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US Budget crisis in fourth month
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France halts nuclear testing in the Pacific
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Brett Farve wins second consecutive MVP
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The movie Happy Gilmore is released
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Mom gets a minivan
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Clinton blocks ban on late-term abortions
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My birth
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Muhammad Ali lights the torch at the Olmpic Games in Atlanta
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Jet burts into flames shortly after take off
TWA Flight 800 exploded and crashed in the Atlantic Ocean just 12 minutes after take off, right off Long Island killing all 240 passengers -
Clinton appoints Madeleine Albright as first female US Secretary of State
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America Online purchases Time Warner
Time Warner was bought for $162 billion and was the largest merger ever -
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at 11,722.98 (at the peak of the Dot-com bubble)
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St. Louis Rams win the Superbowl for the first time since 1951
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Court orders break up of Microsoft
Microsoft is ordered to break up for monopoly in computer software -
Dad turns 40
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Sister enters 6th grade
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Grand Prix F1 returns to Indianapolis
Formula 1 racing returns to the US at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after 9 years. -
USS Cole is badly damaged by two suicide bombers
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Hillary Clinton is elected to the US Senate
She was the first woman to represent the state and the first time a First Lady had ever run for public office. -
George W. Bush defeats Al Gore in the presidential election
Bush beat Al Gore but the final outcome was unknown for over a month due to voting controversy. -
Same-sex marriage becomes legal in New Hampshire.
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Apple releases the first iPad
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BP Oil Spill
Largest enviromental disaster ever. Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. -
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signs the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act
The broadest and strictest anti-illegal immigration measure in decades. It receives national and international attention and has spurred considerable controversy. -
The "flash crash" occurs at the New York Stock Exchange
Temporarily depleting 1,000 points off of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It is the largest intra-day fall ever. -
Sister graduates NYU
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Apple releases iPhone 4
Problems with the antenna design create consumer problems -
US Combat withdrawal in Iraq
Obama begins to bring soldiers in combat home from Iraq. A campaign promise. -
Sister starts job at NBC
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Forty US billionaires announce plans to give half of their wealth to charitable organizations
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The NHL locks out its players
The National Hockey League locks out its players after the expiry of the collective bargaining agreement. -
NFL referee lockout ends
The NFL and the NFL Referees Association reach an agreement, ending the referee lockout that has been ongoing since June of this year -
I get my license
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Microsoft releases Windows 8
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Obama is reelecteed President of the United States
Barack Obama is reelected President of the United States, defeating Republican nominee Mitt Romney. -
Washington becomes the first state to legalize marijuana.
Washington becomes the first state to legalize marijuana. Colorado does the same. -
Economy Adds 155,000 Jobs in December; Unemployment holds steady
US employers added 155,000 new jobs in the month of December 2012, while unemployment stayed at 7.8%, the same as it was in November. The biggest job gains came in manufacturing, construction, food services and health care. -
President Obama Proposes Sweeping Changes to Gun Control
In response to recent massacres, including the killing of 20 first graders in Newtown, Conn., and 12 moviegoers in Aurora, Colo., President Barack Obama introduces proposals to tighten gun-control laws. His plan includes universal background checks for gun sales, the reinstatement and strengthening of the assault weapons ban, limiting ammunition magazines to a 10-round capacity... -
North Korea detonates third nuclear bomb
North Korea says it has detonated a third nuclear bomb. World leaders, scientists, and intelligence officials rush to determine if the bomb is fueled by uranium or plutonium. -
I land my first backflip on a snowboard...
