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The 1996 Summer Olympics
Took place in Atlanta Georgia from July 19th to August 4th. The Summer games were the first to be staged in a different year from the Winter games. -
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Human trials for Aids Vaccine
Searched for a possible cure, though none was found. Vaccine would not give AIDs but hopefully treat it, they will take place in St.Louis, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Philadelphia. -
9/11 Terriost Attacks
Suicide bombers crashed planes into the twin towers. -
U.S. Invasion of Afghanistan: operation Anaconda
Ended March 19th after killing 500 taliban, 11 western troop fatalities. -
Space Shuttle Columbia Takes off
takes off for mission STS-107 which would be its final one. Columbia disintegrated 16 days later on re-entry. -
Hurricane Katrina
damage total was 81 billion -
Global Financial Crisis
Many companies went bankrupt in the U.S. -
Barack Obama Inuaguration
First African American president
nobel peace prize -
Osama Bin Laden Shot By U.S. forces in Pakistan
most wanted man in world killed -
Government Shutdown
lost production equaled 2 billion
