1.) September 11th, 2001- Terrorists crash two passenger planes into the New York's World Trade Towers causing them both to collapse and killing 2,752 people.
2.) January 20th, 2009- Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th president of the U.S, and becomes first African American President in the U.S.
3.) August 23rd and 28-29th, 2005: Hurricane Katrina: Devastating category 5 hurricane that killed over 1,863 people and cost over $115 billion in damage.4.) December 5th, 2007- Von Maur shooting in Omaha, Nebraska leaves nine people dead, including himself, by a 19-year-old gunman5.) March 27th, 2002- Suicide bomber kills 29 people in Netanya, Isreal, known as the Passover Massacre.6.) December 14th, 2003- The capture of Suddam Hussein is announced and he was then later executed because of crimes against humanity and the killing of 148 Iraqi people.7.) January 4th, 2007- Nancy Pelosi is elected as the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history.8.) September 28th, 2008- The first ever private spacecraft, the Falcon 1, is launced into orbit by SpaceX.9.) 2009- Swine flu, also known as H1N1, becomes a big issue in the United States10.) June, 25th, 2009- Legendary Michael Jackson dies of cardiac arrest at the age of 50.Sources: http;//historyorb.com
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