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September 11 terroist attack
An Islamic group called Al-Qaeda hijacked 4 airlines and crashed. 2 airplanes crashed into the World Trade Center. Another plane hit the pentagon. And the last plane crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. -
No child left behind act
The no child left behind act authorizes several federal education program that are administered by the states. Under the 2002 law, states are required to test students in reading and math in grades 3-8 and once in high school. All student have to meet the standards in math in reading by 2014. -
Space shuttle Columbia self-destructs
On February 1 2003 the space shuttle Columbia was returning from its 28th mission when the shuttle broke down over Texas. The disaster happened before Columbia was scheduled to land at Florida's Kennedy space center. -
Wins relection
President George W Bush wins his 2nd term as U.S. president. Winning 51% of the popular vote. Another person who was running was john Kerry. And he had 251 electoral votes and bush had 286 votes -
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina hit on August 29 2005. The hurricane was a category 3 rating and winds up to 100-140 miles per hour. Hurricane Katrina stretched 400 miles across. -
Former president G. Ford dies
President G. Ford dies at the age of 93. He died on a Tuesday of January. he was the oldest president at one point that was still living. -
New troops in Iraq
November 6, six American soldiers were killed in 3 separate attacks in Iraq. The military found a grave holding 22 bodies in the rural area both of Falluja. 5 U.S. soldiers died in two roadside bomb attack and 6 died in combat. -
Obama elected; bush bids farewell
As bush's 2 term was ending, Obama was upcoming to be the next president. Obama is the first African American U.S. President. And he also served 2 terms himself.
