World Events

By Diana on May 14, 2008 | Reply

1995- Oklahoma City Bombing

1996-First Cloned Sheep is born in Scotland, Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta

1997-Princess Diana Dies

1998-US Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya are bombed by Osama bin Laden, killing 224 people and injuring over 4,500, Impeachment Proceedings begin for President William Clinton, Iraq disarmament Crisis, Winter Olymics in Japan

1999-Columbine High School Massacre, Woodstock 99 is held in NY to destructive crowds, Y2K fears

2000-Millenium celebrations take place throughout the world, The final Peanuts comic is published due to Charles Schultz’s Death, Valdimir Putin is elected President of Russia, Microsoft loses it’s antitrust lawsuit, Elian Gonzalez is returned to Cuba after a national custody battle, USS Cole is bombed in Yemen, George W Bush wins the closest election in history-the results aren’t known for over a month due to disputed votes in Florida, first crews enter the Russian Space Station Summer Olympics in Sydney

2001 - 9/11/01

2002-The Euro is adopted, US Attacks in Afghanistan begin, Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City

2003-Department of Homeland Security is founded, Iraq War begins, Space Shuttle Columbia explodes entering Earth’s orbit

2004-Scientists in South Korea announce the cloning of 30 human embryos, Bombings on Trains in Madrid, George W. Bush is re-elected, Summer Olympics in Athens

2005-Teri Schiavo’s feeding tube is removed, Pope John Paul 2 dies, Pope Benedict XIV is elected as the new pope

2006-Saddam Hussein is hanged for war crimes against his people, Iran starts testing missles, Tsunami hits southeast Asia killing 186,983, Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy

2007-Virginia Tech Massacre, Russia is recognized as a superpower

2008-Fidel Castro resigns as Cuba’s president, Tibetan separatists demonstrate and turn violent, Summer Olympics in Bejing

By Michael on May 16, 2008 | Reply

1995 - Oklahoma City bombing

1996 - Atlanta Olympics and bombing

1997 - First cloned animal, and death of Diana Princess of Wales

1998 - US Embassies in Kenya & Tanzania bombed

1999 - Columbine school massacre

2000 - Turn of the millennium, and Concorde crash in Paris

2001 - September 11 terrorist attacks on New York & Washington DC

2002 - Introduction of European common currency (€)

2003 - Columbia space shuttle disaster and Iraq War

2004 - Madrid train bombings and Asian tsunami

2005 - London ******* bombings, and Hurricane Katrina

2006 - North Korea tested its first nuclear weapon

2007 - Virginia Tech massacre, and assassination of Benazir Bhutto

2008 - Beijing Olympics