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Y2K Fiasco
in 1999 we the nation and world where entiring a new millenium. and we were scared because we thought the world was going to end. because we didnt make a calander for the new millenium -
Bush/Gore Race
The election was noteworthy for a controversy over the awarding of Florida's 25 electoral votes, the subsequent recount process in that state, and the unusual event of the winning candidate having received fewer popular votes than the runner-up. It was the closest election since 1876 and only the fourth election in which the electoral vote did not reflect the popular vote. -
Hanging "Chads" in Florida
In the 2000 United States presidential election, many Florida votes used Votomatic style punched card ballots where incompletely punched holes resulted in partially punched chads: either a "hanging chad", where one or more corners were still attached. And the entire state had to do a recount that didnt end till apirl were it stated that gore would've been our president -
Bush vs Gore
it was the elections for 2000 when George W. Bush was nominated for the republican presidantal nomaniee. And Ale Gore was nominated as the democratic presidantial nominee. the both of them were very strong canidates. but at the end of all of it it was Bush that came out on top because Gore was done with all the drama that was going on with Florida and the recount for them. -
Bush Inaugurated as POTUS
The first inauguration of George W. Bush as the 43rd President of the United States took place on Saturday -
Timothy McVeigh put to DEATH
Timothy McVeigh was put to death. because he was responsible for killing over a hundred people. and he was convicted of 168 first degree murders in the Oklahoma city bombing. -
9-11 Terror Attacks
9-11 was the most miserable day for all men, women, and children. 4 planes were high jacked by the terrorist group alqida. 2 crashed into the twin towers in New York, New York. Another hit the the pentagon. And the final one was going to hit the white house but thank god to those passangers for taking the plane back. But unfortinatlly the passengers on the that plane did not make it. the total estimate of all the deaths on 9-11 is 2,977 people are dead -
Patriot Act passed
The USA PATRIOT Act is an Act of Congress that was signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001. With its ten-letter abbreviation (USA PATRIOT) expanded, the full title is “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001”. -
The hunt for Osama bin Laden
We started hunting Osama bin Laden began after he did his terrorist attacks on our great country, in 2001. it took us a couple of years to find out where he was hiding but we found him in Afghanistan. -
Enron Scandal (Houston, Texas)
The Enron Scandal was basically that executivews were taking money and putting it off the books. and the company was claiming bankruptcy. -
North korea admits to nuclear weapon testing
North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kang Suk Ju admitted that Pyongyang has a uranium-enrichment program during October 3-5 meetings with a U.S. delegation after Assistant Secretary of State James Kelly confronted him with intelligence data proving the program’s existence, Kelly stated during an October 19 press conference in Seoul. -
Shuttle Columbia Explosion
the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon reentering Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven crew members. The disaster was the second fatal accident in the Space Shuttle program after Space Shuttle Challenger, which broke apart and killed the seven-member crew 73 seconds after liftoff in 1986. -
War in Iraq begins
On this day in 2003, 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
Samir, a 34-year-old Iraqi-American military interpreter who helped find Saddam and pull him from his hideaway in December 2003. Operation Red Dawn was an American military operation conducted on 13 December 2003 in the town of ad-Dawr, Iraq, near Tikrit, that led to the capture of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. -
NATO admits countries from the former USSR
The Parties may by unanimous agreement invite any other European State in a position to further the principles of this Treaty and to contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area to accede to this Treaty Any State so invited may become a Party to the Treaty by depositing its instrument of accession with the Government of the United States of America. The Government of the United States of America will inform each of the Parties of the deposit of each such instrument of accession -
Former President Reagan Dies
On June 5, 2004, Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, died after having suffered from Alzheimer's disease for nearly a decade. His seven-day state funeral followed. After Reagan's death, his body was taken from his Bel Air, Los Angeles home to the Gates, Kingsley and Gates Funeral Home in Santa Monica, California to prepare the body for burial. -
Kerry/Bush Campaign and Election
The United States presidential election of 2004, the 55th quadrennial presidential election, was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Incumbent Republican President George W. Bush defeated Democratic nominee John Kerry, a United States Senator from Massachusetts. -
SE Asian Tsunami
The undersea megathrust earthquake was caused when the Indian Plate was subducted by the Burma Plate and triggered a series of devastating tsunamis along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing 230,000–280,000 people in 14 countries -
Death of Pope John Paul
John Paul II, history’s most well-traveled pope and the first non-Italian to hold the position since the 16th century, dies at his home in the Vatican. Six days later, two million people packed Vatican City for his funeral, said to be the biggest funeral in history. -
Election of Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd in St. Peter's Square after being elected by the conclave of cardinals Tuesday. VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, a hard-line guardian of conservative doctrine, was elected the new pope Tuesday evening in the first conclave of the new millennium. -
Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans
The communities of Slidell, Avery Estates, Lakeshore Estates, Oak Harbor, Eden Isles and Northshore Beach were inundated by the storm surge that extended over six miles inland. The storm surge affected all 57 miles (92 km) of St. Tammany Parish’s coastline, including Lacombe, Mandeville and Madisonville.[2] The storm surge in the area of the Rigolets Pass was estimated to be 16 feet, not including wave action, declining to 7 feet (2.1 m) at Madisonville. -
Hurricane Rita Hits Texas
Rita weakened to Category 3 strength before making landfall at 0740 UTC on September 24 in extreme southwestern Louisiana between Johnson Bayou and Sabine Pass. At the time of landfall, Rita was a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a barometric pressure of 937 mbar (hPa; 27.67 inHg). -
Democrats take control of house and senate
November 9, 2006, Allen and fellow Republican incumbent Sen. Conrad Burns (Mont.) both conceded defeat, ceding effective control of the Senate to the Democrats. ... Some of the Republican House and Senate seats lost by the Republicans belonged to members of the Republican Revolution of 1994. -
Saddam Hussein executed
The execution of Saddam Hussein took place on Saturday, 30 December 2006. 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, in retaliation for an assassination attempt against him. -
Nancy Pelosi first female Speaker of the House
The gavel used by House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi when she became the first female speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Pelosi, 77, served four years as speaker -
McCain/Obama campaign and race
The Democratic ticket of Barack Obama, a Senator from Illinois, and Joe Biden, a long-time Senator from Delaware, defeated the Republican ticket of Senator John McCain of Arizona and Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska. Obama became the first African American ever to be elected as president, and Joe Biden became the first Catholic to ever be elected as vice president. -
Steroids in baseball scandal
The extent of performance enhancing drugs in MLB came to light with the Mitchell Report, released Dec. 13, 2007. The 409-page report chronicles former Sen. George J. Mitchell's 21-month investigation into the use of steroids in baseball. The report names 89 MLB players who are alleged to have used steroids, -
First "bailouts" begin
The Big Bank Bailout. Most people think that the big bank bailout was the $700 billion that the treasury department used to save the banks during the financial crash in September of 2008. But this is a long way from the truth because the bailout is still ongoing. -
Barack Obama elected 1st Af.Am. POTUS
Barack Obama became the first African American President in American history. And he was the 44th president to be elected. And was the 13th democratic president. -
Barack Obama Inauguration
Roughly about 2 million people came to see president Obama give his oath of office when becoming the first african american president ever in United States history. the streets were flowed with people and it was hovering right below zero in Washington D.C. -
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
It was a plan to put about $787 billion in the pockets of American families and small businesses. That boost demand and instill confidence. And came right after the TARP act that was pasted by Bush to get all banks out of bankruptcy. -
Supreme Court Appointees
Justices are nominated by the President of the United States and appointed after confirmation by the United States Senate. Justices of the Supreme Court have life tenure and receive a salary which is set at $255,500 per year for the chief justice and at $244,400 per year for each associate justice -
Aff. Care Act
The affordable care act was mad to make affordable health care available for more people expecally for the people in poverty. It expanded medical programs. And it Support innovative medical care delivery methods designed to lower the costs of health care generally. -
Operation Geronimo
It was to kill one of the most wanted list in america. And the objective was to kill the man of the 9-11 terrorist attacks. Osama bin Laden. And we did did that.
