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Date 1 Sept 2001
On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked four aircraft
Two were flown into the Twin Towers in New York City and one into the Pentagon in Washington DC!
Passengers overpowered the hijackers in the fourth plane and crashed it into Rural Pennsylvania. -
Date #2 - Oct 2001-2003
Osama bin Laden claimed responsibility for the 9-11 attacks. Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan Afganistan was the longest war in American history. It lasted from 2001 – 2022 The war in Iraq lasted from 2003 – 2011 -
Date 3 2005
Hurricane Katrina
One of the costliest natural disaster in US history
It cost 125 billion dollars in damage When the levees broke, large parts of New Orleans were submerged
1,245 people died -
Date 4 Social Media
2006 the creation of the virtual community, found in internet companies, such as Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter. -
Date 5 2007
The Great Recession This was the most significant downturn since WWII This recession lasted from Dec 2007 until Jun 2009 -
Date #6 2011
Osama bin Laden killed
After more than a decade, Osama bin Laden is killed during a raid in Pakistan. After years of looking, the CIA tracked him down and on May 2nd navy seals stormed his compound and killed the originator of the 9-11 attacks. -
Date #7 - 2020 The Coronavirus
The Coronavirus/COVID 19 started in Wuhan China
March 11, declared a world wide Pandemic
A new Upper respiratory disease that is highly contagious.
Total cases in US as of 2022-80,648,481
Total deaths in US as of April 2022- 987,601