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Barry Bonds
MLB legend, Barry Bonds steals second base and becomes the first MLB player to have 500 career steals and 500 career home runs. Because of this, he founded the 500-500 club. He is the only member. -
Gmail
Google comes out with gmail. Gmail stands for Google Mail, An alternative version of email. -
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein was put on trial for crimes against humanity by the Iraqi government. The final verdict was death by hanging. He was executed the following year. -
Barry Bonds Passes Babe Ruth
Barry Bonds hits his 715th home run passing Babe Ruth on the all time list. Barry Bonds is first on the all time list with Hank Aaron then Babe Ruth right behind him. -
The first iPhone
The CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs, announces their new product, called the iPhone. iPhone went on 146,000 units within the first weekend of launch. -
$700 billion Bailout Bill
The $700 billion Bailout Bill was signed by President Bush. He promised to get the credit market up and running as soon as possible. He did this to try and stablize the American economy. -
Barack Obama
Barack Obama becomes the first African-American President. He beat John Mcain in the 2008 presidental election and brought in Joe Biden as his vice president. -
Jerry Rice
Jerry Rice, an NFL wide receiver, is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was inducted because he won several Super Bowls and set 38 NFL records during his 20 year career. -
Osama bin Laden
Terrorist Osama bin Laden is killed. He was killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan by a US special forces team. -
Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy made landfall in New Jersey. Know as the "Superstorm" impacted more than dozens states, taking lives and destroying homes. -
Bill Gates
Bill Gates reclaimes his spot as the world's richest man with 72.7 billion dollars. He took the title from Carlos Slim who held the record for four years. -
Oldest Crystal
A 4.4 billion year old zicron crystal is found and is known to be the oldest fragment on the earths crust. Scientists say the crystal is red, but turns blue when it is bombarded by electrons.
