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The first gulf war
a war waged by coalition forces from 35 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait -
World Trade center bombing
a truck bomb detonated below the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. -
Oklahoma city bombing
a domestic terrorist truck bombing on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City, -
Attack on USS cole
The USS Cole bombing was a terrorist attack against the United States Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Cole -
US invasion of Afghanistan
public aims that were made to dismantle al-Qaeda, and to deny it a safe base of operations in Afghanistan by removing the Taliban from power. -
9/11
a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda on the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The attacks killed 2,996 people, injured over 6,000 others -
invasion of iraq
signaled the start of the Iraq War, which the United States dubbed Operation Iraqi Freedom -
United states involvement in Syria.
In May 2011, the United States ordered sanctions against the Syrian government for human rights violations, but Assad continued his assault on the protesters throughout Syria, which left thousands dead, according to the United Nations -
Boston Marathon bombing
two homemade bombs detonated 12 seconds and 210 yards apart at 2:49 p.m., near the finish line of the annual Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring several hundred others, including 16 who lost limbs -
Orlando Shooting
An American-born man who'd pledged allegiance to ISIS gunned down 49 people early Sunday at a gay nightclub in Orlando
