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New York Times, when he read this it confirmed his suspicions that the Unabomber may be his own brother. He felt he had to turn him in. After 18 years Ted Kaczynski was caught. -
FBI Arrests Unabomber
After 18 years the famous, very anonymous Unabomber was finally caught. He had spent lots of time speaking only though his bombs but after the Oklahoma City bombs- attacks that where not him, he wanted more attention. The bomber said that if the New York Times and the Washington Post did not publish his 35,000-word manifesto arguing against technology he would blow up a plane in LA- if it were published he would stop the bombings. This led to his downfall; the Unabomber’s brother worked at the N -
Lewinsky Scandal
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White House Lewinsky Scandal
Monica Lewinsky claimed to have sexual relations with Bill Clinton while she was working as an intern in the Whitehouse. This scandal was fallowing the Paula Jones case and brought up many suspicions. When she presented a blue semen stained dress- offering DNA evidence that she had sexual relations with the president it could not be denied. This was a big scandal and made many Americans question Clinton’s character and morals. In December Clinton faced an impeachment trail- ultimately it did -
Columbine Massacare
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9/11 Terrorist Attack
September 11, 2001 is one of the saddest days in America’s history. It led to many changes in simple things like airport security and not such simple subjects- discrimination of races or cultures, particularly Muslims. The September 11th attacks where a series of four coordinated attacks launched by an Islamic terrorist group Al Quaeda. Almost 3000 people died in these attacks, they where brutal and left scares on our country. -
Iraq Resolution
October 2, 2002, the United States Congress passes a resolution giving the President of the U.S. the authority to use the military forces of the country as he thinks necessary. This was informally known as the Iraq resolution and is what prompted the United States into entering the “war on terrorism”. This resolution is the reason many people died- but although many senators and congressmen will deny it now, at the time they where fully supporting this joint resolution. -
Saddam Hussein Captured
December 13, 2003, Saddam Hussein the former dictator of Iraq was captured. This event was very well publicized and made many American people feel safer after 9/11. When captured Saddam had longer hair and beard then he had previously let the public perceive him. This capture was a large step in the war on terror and just increased peoples support for the war, this was probably the high point of Americas time in Iraq. -
Hurricane Katrina
August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest and most destructive natural disasters ever strike America. This hurricane wiped out much of New Orleans, and caused serve destruction from central Florida all the way up the gulf coast to Texas. New Orleans was such a big issue because the levee system broke, flooding 80% of the city with rainwaters that stayed in the streets for weeks. Millions of Americans where displaced by this storm, the disaster reactions where not as they should -
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Lehman Brothers go Broke
September 15, 2008 The Lehman Brothers when bankrupt. This marked the beginning of the financial crisis lasting until 2011. This was the greatest bankruptcy in US history with the Lehman holding over $600 billion in assets. This finical recession was a large scare for the united states and businesses everywhere. -
Obama Elected First Black President
Janurary 16, 2009 - Barack Obama, Democratic Senator from Illinois, is sworn into office, he won a landslide margin in the Electoral College, 365 to 173 in the election for the 44th President of the USA over John McCain, making him the first African-American president in the history of the United States of America. This win just shows how far America has come since the civil rights movement just forty years ago. The fact that Obama was running against McCain and -
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Obama Supports Same Sex Marriage
May 7, 2012 Obama became the first president to support same sex marriage. This was a monumental step for the gay rights movement. Gay rights have been a growing issue in the US, getting more and more press each year. Having such a monumental figure, such as the president, supporting them gives them much more pull among politicians across the country. Hopefully this support will eventually make gay peoples marriage rights completely equal to same sex couples.
