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Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States, was impeached by the House of Representatives on two charges, one of perjury and one of obstruction of justice,
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George W. Bush was sworn in as the 43rd President of the United States on January 20, 2001 following a sharply contested election.
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Two planes crash into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City
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American Airlines Flight 587 crashed into the residential neighborhood of Belle Harbor, Queens, shortly after taking off from JFK airport on Nov. 12, 2001. All 260 passengers and crew members aboard the Dominican Republic-bound flight died, along with 5 people on the ground, making it the second deadliest U.S. aviation accident.
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U.S. forces found Saddam Hussein hiding in a hole in al-Dwar, near Tikrit.
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The Boston Red Sox won the World Series of Major League Baseball in 2004, their first since 1918.
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Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans
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Britney Spears (pop star) shaves her head and checks into rehab the same day
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The foster mother of Marcus Fiesel was convicted of murder
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Oil prices in the United States hit a record $147 per barrel.
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2 minutes after US Airways Flight 1549 took off from LaGuardia Airport, it struck a flock of Canada Geese, which damaged both engines. Pilots realized they couldn't make it to an airport in time, and decided to land the plane on the Hudson River
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The inauguration of Barack Obama (first black president) as the 44th President of the United States
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Avatar, the most expensive movie ever made, is released. Cost $500 million to make
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Earthquake in Haiti with a magnitude of 7.0 killing 316,000 people
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Osama bin Laden (founder of Al- Qaeda) is killed by U.S Navy Seals
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On October 26, 2001 U.S. President George W. Bush signs the USA PATRIOT Act into law.
