2000-2010 Major Events By vmiller373 Period: Jan 1, 2000 to Dec 31, 2010 Major Events Aug 2, 2000 Bush and Cheney are elected by the republicans Jan 20, 2001 George Bush is sworn in as the 43rd president of the U.S Sep 11, 2001 Terrorist attacks hit World Trade Center and the Pentagon Nov 8, 2002 U.N passes the Iraq resolution, beginning of the search for weapons of mass destruction Jan 3, 2004 NASA rover lands on Mars Jun 5, 2004 Ronald Reagan dies at age 93 Nov 2, 2004 President Bush is re-elected Aug 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina hits the Gulf Coast Apr 16, 2007 Virginia Tech Massacre Jun 3, 2008 Obama is the winner of the democratic race Aug 29, 2008 McCain picks Sarah Palin as his running mate Nov 4, 2008 Obama wins the presidential election Nov 5, 2009 President Obama is sworn in as America's first African American president Apr 21, 2010 A BP oil rig explodes causing a major oil spill in the gulf coast Aug 31, 2010 U.S combat mission is called to a stop in Iraq