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Y2K Fiasco
A problem in the coding of computerized systems that was projected to create havoc in comps. A lot of people feared that when the clocks struck midnight on January 1, 2000, many affected comps. would be using an incorrect date & fail to operate properly unless the computers’ software was repaired before. It was feared that such a misreading would lead to software failures in computers used in such important areas as banking & government records with the potential for chaos. All this was false. -
Bush/Gore Race
This race was the 54th presidential election. President George Bush was a republican who is from New Haven Connecticut. He was running against Bill Clinton’s Vice President Al Gore (democrat). -
Bush v. Gore
The Supreme Court of the United States reversed a Florida Supreme Court request for a selective manual recount of that state’s U.S. presidential election ballots. The 5–4 decision effectively awarded Florida’s votes in the electoral college to Republican candidate George W. Bush. On the evening of November 2000, With the termination of the recount process, Florida’s 25 electoral votes were awarded to Bush. Gore officially conceded on December 13th. -
Hanging "Chads" in Florida
The term came into general public discourse during the 2000 United States presidential election when an unusually close voting numbers resulted in a hand recount of thousands of ballots in Florida. During this time, there was a great deal of discussion regarding the eligibility of ballots that had a hanging chad instead of a cleanly punched hole, to indicate the voter’s choice of candidate. The term has remained in popular usage, especially among political commentators. -
Bush Inaugurated as POTUS
Bush had originally outlined an ambitious domestic agenda, but his priorities were significantly altered following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.] Wars were waged in Afghanistan and Iraq, and there were significant domestic debates regarding immigration, healthcare, Social Security, economic policy, and treatment of captured terrorists. The terrorist attacks also impacted the economy. Through an 8-year period of time, Bush’s high approval rating declined rapidly. -
Timothy McVeigh is Put To Death
McVeigh, Nichols, and Fortier were the three criminals who planned and initiated the bombing of the Alfred Murrah Federal Building. They all made contact with members of militia groups in the Midwest. On 04/19 '95 9:02 AM, the bomb went off, tearing off the front of the building, killing 168 people, & injuring more than 500 people. Two days after the bombing, McVeigh was taken into fed. custody, and Nichols turned himself in to authorities. McVeigh was put to death on 06/11/01 -
9/11 Terror Attacks
An American Airlines Boeing 767 crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York. The impact instantly killed hundreds of people and trapping more in higher floors. These terror attacks were planned by Al Qaeda by their leader Osama Bin Laden. An hour later, American Airlines Flight 77 circled over downtown Washington, D.C., before crashing into the Pentagon. A total of 2,996 people were killed in the 9/11 attacks, including the terrorist hijackers aboard the airplanes. -
Patriot Act Passed
President George W. Bush signed the Patriot Act into law. He praised the "new tools to fight the present danger". He also asserted that the Patriot Act "respects the civil liberties guaranteed by our Constitution." This Act allowed the U.S. government to survey every electronic device in the whole nation. These included, wiretaps and physical searches for officers to prove "probable cause" of criminality. -
North Korea admits testing nuclear weapons
US President George W. Bush labels North Korea, Iran and Iraq an "axis of evil" in his State of the Union address after The Bush Administration revealing that North Korea has admitted operating secret nuclear weapons program in violation of the 1994 agreement. -
The hunt for Osama in Afghanistan
Osama Bin Laden, the founder and former leader of al-Qaeda, went into hiding following the start of the War in Afghanistan in order to avoid capture by the United States. -
Enron Scandal (Houston,TX)
Led to the bankruptcy of the Enron Corporation, an American energy company based in Houston, TX, and the de facto dissolution of Arthur Andersen, which was one of the five largest audit and accountancy partnerships in the world. In addition to being the largest bankruptcy reorganization in American history at that time, Enron was cited as the biggest audit failure. -
Shuttle Columbia Explosion
Space shuttle Columbia exploded as it returned to Earth, killing the seven astronauts on board. An investigation board determined that a large piece of foam fell from the shuttle's external tank and breached the spacecraft wing. -
War in Iraq begins
The United States, along with coalition forces primarily from the United Kingdom, initiates war on Iraq. Just after explosions began to rock Baghdad, Iraq’s capital, U.S. President George W. Bush announced in a televised address, “At this hour, American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger.” -
Capture of Saddam Hussein
Also known as Operation Red Dawn, Saddam’s downfall began on March 20, 2003, when the United States led an invasion force into Iraq to topple his government, which had controlled the country for more than 20 years. -
NATO admits countries from the former USSR
Another expansion came with the accession of seven Central and Eastern European countries: Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia. These nations were first invited to start talks of membership during the 2002 Prague summit, and joined NATO shortly before the 2004 Istanbul summit. -
Former President Reagan dies
Former President Ronald Reagan died Saturday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 93. -
Red Sox wins world series
the Boston Red Sox win the World Series for the first time since 1918, finally vanquishing the so-called “Curse of the Bambino” that had plagued them for 86 years. -
Kerry/Bush Campaign and Election
Incumbent Republican President George W. Bush defeated Democratic nominee John Kerry, a United States Senator from Massachusetts. Bush won a narrow victory, taking 50.7% of the popular vote and 286 electoral votes. -
SE Asian Tsunami
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 9.1 struck the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. 227,898 people were killed or listed as missing and presumed dead. Material losses in the Indian Ocean region were $10 billion. The tsunami was caused by slippage of about 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) of the boundary between the India and Burma plates off the west coast of northern Sumatra. -
Death of Pope John Paul
Pope John Paul II was hospitalised with breathing problems caused by influenza on February 1, 2005. He left the hospital on February 10, but was hospitalised again with breathing problems two weeks later and had a tracheotomy in March after a urinary tract infection. He developed septic shock but was not hospitalised. Instead, he was monitored by a team of consultants at his home. He died later in the Vatican -
Election of Pope Benedict XVI
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, a hard-line guardian of conservative doctrine, was elected the new pope Tuesday evening in the Vatican City. -
Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans
Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of the United States. When the storm made landfall, it had a Category 3 rating on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale and stretched some 400 miles across. many people charged that the federal government was slow to meet the needs of the people affected by the storm. Hundreds of thousands of people in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama were displaced from their homes, and experts estimate that Katrina caused more than $100 billion in damage. -
Hurricane Rita hits Texas
Hurricane Rita was the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded in the Gulf of Mexico. In preparation, the Federal Government deployed 11 Disaster Medical Assistance Teams, staging them in mobile field hospitals across eastern Texas. The teams treated 7500 patients during the response. The combination of severe gridlock and excessive heat led to between 90 and 118 deaths even before the storm arrived. There were also severe impacts, mainly due to wind in the Southwest. -
Democrats take control of House and Senate
The Democratic Party won a majority of the state governorships and the U.S. House and Senate seats each for the first time since 1994, an election-year commonly known as the "Republican Revolution." For the first time since the creation of the Republican party in 1860, no Republican captured any House, Senate, or Gubernatorial seat previously held by a Democrat. Democrats took a 233–202 advantage in the House of Representatives, and achieved a 49–49 tie in the United States Senate. -
Saddam Hussein executed
Saddam was sentenced to death by hanging, after being convicted of crimes against humanity by the Iraqi Special Tribunal for the murder of 148 Iraqi Shi'ites in the town of Dujail in 1982. The execution drew criticism around the world from nations that oppose as well as support capital punishment. On Sunday Dec. 31st 2006, Saddam Hussein's body was returned to his birthplace of Al-Awja, near Tikrit, and was buried near the graves of other family members. -
Nancy Pelosi first female Speaker of the House
Nancy Pelosi was a vocal critic of President George W. Bush's stance on the war in Iraq. The CIA later accused her of being aware of the use of waterboarding of terrorism suspects, Pelosi denied the CIA's claims. After the election of Barack Obama in 2008, Pelosi was in position to work with a president of the same party. She was instrumental in pushing for the health care reform legislation that became the Affordable Care Act in 2010. -
Steroids in baseball scandal
The result of former Democratic United States Senator from Maine George J. Mitchell's 20-month investigation into the use of anabolic steroids and human growth hormone (HGH) in Major League Baseball (MLB). This was a 409-page report, released on December 13, 2007, covers the history of the use of illegal performance-enhancing substances by players. In addition, the report names 89 MLB players who are alleged to have used steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs. -
McCain/Obama campaign and race
Early campaigning focused heavily on the Iraq War and Bush's unpopularity. McCain supported the war, while Obama strongly opposed the war. Bush endorsed McCain, but the two did not campaign together. Obama campaigned on the theme that "Washington must change," while McCain emphasized his experience. The campaign was strongly affected by the onset of a major financial crisis, which peaked in September 2008. Obama was later elected. -
First "Bailouts" Begin
This was a law enacted subsequently to the subprime mortgage crisis authorizing the United States Secretary of the Treasury to spend up to $700 billion to purchase distressed assets and supply cash directly to banks. The bill established the Troubled Assets Relief Program. Troubled banks had the right to submit a bid price to sell their assets to The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) as part of a reverse auction. the bill included help for homeowners facing foreclosure. -
Barack Obama elected 1st Af. Am. POTUS
Senator Barack Obama of Illinois was elected president of the United States over Senator John McCain of Arizona. Obama became the 44th president, and the first African American to be elected to that office. He was subsequently elected to a second term over former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. -
Pres. Barack Obama Inauguration
The inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President took place on Tuesday, January 20, 2009. It set a record attendance for any event held in Washington, D.C., and marked the commencement of the first-year term of Barack Obama as President and Joe Biden as Vice President. Based on the combined attendance numbers, television viewership, and Internet traffic, it was among the most-observed events ever by the global audience. -
American Recovery and Reinvestment
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was a fiscal stimulus that ended the Great Recession. Congress approved President Obama's plan to put $787 billion into the pockets of American families and small businesses. The Troubled Asset Recovery Program (TARP) ended the 2008 financial crisis by bailing out large banks.nicknamed the Recovery Act, was a stimulus package enacted by the 111th U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama in February 2009. -
Supreme Court Appointees
President Barack Obama made two successful appointments to the Supreme Court of the United States. The first was Judge Sonia Sotomayor to fill the retirement of Justice David H. Souter. She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 6, 2009, by a vote of 68–31. The second was that of General Elena Kagan to replace retired John Paul Stevens. She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 5, 2010, by a vote of 63–37. -
Aff. Care Act
The Affordable Health Care for America Act, or Obamacare, was a bill that was crafted by the House of Representatives in 2009. At the encouragement of the Obama administration, the 111th Congress devoted much of its time to enacting reform of the United States' healthcare system. It became a law March 23, 2010. -
Operation Geronimo
Geronimo was the codename for the operation that sent two teams of 12 Seals zooming by Blackhawk helicopters to a walled compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, on Sunday to kill or capture the most wanted man in the world, Bin Laden. Anxious White House officials weren't positive that they would find Bin Laden in the fortress-like complex, that he might leave while the Seals were en route, but they found and shot him twice in the head.
