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Economic Stimulus Bill
$787 billion Economic Stimulus Bill is signed into Law -
Nobel Peace Prize
Barack Obama is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize -
Obama Care
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obama Care) is passed -
BP oil rig explosion
BP oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico -
The Compromise tax plan
The Compromise tax plan is passed extending the tax cuts initiated by George W. Bush -
Osama bin Laden is killed
Death of Osama bin Laden - Osama bin Laden is killed in a US raid in Pakistan -
Benghazi attack
Benghazi attack of September 11, 2012, when Islamic militants attacked the American diplomatic compound -
Colonel Qaddaffi
Libyan leader Colonel Qaddaffi is killed -
President Barack Obama is re-elected
President Barack Obama is re-elected to a second term as President, beating Mitt Romney -
Second term
Barack Obama begins his second term as the current U.S. President -
No Budget, No Pay Act
The No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 is signed into law -
Violence Against Women Act
The Violence Against Women Act is signed into law -
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Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant
In April 2013 terrorist forces in Iraq and Syria merged creating ISIL, the "Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant" reflecting the new goal of territorial ownership of all of Iraq and the Levant (Syria and Lebanon) -
Boston Marathon bombing
The Boston Marathon bombing terrorist attack on April 15, 2013 -
West Fertilizer Company explosion
West Fertilizer Company explosion claimed 15 lives and injured 200 others -
The Freedom Tower
The Freedom Tower (One World Trade Center) was completed in July 2013 and opened November 3, 2014 -
The Continuing Appropriations Act
October 17, 2013: The Continuing Appropriations Act is signed into law containing a continuing resolution ending the US government shutdown of 2013 and the debt-ceiling crisis of 2013 -
Dalai Lama
The President meets with the Dalai Lama at the White House -
President visits troops and military
The President visits troops and military leaders at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan
