthquake shakes Turkey
A Magnitude 7.4 earthquake kills more than 15,600 people in Turkey -
Cuban boy reuinited with father
Cuban boy, Elian Gonzalez gets reunited with his father -
U.S sailors die in Yemen
U.S sailors on the Navy destroyer, the Cole, die in Yemen terrorist explosion -
Mad Cow Disease
Mad Cow Disease alarms Europe -
President Bush wins recount
President Bush wins Florida recount against Al Gore -
President Sworn In
George W. Bush is sworn in as 43rd president -
Twin Towers are bombed
The Twin Towers in New York are bombed by Muslim suicide bombers. -
Israel condems Palestine
Israael condems the Palestinean Authority as a "terror-supporting entity" -
Taliban regimen collapses
Taliban regime collapses in Afghanistan after two months of bombing -
Bush Signs legislation
President Bush signs legislation creating cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security -
Bombs in Bali Kill Many
Terrorist bomb in Bali kills hundreds -
Republicans re-take senate
Republicans re-take the senate in midterm elections -
Violence in India kills thousands
India's worst violence in decades kills thousands -
Space Shuttle Explodes
The space shuttly, Columbia, explodes killing 7 astronouts -
Baghdad falls
Baghdad falls to U.S troops -
Governer ousted
California Governer, Gray Davis, ousted in recall vote -
War launched
U.S and Great Britain launch war against Iraq -
Rebels drive President out of office
Armed rebels in Haiti force President to resign and flee country -
Tsunami Devastates Asia
Enormous tsunami devastates Asia, 200,000 people killed -
Bush proposes space program
Bush proposes ambitious space program that includes flights to the moon, mars, and beyond -
Gay Marriages Begin
Gay marriages being in Massachusetts -
Solider Death Toll Rises
Number of deaths of U.S soldiers in Iraq reaches 2,000 -
Military Withdraws
The Syrian military, stationed in Lebannon for 29 years, withdraws. -
President Sworn In for Second Term
George W. Bush is officialy sworn in for second term of president -
Pope Dies
Pope John Paul II Dies -
Bush Expresses Regret
Geaorge Bush expresses regret for abuse of prisioners of Abu Ghraib prison. -
Rockets fire into Israel
Hezbollag, a lebanese militant group, fires rockets into Israel -
Saddam Hussein convicted
Saddam Hussein is convicted of crimes against hummanity by Iraqi court. -
Democrats Gain Control
Democrats gain control of both houses.