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"Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
Bill Clinton passes the DADT law that prohibits open gays from serving in the military. -
North Ridge Earthquake
Earthquake in Los Angeles, CA that killed 72 people, injured 9,000, and caused $20 billion in damage. -
OJ Simpson Trial
OJ Simpson was suprisingly found innocent regarding the murder of his wife. -
Bill Clinton Re-elected
Bill Clinton wins the presidency over Bob Doyle. -
Columbine Shooting
Two teenage students murder 13 other students and teachers at Columbine High School. -
Y2K
Everyone feared that when year 2000 came along, the computers would become inoperable and wreak havoc. -
Presidential Election
George Bush wins the election over Al Gore. -
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act
The largest tax cut in US history at the time. -
9/11 Terrorist Attack
19 terrorists hijack 4 planes and crash them into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania killing almost 3,000 people and injuring over 6,000. -
Saddam Hussein Captured
US Troops captured Saddam from his hideaway in Iraq, ending his death rumors. -
Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg, then a Harvard college student, created the social networking system, Facebook, which now has over 750 million users worldwide. -
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina devastates the Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama coastlines killing at least 1,836 people and causing $81 billion in damage, making it the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history. -
Recession
The US goes into a recession, the start of our bad economy. -
Barrack Obama
Barrack Obama is elected as the US' first black president, winning the election against John McCain. -
Osama bin Laden Killed
US troops killed the leader of Al Queda, Osama bin Laden, who was behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
