2000-2009 Major Events
2000: President Bush elected President
2007: Virginia Tech Massacre
2005: Hurricane Katrina
2009: Obama sworn in as first African American President
2002: Stock Market Crash
2008: Housing Crisis
2004: NASA rover lands on Mars
2006: Death of Saddam Hussein
President Bush won the electoral vote but Al Gore won the popular vote
Closest Election in US History
Florida, the last state was settled in a supreme court split decision
2001: September 11th Terrorist Attacks
America was put into shock after terrorists crashed planes into the Twin Towers in New York.
American Patriotism
Devil's face appeared out of the smoke
2003: Iraq War
Internet Bubble Bursted
Stock prices all over the world dropped and many nations thought they were going into a depression similar to the United States in the 1930s
The United States invaded Iraq starting in 2003
Their goal was to over through Saddam Hussein
Rovers Spirit and Opportunity landed on Mars on in Early January
Opportunity was supposed to last on Mars for 90 days, but it ended up lasting 15 years
Inspired the United States and the world to get excited about space exploration and allowed the United States to learn more about what is outside of the Earth
Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest Hurricanes in human history
Hit New Orleans dead on and killed more than 1200 people and caused 125 billion dollars of damage
The United States invaded Iraq to kill Saddam Hussein
Hussein's own country found him guilty to crimes against humanity
He was sentenced to death by hanging
Seung-Hui Cho was a college student a Virginia Tech he got his guns from an out of state dealer and killed 32 people and injured 16 with two semi-automatic pistols
The whole country was United and tried to fix the issue of gun violence and school shootings in America
The 2008 Housing Crisis occoured because the interest rates of banks became too low. During this time many people were buying house and the banks were not making any money.
The banks eventually ran out of money until they were restarted by the government
This was huge for minorities and all sorts of people because it gave them hope
People were able to see what others could accomplish even if they were in a minority