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Persian Gulf War
An alliance led by the United States and Iraq fought to free Kuwait from Iraqi invaders. -
Cold War Ends
The Berlin Wall came down, borders opened, the Soviet Union dissolved into separate republics and free elections ended Communist regimes everywhere in eastern Europe. -
Contract with America
The Republican plan that called for welfare reform, congressional term limits, and a balanced-budget amendment. -
Oklahoma City Bombing
The deadliest domestic terrorist bombing in U.S. history at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma -
Bush v. Gore
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Florida Supreme Court’s decision that manual recounts should continue in all counties where a statistically significant number of undervotes for the presidential election. -
9/11 Attacks
A series of airline hijackings by al-Qaeda that resulted in the falling of the world trade center. -
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Great Recession
The economic downturn after the bursting of the U.S. housing bubble and the global financial crisis. -
Barack Obama elected as the 44th President of the United States
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Affordable Care Act
A reform law that increases health insurance coverage for the uninsured and implements reforms to the health insurance market