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Parliament taxes sugar imported into the colonies.
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Founders Thomas Jefferson and John Adams die. Adams’ last words are, “Thomas Jefferson lives.”
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The seven seceding states created the Confederate Constitution, similar to the United States Constitution, but having greater stress of autonomy of each state. Jefferson Davis was named provisional president of the Confederacy until official elections could talk place.
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(WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, with more than 100 million people serving in military units. In a state of "total war", the major participants placed their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities at the servic
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Y2K fears are unfounded
Dow Jones reaches 11,722
NASDAQ reaches all time high of 5048
The end of the 90s DotCom boom begins and stocks start to plunge
George W. Bush wins the Presidential election
November 9th – Al Gore requests recount of Florida ballots
December 12th – The United States Supreme Court overrules Florida
Supreme Court on manual recount of under-ballots; George Bush is declared the winner of the Presidential Election
December 13th – Al Gore
concedes election to George Bush -
•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smreRx51cus93, foil hijackers and plane
crashes into a Pennsylvania field
• Apple Computer Debuts iPod
• In October U.S. begins military strikes in Afghanistan -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHA-0EmkoC8• In his State of the Union address of January 2002, President Bush defines an Axis
of Evil, which includes North Korea, Iran and Iraq
• President Bush addresses U.N. Security Council on Iraq, begins the run up toward
war with Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein
• On October 11th 2002, the U.S. Congress passes the Joint Resolution to Authorize
the Use of United States Armed Forces Against Iraq -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_OD5MRj0c4• In March, UN Weapons Inspectors are withdrawn from Iraq
• U.S. Launches war against Iraq on March 20th
• George Bush declares the end of combat operations on May 1st
• The National Human Genome Research Institute announces the successful
completion of the Human Genome Project
• Major power outage cripples New York City
• Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes Governor of California
• Mark Zukerberg launches FaceBook
• My Space debuts -
• NASA Mars Rover lands safely on planet and begins exploring
• SpaceShipOne is the first private manned mission to space
• President George Bush wins re-lection -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s76Qn7bpCsQHurricane Katrina devastates New Orleans and Mississippi Gulf Coast
John Roberts confirmed as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
You Tube is launched by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim
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Bush begins surge in Iraq, American public divided over the war
Barack Obama announces candidacy for President in February
Apple Computer releases the iPhone in June
Mortgage concerns hit U.S. markets and share indexes plunge amid fears that the failing U.S. mortgage market may cause a global credit crunch
The official number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. reaches 11 million -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dy2vHEdm3UBarack Obama wins U.S. Presidential election
• World markets and U.S. markets slide as economic recession looms on the
horizon
• July 11th – U.S. oil prices reach a record $147 a barrel in July
• Lehman Brothers files for bankruptcy
• Stock market crashes and the Dow Jones tumbles from a historic high of 14198.10
in October 2007 to 7449 in December 2008
• President George Bush signs into law TARP the (Troubled Asset Relief Program)
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– Barack Obama is inaugurated as America’s first black President
• America enters a deep recession
• Congress passes $787 billion stimulus package to help U.S. economy
• Two of America’s ‘Big Three’ car makers, Chrylser and General Motors, go
through bankruptcy proceedings -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl45mLOvZbIMarch - Democrats in Congress succeed in passing a bill on health care reform, despite strong Republican opposition, procedural setbacks and public scepticism.
US and Russia announce agreement on a new nuclear arms reduction treaty to replace the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. The pact was to be signed on 8 April.
President Obama unveils a new defence policy significantly curtailing the circumstances in which the US would use nuclear weapons. May-June - Deepwater Horizon oil rig disas -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igVP0sOEjI8May - US forces kill Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden in an operation in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad.
July - The final Space Shuttle mission is completed with the landing of Atlantis on 21 July, bringing about the end of the 30-year programme.
September - Anti-capitalist protesters take to the streets of major cities, marching under the slogan "Occupy Wall Street", against "corporate greed" and increasing government debt. The protests inspire marches in other cities worldwide.
