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september 11th terrorist attacks
group of Islamic terrorists, widely believed to be part of the Al Qaeda network, hijacked three commercial airliners in midair then they took over the controls and deliberately crashed them into the Pentagon and the twin towers of the World Trade Center -
bush ground zero speech
1 day later bush talked about september 11th and about all the lives lost and he said that the they will find the person responsible for the attack. -
war with afghanistan
There was a lot of international pressure on the Afghan leaders to hand over Osama Bin Laden. When the Taliban didn't do this, the United States decided they would use their armed forces. In October 2001, the USA began bombing Afghanistan. They targeted bin Laden's al-Qaeda fighters and also the Taliban. -
no child left behind act
a U.S. Act of Congress that reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, President George W. Bush's education-reform bill, was signed into law on Jan. 8, 2002, it is the best education-reform legislation since 1965. -
us congress authorizes the declaration of war with iraq
A declaration of war is a formal declaration issued by a national government indicating that a state of war exists between that nation and another.this declaration of war Authorizes the Use of Military Force. -
space shuttle columbia self-destucts
On Feb. 1, 2003, the shuttle Columbia was returning to Earth after a successful 16-day trip to orbit However, the orbiter had suffered critical damage during its launch, when foam from the fuel tank's insulation fell off and hit Columbia's left wing, tearing a hole in it.during re entry it had expolded -
bush-national address-declare war on iraq
President George W. Bush invaded Iraq because his administration believed Saddam Hussein had chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction hidden in Iraq. Bush expressed fears to the American public that those weapons of mass destruction would be used to harm the United States in a terrorist attack. After the invasion of Iraq in 2003, no weapons of mass destruction were discovered. -
operation red dawn
Operation Red Dawn was an American military operation that led to the capture of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.The special operations team searched two sites, "Wolverine 1" and "Wolverine 2," outside the town of ad-Dawr, but did not find Hussein. A continued search between the two sites found Hussein hiding in a "spider hole". Hussein did not resist capture. -
9/11 commission report
independent, bipartisan commission created by congressional legislation and the signature of President George W. Bush in late 2002, is chartered to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks. The Commission is also mandated to provide recommendations designed to guard against future attacks. -
wins relection
bush had won the re election for 2 reasons 911 and women voters. 9/11 hasn't happened again within this country's borders witch convinced Americans, especially women with families to protect, that this president should be returned to the White House,although single women remained a core Democratic group, the president won married women by 11 percent, a block that was evenly split in 2000. "The shift that occurred in this election was among women," the polling expert said. -
hurricane katrina
Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest hurricanes ever to hit the United States. An estimated 1,833 people died in the hurricane and the flooding that followed in late August 2005, and millions of others were left homeless along the Gulf Coast and in New Orleans.Katrina was the most destructive storm to strike the United States and the costliest storm in U.S. history, causing $108 billion in damage. -
chief justice roberts-supreme court
John Roberts became Chief Justice of the United States after he was nominated by George W. Bush in 2005.U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Glover Roberts Jr. was born on January 27, 1955 in Buffalo, New York. Roberts grew up in Long Beach, Indiana and attended Harvard Law School. He served on U.S Court of Appeals for two years before being confirmed as Chief Justice of the United States in 2005. -
saddam hussein found guilty
Saddam Hussein was charged with premeditated murder, imprisonment and the deprivation of physical movement, forced deportation, and torture.The Dujail case was tried first because experts believed it was the most straightforward and easy to prove the case. -
democratic party takes control of both houses
The Democratic Party secured control of the US Congress in the November 7 midterm elections, winning at least 230 out of 435 seats in the House of Representatives and holding a 51-49 margin in the Senate. The last two Senate seats fell into place on a Thursday, when Republicans George Allen of Virginia and Conrad Burns of Montana conceded.A total of six Senate Republican incumbents were defeated. -
former president G.ford dies
On December 26, 2006, Gerald Ford, the 38th President of the United States,Gerald ford died at his home in Rancho Mirage, California at 6:45 p.m. local time, President Ford's wife of 58 years, Betty Ford, issued a statement that confirmed his death. The causes of death were arteriosclerotic cerebrovascular disease and cardiac arrest.Gerald Ford died at the age of 93 years and 165 days, this made him the longest-living United States President in history. -
execution of saddam hussein
Saddam was sentenced to death by hanging, after being convicted of crimes against humanity.The Iraqi government released an official videotape of his execution, showing him being led to the gallows, and ending after his head was in the hangman's noose. -
new troops in iraq
U.S. President George W. Bush in 2007 increased the number of American troops in order to provide security to Baghdad and Al Anbar Province.Bush ordered the deployment of more than 20,000 soldiers into Iraq and sent the majority of them into Baghdad.The President described the overall objective as establishing a "...unified, democratic federal Iraq that can govern itself, defend itself, and sustain itself, and is an ally in the War on Terror. -
obama elected;Bush bids farewell
on a tuesday bush says his goodbyes to the public as president barrack obama takes his spot as the new president and gives his speech -
ending of the war with afghanistan
the United States announced that its major combat operations would end in December 2014, and that it would leave a residual force in the country. In October 2014, British forces handed over the last bases in Helmand to the Afghan military, officially ending their combat operations in the war.On 28 December 2014, NATO formally ended combat operations in Afghanistan. -
election of donald trump/obama bids fairwell
President Barack Obama has bids farewell to the nation in an emotional speech that comforts the country over rapid economic changes. Donald trump then takes his spot as the new president of the U.S.
