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Lauryn is born
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Alyssa's 1st birthday
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2000 Summer Olympic Games
Sydney, Australia, hosted the 2000 Summer Olympic Games. United States won 93 medals, country with most medals -
9/11
Twin Towers, located in New York City, were crashed into by hijacked planes. Terrorist attack that killed 3,000 Americans. -
World's first cyborg
Scientist becomes the world's first cyborg after undergoing an operation to fit his arm with a device that effectively makes him part-human, part-robot. -
Myspace is launched
A social networking web, founded by Chris DeWolfe, Tom Anderson, Michael Addicott, Josh Berman, Brad Greenspan, Aber Whitcomb, Colin Digiaro -
Election of 2004
George W. Bush (Mr. Kostka's favorite president) elected President of The United States in 2004 -
Hurricane Katrina
Struck the Gulf Coast, strong category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, 100-140 mph winds, 40 miles across, more than $100 billion in damage -
Pluto demoted to dwarf planet
Pluto was demoted because it only met two of the three criteria in order to be considered a planet. -
Apple debuts Iphone
Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, unveils Iphone at the Macworld convention in San Francisco, California. -
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Great Recession
Started with the bursting of an $8 trillion housing bubble. In 2008 and 2009, the U.S. Labor Market lost 8.4 million jobs, or 6.1% of all payroll employment. This was the most dramatic employment contraction of any recession since the Great Depression -
Tallest man made structure completed
The Burj Khalifa, located in Dubai, is 2,722 feet tall. -
BP Oil Spill
An explosion of a BP oil rig off the coast of Louisiana kills 11 and injures 17. 13,000-42,000 (increasing) gallons of crude oil per hour were pouring into the Gulf of Mexico. -
The Royal Marriage
Kate Middleton marries Prince William, in a lavish royal wedding at Westminster Abbey in London. -
"Marvel's The Avengers" is released
Became one of the highest grossing films. -
Boston Marathon Bombing
2 bombs were exploded at the Boston Marathon, killing 3 and injuring 264. -
Ebola Outbreak
West Africa experienced the largest outbreak of Ebola in history, 70% of those infected died. -
Paris Terrorist attack
Killed at least 129 people, in the form of a suicide bombing at multiple sites in the French capital, Paris. ISIS has taken responsibility for the attack. -
Death of Prince
He died at 57 in Minnesota. There is still speculation surrounding the cause of death.
