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Terrorist attacks against the US broke out on 9/11
Terrorists hijack two passenger planes cashing them into new yorks world trade towers causing them to collape of both & death of 2,752 people. -
President Geoge W. Bush signed the no child left behind act.
The Act was to make school districts more accountable for providing children a good education.
Schools would be graded on their performance. -
Columbia space shuttle.
The space shuttle named Columbia takes off for it's last mission STS-107. Columbia disintergrated/crashed 16 days later on its re entry. -
Mars rover landing
Spirit,the NASA Mars rovers lands successfully on mars 4:35 UTC.
This was a research project by NASA. -
Mississippi Civil Rights Workers Murder arrested
Mississippi Civil Rights workers murders:Edgar Ray Killen was arrested as a suspect for the 1964 murders of three civil rights workers -
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake
Earthquale with its epicenterjust off the greek island of Kythira. This hits much of the country and was felt throughut the entire eastern mediterranean sea. -
US Congress elected Nancy Pelosi as first female speaker of the House
Nancy Pelosi was elected the first female speaker of the House of Represenatives in U.S. history. She was the the Speaker of the House under President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama administration. -
President Barack Obama Elected
Barack Obama was sworn in as President of the United States of America. He is the first African American President of the United
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US Airways flight 1549 makes a landing in the Hudson River
The flight had to make a emergency landing into the Hudson River.They had just left New York City. All the passengers survived.
The pilot was a hero. -
Youth Olympic Starts
The Youth Oympic games started for the first time ever in Singapore.
Kids ages 14-18 from around the world could participate. -
Osama Bin Laden killed.
Osama Bin Ladden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and theFBI's most wanted man was killed when President Obama ordered the Navy Seals to go after him and take him down. -
Gabby Douglas wins gymnastics gold
Gabby Douglas is the Afircan American gymnist to win the individual all around gold medal.
