what happened in the year 2001 in the usa
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2001 2001 al-Qaeda Terrorists attack the United States using hijacked passenger aircraft to bring down the Twin Towers in New York and crashing an aircraft into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia leaving nearly 3,000 people dead. the attacks become known simply as 911 due to the date of the attack September 11th. The US Pulls Out Of 1972 Anti Ballistic Missile Treaty. 2  2001 becomes known as Summer of the Shark after a number of shark attack fatalities. 3  Pharmaceutical Companies Agree to sell Aids drugs for cost price in Africa a discount of up to 90% to help the fight against Aids.
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Iraq War 10-Year Anniversary: 3 Ways the War Changed Us Forever Iraq War 10-Year Anniversary: 3 Ways the War Changed Us Forever. On March 19, 2003, U.S. and Coalition forces invaded Iraq to depose Saddam Hussein and his government. A nine-year war resulted from the aftermath, which grew more unpopular as it dragged on. Now, ten years later, the conflict has left an indelible mark on American culture.
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Presidency of Bill Clinton This article is part of. a series about. Bill Clinton. The presidency of Bill Clinton began at noon EST on January 20, 1993, when Bill Clinton was inaugurated as President of the United States, and ended on January 20, 2001.
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- The blizzard of 1977 was a deadly blizzard that hit the Western N.Y. state area upstate New York and Southern Ontario from January 28 to February 1, 1977.
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- The reason why the 3rd Millennium, also known as the 21st Century, starts in 2001 is because there was no year 0, i.e., there was no year AD 0, nor was there a year 0 BC. The year before the year AD 1 is defined as the year 1 BC, so the year 0 was skipped. (See below).
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1996 in the United States 1 August 15 – Bob Dole is nominated for President of the United States, and Jack Kemp for Vice President, at the Republican National Convention in San Diego, California. July 12 – Hurricane Bertha makes landfall in North Carolina as a Category 2 storm, causing $270 million in damage to the United States and its possessions and many indirect deaths.
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Top 20 Things That Happened In 1986 Photo by Hector Mata//Getty Images. 1  Smoking on public transportation is banned. 2  The first ever musicians are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 3  Top Gun was the highest grossing film of the year. “ 4 Rock Me Amadeus” by Falco was the #1 single of the year and Cosby Show was the top television show. In April, the worst nuclear power plant accident ever occurs at Chernobyl in the Ukrainian SSR. 2  People are still coming forward with health issues from the accident which killed 31 people. 3  The average cost of a new house in the United States was $89, 430.
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2001 For other uses, see 2001 (disambiguation) . 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (dominical letter G), the 2001st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 1st year of the 3rd millennium, the 1st year of the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2000s decade. His Vice-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo succeeds him as the 14th President of the Republic. 2  January 20 – George W. Bush is sworn into office, succeeding Bill Clinton as President of the United States, over candidate contender Al Gore in the disputed U.S. presidential election, 2000.
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The Year 1990 From The People History 1990 Following the Iraq invasion of Kuwait on August 2nd Desert Shield Begins as the United States and UK send troops to Kuwait. The US enters a bad recession which will have repercussions over the next few years throughout the world. This is also the year The Simpsons  is seen for the first time on FOX TV.
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Top 20 Things That Happened In 1986 1 In April, the worst nuclear power plant accident ever occurs at Chernobyl in the Ukrainian SSR. 2  People are still coming forward with health issues from the accident which killed 31 people. 3  The average cost of a new house in the United States was $89, 430.ere’s twenty facts to stir your memory. 1  Deemed the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. 2  So we celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 3  Except, whoops, some people in the Reagan administration secretly sold arms to Iran and the Iran-Contra affair was born.
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- On March 20, 2003, the United States invaded and occupied Iraq. The war lasted for more than eight years before it was officially declared over on December 18, 2011. One of the major events to occur during this war was the capture and eventual execution of long-time Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
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The Patriot Act: Terrorists struck America on September 11, 2001. Highjacking four planes, they flew two of them into the World Trade Center towers in New York and another into the Pentagon in Washington. The fourth plane crashed in Pennsylvania before it reached its target in Washington.
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1990s United States boom 1990s United States boom. The 1990s economic boom in the United States was an extended period of economic prosperity, during which GDP increased continuously for almost ten years (the longest recorded expansion in the history of the United States).
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- Presidency of Bill Clinton. The presidency of Bill Clinton began at noon EST on January 20, 1993, when Bill Clinton was inaugurated as President of the United States, and ended on January 20, 2001.
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- Year 2000 starts January 1st, year 2000. The reason why the 3rd Millennium / 21st Century starts in 2001 is because there was no year 0 (or AD 0, 0 BC). The year before 1 A.D. is defined as year 1 B.C., so year 0 was skipped.(See below. Therefore, January 1st, year 1 is defined to be the start of the 1st century and the 1st Millennium.ear 2000 starts January 1st, year 2000. The reason why the 3rd Millennium / 21st Century starts in 2001 is because there was no year 0 (or AD 0, 0 BC). The year before 1 A.D. is defined as year 1 B.C., so year 0 was skipped.
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Aprovocative On the morning of September 11, the world changed. In the wake of the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania, the United States launched a global campaign not only against the perpetrators of those attacks but also against terrorism itself, wherever it exists.
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Lecture  1 Only such a combination of events -- at once political, economic, social, intellectual and cultural -- could have produced such a watershed in the history of man. For this reason, 1789 is often seen as a major turning point in the creation of the modern world.
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- Celebrities who were born in the Year 1997. 9 January, 1997 – Lauryn McClain, U.S actress and singer. 10 February, 1997 – Chloe Moretz, American actress. 1 April, 1997 – Ariel Gade, American Actress. 1 May, 1997 – Ariel Gade, American Actress. 18 May, 1997 – Alana Etheridge, American actress. 20 June, 1997 – Maria Lark, Russian, born American ....
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- 1990s births: 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999. People born in 1997. See also: 1997 deaths.
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Historical Events in 2001 Faith Hill. Jan 8 The identities of 2 boys who murdered a toddler in 1993 will be kept secret, the High Court rules. Jan 9 ABC-TV deputs The Mole for the first time. Jan 9 Shenzhou 2, an unmanned Chinese spacecraft, is launched.
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- This date in science: Hurricane Sandy hits U.S. Northeast By Matt Daniel in Earth | Human World | October 29, 2013 Hurricane Sandy affected millions of lives and became the second-costliest storm to hit the U.S., with damage totals estimated around $65 billion dollars.
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For Summer Review On October 26, 2001, in the wake of the September 11 attacks, President Bush signed. into law the USA PATRIOT Act1 (“the Act”), which includes provisions designed to ferret out. and terminate international money laundering efforts and advance the U.S. government’s war. against terrorism.
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US Disaster Statistics 2005 US Disaster Statistics. The statistics in this graphic reveal an exponential increase in disasters (Trends in natural disasters, 2005). Natural Disasters from 1980 - 2008. Below you will find data pertaining to human and economic losses from disasters that have occurred between 1980 and 2008. Overview of 1980 - 2008.
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- It came out in Japan in 1996. It came out in America in 1998. It came out in Japan in 1996. It came out in America in 1998.
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History of United States The September 11 attacks and the U.S.-British invasion. The hijacking and crashing of four U.S. jetliners on Sept. 11, 2001, brought instant attention to Afghanistan. The plot had been hatched by al-Qaeda, and some of the 19 hijackers had trained in Afghanistan.
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Floods & Flash Floods Significant Floods of the 20th Century. During the 20th century, floods were the number-one natural disaster in the United States in terms of number of lives lost and property damage. They can occur at any time of the year, in any part of the country, and at any time of the day or night.