BY- SARAH PASIA, NICK MCBERGIN, FLAVIA FERREIRA, ANI SARKAR,
AND KATHY CHIEM The Readers Time
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Year 2000 Political- Hillary Rodham Clinton wins a seat for the
United States Senate from New York. It is the first time a former
First Lady wins public office. Economic- The ruling in the case of
the United States versus Microsoft states that the company did
violate anti-trust laws by diminishing the capability of its rivals
to compete Social- Kenya Airways Flight 431 crashes off the coast
of Cte d'Ivoire into the Atlantic Ocean, killing 169.
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2000 Pictures
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Year 2001 Political- Victory of the 2000 United States
Presidential election confirms George W. Bush as the victor, with
Dick Cheney as his Vice-President Economic Beijing wins the bid to
host the 2008 Summer Olympics. Social- September 11, 2001 - Islamic
terrorists hijack four U.S. planes and crash them into the Pentagon
and the World Trade Center. The attack of two planes levels the
World Trade Center and the crash of one plane inflicts serious
damage to the Pentagon, causing nearly a total of 3,000 deaths. The
fourth plane is heroically crashed by passengers into a
Shanksville, PA cornfield when they learn of the plot, preventing
destruction of another structure in Washington, D.C. The plot is
attributed to the Al-Qaeda organization led by Osama Bin
Laden.
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2001 Pictures
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Year 2002 Political- Switzerland joins the United Nations.
Social- Amid tight security due to terrorism concerns, the Winter
Olympic Games are opened by President George W. Bush in Salt Lake
City, Utah. They would continue without major incident until the
closing ceremony on February 24. Economic- NATO invites additional
members of the former Soviet bloc to join its membership. Seven
nations are included in the invitation; Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia,
Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia.
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2002 Pictures
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Year 2003 Political- The United States announces the withdrawal
of troops stationed in Saudi Arabia, and the redeployment of some
at the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar Economic- The new United States
Department of Homeland Security begins operation. Social- In 2003
Gary Ridgway also known as the "Green River Killer" confesses to
murdering 48 women in his travels over the United States as a
trucker. His confession brought some relief to the families of many
missing women
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2003 Pictures
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Year 2004 Political- President George W. Bush wins re-election
over Democratic Senator John Kerry from Massachusetts. He wins
50.7% of the popular vote and 286 votes in the Electoral College.
Social- Mars rover MER-B (Opportunity) confirms to NASA that the
area of their landing was once covered in water. Economic- growth
rate to 4.4 percent, the best showing in five years.
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2004 Pictures
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Year 2005 Political- Iraq descends into chaos. This year
totally revolves around Iraq, said Stephen Hess, a professor at
George Washington University Social- Hurricane Katrina wreaks
catastrophic damage on the Gulf coast; more than 1,000 people die
and millions are left homeless. Americans are shaken not only by
the magnitude of the disaster but by how ill-prepared all levels of
government are in its aftermath. Economic- March 23 An explosion
takes place at one of BP's largest oil refineries in Texas City,
killing 15 and injuring more than 170.
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2005 Pictures
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Year 2006 Social- In our current world today, Apple iTunes has
changed the way people listen to music. Thanks to iTunes, music is
now easier to download for people of all ages to enjoy. In February
of 2006, the billionth song was downloaded. Political- In the
mid-term elections, both houses of Congress change back to
Democratic hands for the first time since 1994. This is seen as a
referendum by many on the Iraq policy of the Bush administration as
well as personal Republican scandals among some House and Senate
members. Economic- United States manufacturing capacity and esteem
wanes, signaled by the sale of the last shares of his General
Motors stock by U.S. billionaire Kirk Kerkorian.
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2006 Pictures
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Year 2007 Political- Nancy Pelosi from California is sworn into
office as the first female speaker in the House of Representatives.
Social- Four terrorists planned a terror plot in JFK airport but
ended up being charged and arrested. Economic- Since the recession,
the economy grew by only 2.2% the least it had grown in five
years.
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2007 Pictures
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Year 2008 Economic- During the Summertime, Oil was $140 per
barrel. President Bush had signed legislation as a $700 billion
dollar bailout as the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act.
Political/Social- John McCain chooses Sarah Palin as his running
mate in the elections. Making this the first election where a woman
and an African American are nominees for the presidential election.
Political/Social- Barack Obama wins 365 votes out of 538 from the
Electoral College against John McCain. The large margin made Obama
the 44 th president and the first African American president in the
U.S.
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2008 Pictures
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Year 2009 Social- The H1N1 virus, named the Swine Flu, is
deemed a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. This is
the first such designation since the Hong Kong flu in 1967-1968.
Political- Barack Obama takes the oath of office for President of
the United States, becoming the first African-American president in
the history of the nation. Washington, D.C. hosts more than one
million visitors to the inauguration, covering the National Mall
reminiscent of the Civil Rights March of Martin Luther King
forty-six years earlier. Economic- The economic recession continues
to deepen as jobless claims climb above 10.0%, reaching 10.2% with
October's monthly figures.
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2009 Pictures
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Year 2010 Political- The Health Reform Bill was passed after
nearly a year waiting. Economics- Standard & Poor's downgrades
Greece's sovereign credit rating to junk four days after the
activation of a 45-billion EUIMF bailout, triggering the decline of
stock markets worldwide and of the Euro's value, and furthering a
European sovereign debt crisis. Social- A 7.0 magnitude earthquake
occurs in Haiti, devastating the nation's capital, Port- au-
Prince. With a death toll over 230,000.
