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Bush gets elected
Bush narrowly defeats Al Gore. Bush was the republican candidate. Bush was the 43rd president. -
Bush is inaugerated
Inaugurated as 43rd president. Defeated Al Gore. -
US planes attack Iraqi sites
US planes attack Iraqi radar sites to create a "no fly zone". This created opportunities for the US. Bush said it was a routine mission -
September 11 terrorist attacks
On this date members of a group called Al-Qaeda hijacked four airplanes. These planes were used to attack different locations in America. The most notable is the attack on the twin towers. -
Bush Ground Zero speech
This speech was given three days after 9/11. Bush hadn't intended on giving a speech but he did. The idea of this speech was to rally the hopes of the American people. -
War With Afghanistan
The public aims of this war was to dismantle Al-Qaeda and remove any Taliban from power. The US invaded Afghanistan in 2001 initially supported by Canada and the United Kingdom. They were supported by NATO in 2003. -
No child left behind act
The major focus of tis act is to provide equal chances for all students by closing achievement gaps. This gave many the ability to get high quality education. This also allows schools more flexibility in how they use federal funds. -
Bush-national Address-Declare war on iraq
We declared war with intentions to disarm Iraq. The plan was to free its people and defend the world from danger. The was lasted 10 years. -
US Congress authorizes the declaration of war with Iraq
During this time the Iraq Resolution was created to authorize war against Iraq. The resolution justified the reasons for attacking Iraq. The resolution gave Bush the authority to use American forces. -
Space Shuttle Colombia Self-destructs
This shuttle disintegrated upon entering Earths atmosphere. All 7 crew members aboard the shuttle were killed. This was the second tragedy in the space shuttle program. following space shuttle challenger. -
Operation Red Dawn
This was an American Military operation conducted in the town of ad-Dawr Iraq.This led to the capture of Saddam Hussein. This mission was assigned to the first brigade combat team. Hussein did not resist arrest. -
9/11 commision report
Established November 27 2002 and the final report was on July 22, 2004. The report was scheduled May 27, 2004 but was compromised. -
Wins Relection
Edged out John F. Kerry to win. promised to gain trust of those who he hadn't before. Bush claimed 51% of the popular vote -
Hurricane Katrina
This was on of the top 5 deadliest hurricanes in American history. overall at least 1,245 people died. Property damage as totaled to b $108 billion. -
Chief Justice Roberts-Supreme Court
He is the 17th and current chief justice of the united states. He was elected by George W. Bush in 2005. He took place of William Rehnquist after he died. -
Saddam Hussein found guilty
He was tried for crimes against humanity during his time in office. He was also tried for war crimes and genocide. The trial was seen as unfair and was said that saddams execution followed an unfair trial. -
Democratic party takes control of both houses
The Democratic party won 230 out of 435 seats in the house of representatives. They also held a 51-49 margin in the senate. A total of 6 senate republicans were defeated. -
Former President G. Ford dies
He died at his home in Racho Mirage, California. He was listed to have died of a cardiac arrest. He was the longest living president in US history. -
New troops in Iraq
Bush said he would increase troops in Iraq by 20,000. The additional troops would work alongside Iraqi units. He did this because the American people thought the progress of the war was unacceptable. -
Obama elected; Bush bids farewell
On this date Obama edges Bush out of the presidential race. He becomes the first African American president. He also becomes the 44th president.
