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Impact on Generation Y - AJ Healy
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Oklahoma City Bombing
Terrorist bomb attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, most destructive terrorist act on US soil untill 9/11. -
Clinton Cuts Funding for Human Cloning
On 3/4/97 President Bill Clinton stopped all funds towards the study of human cloning. -
Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak
A series of 66 tornadoes landed in Oklahoma and Kansas lasting 3 days, killing 43, and causing over 1.1 billion dollars in damage. -
USS Cole Bombing
17 American Soldiers died, 39 injured during a suicide mission to bomb the USS Cole. Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for this bombing. -
Attack of 9/11
Four coordinated terrorist attacks on US soil, planes flying into the twin towers in NYC, one aimed at the pentagon, one aimed at Washington DC. -
Flight 587 Crashes
American Airlines Flight 587 crashes in Queens, New York, killing 265. -
No Child Left Behind Program
George W. Bush administrated the No Child Left Behind Program to regulate education almost immediately after he took office. -
Dpt of Homeland Security Created
After the 9/11 attacks, the gov created the Department of Homeland Security, protecting against natural disasters and terrorist attacks. -
Capture of Saddam Hussein
Operation "Red Dawn" was succesfully completed when US forces cature terrorist mastermind Saddam Hussein in his hideout 12/13/03 -
Ronald Reagan Dies
Former President Ronald Reagan dies of complications from Alzheimer's Disease and lies in state at the Capitol. -
Hurricane Katrina
A category 5 hurricane leaves more then 1836 dead striking New Orleans the hardest. -
Nancy Pelosi Convened
Nancy Pelosi becomes the first female Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives -
Barack Obama Inaugurated
President Obama was inaugurated as the first African-American president of the US, -
Osama bin Laden Killed
US forces kill Osama bin Laden, founder of Al-Qaeda -
Joplin Tornado
A tornado strikes in Joplin, Missouri, the 27th deadliest in world history, killing 159.