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Bill Clinton Impeached
Impeached by House of Representatives on two charges
Charges were perjury and obstruction of justice
Acquitted of charges by Senate in February 12, 1999 -
Y2K Bug
Dating problem with the year format
Digital and non-digital documentation interpreted wrong
Changed from two digit to four digit format -
9/11
Series of four terrorist attacks on the US
Coordinated by al-Qaeda
Thousands of casualties -
Patriot Act
Three key provisions:
Roving Wiretaps
Searches of Business Records
Conducting surveillance of "Lone Wolves" -
Human Genome Project Completed
Worlds largest collaborative biological project
Goal of determining the sequence of chemical base pairs
Mapped and Identified all genes in human genome -
Hurricane Katrina
Costliest natural disaster
One of the five deadliest hurricanes
Third most intense US landfalling trpical cyclone -
Virginia Tech Massacre
Shooting at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Deadliest shooting by a single gunman in US history
Sparked intense debate about gun control -
Oil Price
Record high in July, 2008
December 23, 2008 price was lowest since financial crisis of 2007
Price declined in the middle of 2014
