Major Events During Generation Y

NAFTA is passed

Nov 19, 1993

The North American Free Trade Agreement is passed. It expanded opportunities south of the border, and increased jobs in the U.S.

Persian Gulf

Oct 7, 1994

U.S. sends troops to persian gulf

OJ Simpson: Not Guilty

Oct 3, 1995

OJ simpson was found not guilty in two counts of 1st degree murder.

JAVA created

Jan 23, 1996

The first version of JAVA programming language is developed

Dolly

Jul 5, 1996

Dolly the sheep is the first animal to be succesfully cloned

Titanic

Mar 23, 1998

Titanic won the Oscar for best picture.

Columbine

Apr 20, 1999

Two students attending Columbine high school went on a shooting spree on April 20, 1999. They killed 12 students and 1 teacher, and injured 21 others.

Hubble Telescope

Apr 20, 2000

NASA launched the Hubble telescope on board the Discovery space shuttle.

9/11

Sep 11, 2001

The twin towers and the pentagon were hit by hijacked planes. The culprits were members of Al Qaeda.

Space shuttle catastrophe

Feb 1, 2003

The space shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon re-entry. All 7 astronauts were killed.

Ba'ath regime ended

Apr 9, 2003

The Ba'ath regime led by Saddam Hussein is deposed from power in Iraq.

Uday and Qusay killed

Jul 22, 2003

Upon recieving a tip US special forces attacked a compound in Iraq and killed Saddam Hussien's sons Uday and Qusay.

The Governator

Nov 17, 2003

Arnold Schwarzenegger is inaugarated as Governor of California.

Saddam Hussein Captured

Dec 14, 2003

The capture of deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is announced.

Bush re-elected

Nov 2, 2004

In the largest voter turnout in US history, President George W. Bush wins reelection to the Presidency of the United States.