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Generation Echo Boom
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Twenty-two UN troops killed in Somalia
US soldiers were killed and two Blackhawk helicopters were shot down in a heavy firefight in the capital of Somalia, Mogadishu. -
US sends forces to Persian Gulf
An Iraqi troop buildup near Kuwait in 1994 led the United States to send forces to Kuwait and nearby areas. -
US rescues Mexico's economy with $20-billion aid program
Mexico was on the verge of defaulting on its foreign obligations, the United States stepped in with a plan too help. -
Kabul is seized
Militant Taliban leaders seize Afghan capital of Kabul. -
US, UK, and France agree to freeze Nazis' gold loot
The United States, Britain and France have agreed to freeze the distribution of $68 million in gold bars that were looted by the Nazis. -
Iraq ends cooperation with UN arms inspectors
Iraq wouldn't allow an inspection of there arms. -
Comlumbine
Two senior students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, embarked on a massacre, killing 12 students and 1 teacher. -
Yemen terrorist explosion
U.S. sailors on Navy destroyer Cole die in Yemen terrorist explosion -
9/11
Al Qaeda hijacked 4 passenger aircrafts 2 planes hit the twin towers, 1 plane hit the pentagon in VA, and the 4th plane crashed in a field after the passengers attempted to take control of it. -
Operation Anaconda
U.S. and Afghan troops launch Operation Anaconda against remaining al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters in Afghanistan -
U.S. and Britain launch war against Iraq
President Bush declares war on Iraq. -
Spain is rocked by terrorist attacks.
Al Qaeda takes responsibility for killing more than 200 and injuring 1,000. -
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. -
Saddam Hung
Saddam Hussein is convicted of crimes against humanity by an Iraqi court and hanged in Baghdad. -
Obama Elected
Barack Obama has been elected the 44th president of the United States of America.
