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First Women's World Soccer Championship
The US women's team won the first women's World Cup final. The tournament boosted the economy Woman's sports gained popularity and promoted gender equality. Source: https://www.adidas.com.au/blog/1015102-herstory-in-the-making-the-evolution-of-fifa-womens-football-world-cuptm -
Amazon Opens Doors
Jeff Bezos officially opens up online purchasing with Amazon. Within 5 years of opening, Amazon shipped 20 million items to 150 different countries Developed the Kindle which created e-books and a streaming service still used today Has become one of the most valuable companies in the world Source: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/amazon-opens-for-business -
International Space Station
The US and other countries work together to begin creating a space station to orbit the Earth. President Regan approved the budget in 1984. The station was redesigned with Russian involvement in 1993 An international partnership was created including USA, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada Source: https://www.nasa.gov/reference/international-space-station/ -
9/11
Terrorist air attacks on US soil by al-Qaeda. Devastating emotional toll that still felt today Created a US military response leading to war with Afghanistan and Iraq Source: https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/09/02/two-decades-later-the-enduring-legacy-of-9-11/ -
Economic Recession
Worst global financial crisis since the Great Depression. Started in 2007 and ended in 2009. The recession affected the US along with other countries. source: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/great-recession.asp#:~:text=Investopedia%20%2F%20NoNo%20Flores-,What%20Was%20the%202008%20Great%20Recession%3F,Great%20Depression%20in%20the%201930s -
Obama Becomes President
America elects its first black President. Created the Affordable Care Act changing healthcare in USA forever and still being opposed by many. source: https://www.pewresearch.org/2017/01/10/how-america-changed-during-barack-obamas-presidency/ -
Deep Water Horizon
The Gulf of Mexico has the largest oil spill in history. The clean-up it took 1.8 million gallons of dispersant substances. The oil polluted 1000 miles of shoreline. source: https://www.britannica.com/event/Deepwater-Horizon-oil-spill/Cleanup-efforts -
Trump Elected President
Donald Trump was elected President of the United States setting the country up for political unrest. Trump had made fake emails to win the election. source: https://www.britannica.com/topic/United-States-presidential-election-of-2016/Conventions#ref336739 -
Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement
President Trump withdrew the US from the Paris Climate Agreement. The agreement involved over 200 countries/nations. The US pollutes the atmosphere with more gases than anyone else. source: https://www.npr.org/2020/11/03/930312701/u-s-officially-leaving-paris-climate-agreement -
COVID Vaccination
Pfizer developed the first COVID-19 vaccine that was approved by the FDA. Saved potentially 19.8 million lives. source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9225255/