Events throughout the decade

[2courtneyl]

In 2001 two planes crashed into New York’s twin towers which killed 2,752 people. This was a big disaster and is remembered on September 11 every year. It is known as 9/11. It was the first major terrorist attack that took place on U.S soil.

In 2002 the United States invaded Afghanistan which escalated the process of the war. This was a huge event.In 2003 the space shuttle Columbia blew up while reentering Earth and killed the 7 astronauts on board.

In 2006 the former president of Iraq, Saddam Hussien, was sentenced to death for the role in the massacre of 148 Shi’as in 1982. His co-defendants Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti and Award Hamed al-Bandar were also sentenced to death.In 2004 there was a major earthquake at a magnitude of 9.3. It took place around the coast of the Indian Ocean causing a tsunami which killed around 230,000 people. This was a major event that caused thousands of people their lives and homes.

In 2007 Sidir hit Bangladesh, a cyclone, destroyed Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, and killed about 5,000 people.In 2005 the team of Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz discovered a new dwarf planet. Thisdwarf planet is the largest known dwarf planet in our solar system. This new dwarf planet is called Eris.

In 2009 Captain Richard Phillips was rescued from a lifeboat by the U.S Navy. He was being held hostage by Somali pirates. The U.S Navy killed three of the pirates. They also captured a fourth pirate.In 2008 Barack Obama was elected President of the United States. He is the first African American to become President of the United States.

In 2000 Hilary Rodham Clinton was elected into the United States Senate. She is the first formal First Lady to be elected into the United States Senate. Actually at the time she was still the First Lady.There are a lot of major events in our history. I believe that these events are the most important. They stand out more than any other events that happened during this past decade. I think that these events had the greatest impact on our lives.Sourceshttp://www.historyorb.com/events/date/2000http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/2001http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/2002http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/2003http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/2004http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/2005http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/2006http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/2007http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/2008http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/2009http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/12/captain-richard-phillips_n_185983.html

[Mr. Bruns]

Good but you didn't rank them(number them).