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Y2K Fiasco
December 31st 1999, is the date that everyone thought all the electronics would all shut down. Everyone thought all the electronics would freak out and stop working due to the date. The operating systems used for the date only used two digits and they were already at ‘99, so everyone thought that the computers wouldn’t know how to handle the date change into the 2000’s. -
Hanging “Chads” in Florida
Bush vs Gore election was very close election it was a back and forth election with terrible voting machines. Chads are the little pieces of paper that are cut out from a hole punch. During the election hole punches were used to mark the votes. The catch was these hole punches were not working well and the chads did not come off all the way so when the card were put in the reader,the reader couldn’t tell what was marked, and that caused Bush to be elected even tho Gore actually won -
Bush / Gore Race
In the year 2000 George W. Bush, former governor of Texas decided to run for president, as well as Al Gore, an American politician and environmentalist. Bush was running as Republican as to Gore running as a Democrat. The whole race was very close and up in the air the during the whole election coming down to the final decision of Florida and Bush taking the victory as our 43rd president. -
Bush v. Gore
The supreme court case Bush v. Gore in 2000, December 9th - 12th argued if manual recounts violate the 14th amendment, Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Constitution. Final decision was the recount did violate the constitution but Bush was still elected president -
Timothy McVeigh put to death
Timothy was born on April 32,1968, in NY. McVeigh was known as an American domestic terrorist. He is known for the Oklahoma city bombing in 1995, killing 168, and injuring 680 people. He was later captured and put to death by lethal injection at the Federal Correctional Complex, June 11, 2001. -
9/11
September 11, 2001, the carried out suicide attack target in the US; both World Trade Centers, the Pentagon, and the White house. First the Twin towers, then the Pentagon, but the plane towards the White House was taken back by civilians and never made it. The attack was planned by a Islamic extremist group, al-Qaeda, organized by Osama Bin Laden. -
Patriot Act
October 26, 2001, President Bush passed the USA PATRIOT acronym, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism. This gave law enforcement new tools to detect and prevent terrorism after the 9/11 attack. -
The hunt for Osama in Afghanistan
Osama was being hunted for the terrorist attack on the twin towers on September 11, 2001. Bush send the military to invade Iraq. He does this to hunt down Osama in attempts to kill Osama. -
Shuttle Columbia Explosion
The shuttle exploded in February 1, 2003, over Texas and Louisiana. The cause of the explosion was from a piece of insulation that broke off and damaged the shuttles propellant tank and left wing. The shuttle exploded re-entering the Earth's atmosphere killing seven astronauts. -
War in Iraq Begins
Mar 20, 2003 President Bush announces U.S. forces have begun a military operation into Iraq. US invaded Saddam Hussein’s government causes a war against Iraq till December 18, 2011. -
Kerry/Bush campaign and election
John Kerry was a democrat and ran against Bush in the 2004 presidential election. Kerry did not beat Bush in the presidential election so he served as the 68th United States Secretary of State from 2013 to 2017. Bush was a Republican. Kerry lost the election to Bush by 35 electoral votes. Kerry criticized Bush for the Iraq war. -
Former President Reagan dies
Reagan died June 5, 2004. Reagan died due to pneumonia in Bell Air. Reagan was 93 at the time of his death, he was also the 40th POTUS. Reagan served two terms as president, during those two terms he cut taxes and increased defense spending. -
SE Asian Tsunami
December 26, 2004 a massive undersea earthquake off the indonesia coast made a huge Tsunami strike causing mass destruction on the coast line from east African coast to Southeast Asia. -
Death of Pope John Paul
Pope Paul died in Italy in April 2, 2005. Paul was born in May 18, 1920. The Pope was made famous by being the first non-Italian pope in more than 400 years. -
Hurricane Katrina
August 23, 2005 a tropical cyclone took over the Gulf coast in the United States causing 125 billion dollars in damage. The hurricane and its aftermath claimed more than 1,800 lives. The destruction of the natural disaster didn't end for 8 days on August 31. -
Hurricane Rita Hits Texas
September 18, 2005 – September 26, 2005 the fourth most intense atlantic hurricane hit US Gulf coast. The impact of Rita winds, rain, and tornadoes devastated from eastern Texas to Alabama. The hurricane’s winds, rains, and tornados that came with it caused $18.5 billion dollars in damage. -
Saddam Hussein executed
Hussein was executed on December 30, 2006. Hussein was a dictator who was very strict with his rulings. He was executed for the murder of 148 Iraqi Shi'ite's, in retaliation for an assassination attempt on his life. He was hung to death. -
Nancy Pelosi
From 2007 to 2011, Nancy Pelosi served as the first female Speaker of the House in American history. She is Democratic Leader and fought for better pay and better communities for American middle class families. Now since 2011 she’s been a representative for California’s 12th district. -
First “bailouts’ begin
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, or “bailout”, was passed by the US Congress and signed into law by President Bush on October 3, 2008. It was designed to prevent the collapse of the financial system in US after the subprime mortgage crisis. -
Barack Obama elected 1st AF.Am. POTUS
Obama was elected the first african american president in the United states in 2009. Obama’s slogan was simply “change.” Obama was the 44th POTUS. -
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of February 2009 was created to help the United States economy recover from an economic downturn that began in late 2007. Obama signed into law in his presidency. -
Pres. Barack Obama Inauguration
January 20, 2009, Barack Obama inauguration as the 44th President of the United States. An estimated 1.8 billion people came to witness the big moment in US history of the beginning of the first African American Presidency. -
Aff. Care Act
The health care reform law, Affordable Care Act ( ACA or “Obamacare”) was signed in March 2010. This made all americans able to be covered by insurance, made employers offer coverage to employees, made children able to remain on their parents plan until they’re 26, and also made insurance plan cover basic services. -
Operation Geronimo
Operation Geronimo was the name of the mission to assassinate Osama. Osama was killed on May 2, 2011, early in the morning. Osama was found in al-Qa’ida compound in Abbottabad.
