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Princess Diana Dies
Diana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales -
Columbine High School Shooting
Columbine High School Massacre 15 died | 24 injured | Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold -
Turn of the Century
The period around the turn of the 1st century of a millennium can also be called the "turn of the millennium". -
Terrorist Attacks in New York City
World Trade Center and Twin Towers collapsed -
The War in Afghanistan
Conflict between anti-Communist Muslim Afghan guerrillas and Afghan government and Soviet forces. -
The Iraq War
The Iraq War or War in Iraq began with the invasion of Iraq by the United States under President George W. Bush. -
Death of John Paul II
Death of John Paul II; selection of Pope Benedict -
Hurricane Katrina
2175:max speed category: 3 deaths 1833
us damage: $81000 (millions US$) (
States: LA, MS, FL, GA, AL) -
Death of Steve Irwin
Steve Irwin — date and place of death: September 4, 2006, at Batt Reef -
First Black President
Barack Hussein Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States -
Gulf Coast Oil Spill
An explosion on the Deepwater Horizon left 17 workers injured and 11 missing and presumed dead. -
Japan Tsunamis
estimated 350,000 people are reportedly homeless in the magnitude 9 earthquake—Japan's biggest on record. least 10,000 are dead -
Death of Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was killed in a firefight with elite American forces Monday, then quickly buried at sea in a stunning finale to a furtive decade on the run. -
Don't Ask Don't Tell
The ban against gays serving openly in the military has been repealed. -
Death of Michael Jackson
He was an American recording artist, dancer, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. Referred to as the "King of Pop"
