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U.S. History
Major Events in U.S. History (2005-2014)
YouTube launched
February 2005
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Two employees from PayPal started YouTube which has become a major social media
Hurricane Katrina hit the southern coast of the United States
August 2005
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Hurricane Katrina was a major catastrophe killing approximately 1,800 people and causing more than $81 billion in damages.
U.S. Population hits 300,000,000
October 2006
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32 people killed at Virginia Tech
April 2007
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Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people and wounded many others before killing himself at Virginia Tech University in Blackburg, Va. The massacre is the deadliest peacetime shooting incident by a single gunman in U.S. history.
Great Recession Begins
Dec 2007
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The United States (and much of the world) entered a major recession that saw home foreclosures, bank failures and job losses.
Oil $100/barrel
Jan 2008
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The price of petroleum hits $100 per barrel for the first time in history
The United States elected first African-American president (Sen. Barack Obama)
Nov 2008
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Major Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
April 2010
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April -The Deepwater Horizon oil platform explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers. In the months that follow, an estimated 205.8 million gallons of crude oil spill into the water, damaging an estimated area of 80,000 square kilometers
U.S. Secrets Leaked
July 2010
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Over 90,000 internal reports about the United States-led involvement in the War in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2010 are leaked to the public via Wikileaks, an online publisher of anonymous, covert, and classified material.
Last U.S. Troops leave Iraq
Aug 2010
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Osama Bin Laden killed
May 2011
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Osama bin Laden was the head of al-Qaeda, the terrorist group responsible for the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2011. On May 2, 2011, U.S. forces invaded his compound in Pakistan. Bin Laden was killed in the raid.
Occupy Wall Street
Sept 2011
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A protest at a New York City park near Wall Street, airing complaints that the richest 1 percent of Americans benefit at the expense of the rest, spread to scores of communities across the U.S. and abroad.
Hurricane Sandy Hits East Coast
Oct 2012
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Hurricane Sandy causes at least 132 deaths and an estimated 82 billion in damages, making it the second costliest hurricane in the U.S., behind Katrina. New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut are hardest hit
NSA Spying on U.S. Citizens
June 2013
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It is revealed that the National Security Agency (NSA) is spying on the web activities, including email, of U.S. citizens.
Affordable Care Act Starts
Oct 2013
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The Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, begins registering people for the expanded federal government health insurance.