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September 11 attack
it was three days after 9/11 and president George W. Bush was to give one of the most memorable speeches of his eight year in office.
the only thing available: a bullhorn. bush stood atop some rubble and began to speak. some shouted out that they could not hear him. -
No child left behind Act
authorized several federal education program that are administered by the state. -
Operation red dawn
the U.S invaded iraq, overthrowing and capturing thier leader, saddam hussien. president Bush stated that the war in iraq was necessary in order to prevent hussien from necessary in order to prevent hussien from using weapons of mass description against the U.S or our allies in the future. -
Wins Relection
in 2004, presidental election incumbant George W. Bush defeated his democratic challenger, senator john kerry. -
Hurricane Katrina
hurricane katrina struck the gulf coast of the U.S when the storm made landfall it had a category 3 rating on the saffir- simpson Hurricane scale- it brought sustained winds of 11-140 miles per hour- and stretched some 400 miles across.
katrina caused more than $100 billion in damaged. -
Former president G. ford dies
Americas 38th president, gerald ford (1913- 2006) took office on August 9, 1974. who left the white house in disgrace over the watergate scandal. ford had been appointed vice president less than a year earliier by president Nixon. -
new troops in iraq
president Bush announces the deployment of five additional US army brigades to iraq ro support iraq army operations in and around baghdad. US troops level in iraq will exceed 160,000 in the next several months.
