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1995
Jan 12th - the murder of wife and her boyfriend murder trial against OJ Simpson, begins in LA -
1996
Feb 11th - the 46th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 129-118 in San Antonio -
1997
Feb 28th - in 1997 cigarette smokers must prove they are over 18 to purchase cigarettes in US -
1998
Feb 5th - Author Tom Clancy confirms he signed to purchase the Minnesota Vikings for a little more than $200 million, which an NFL franchise record -
1999
Jan 13th -Michael Jordan announces his retirement -
2000
Jun 29th - Eminem's mother goes to court claiming a $10 million civil suit -
2001
May 25th - 32-year-old Erik Weihenmayer, fromBoulder, Colorado, becomes the first blind man to reach the top of Mount Everest. -
2002
Jan 8th - President George W. Bush signs the No Child Left behind Act. -
2003
Apr 7th - U.S. troops captured Baghdad -
2004
Jun 23rd - Bob Dylan got a honorary doctor of music degree from the University of St Andrews -
2005
Feb 16th - 2005 NHL season is canceled it was the first time that a North American professional sports league had to cancel a season due to a labor dispute -
2006
Oct 17th - The United States population reached 300 million people -
2007
Apr 20th -A man with a handgun locks himself in NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas before killing a male hostage then himself. -
2008
Aug 27th - Barack Obama becomes the first black man be nominated for President of the United States -
2009
Dec 11th - Tiger Woods announced hes going to leave from professional golf temperarily to focus on his marriage. -
2010
Dec 22nd - the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy, banning homosexuals from serving in the United States military, was signed into law by President Barack Obama.
