1900-Now

[milagros317]

1996

Bill Clinton is re-elected President of the United States, easily winning over Bob Dole.

 

[goddess_nemesis]

1997: January 26 - Super Bowl XXXI: The Green Bay Packers win the NFL Championship for the first time since 1967, defeating the New England Patriots 35-21 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.

 

[sasaxrah]

1998: August 19 - President Bill Clinton testified that he had an "improper physical relationship" with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.

 

[Artoo]

August 11th, 1999 - I watch the solar eclipse with my older sister and my grandparents.

 

[milagros317]

2000

January 1 - The much hyped Y2K problem doesn't happen.

 

[ikaiyoo]

2001

August 1 - Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore has a 2½ ton monument of the Ten Commandments installed in the Rotunda of the Judiciary Building. He is later sued to have it removed, and eventually removed from office

 

[milagros317]

2002

October 12
Terrorist bombs in Bali kill hundreds of innocent civilians.

 

[goddess_nemesis]

2003: March 1 - War on Terrorism: Pakistani authorities capture Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the suspected mastermind of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks, along with money man Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi.

 

[Artoo]

2004 - I start drinking real ale on a regular basis.

 

[milagros317]

2005

The Chicago White Sox win the World Series for the first time since 1917.

 

[Artoo]

2006 - I climb Ben Nevis for the first time.

 

[goddess_nemesis]

2007: January 4 - Nancy Pelosi becomes the first female Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

 

[paracarl44]

2008.

January 2nd: The price of a barrel of petroleum hits a record of $100.

 

[ikaiyoo]

2009 January 26 - Possession of "Extreme pornography" will become illegal in the United Kingdom.

 

[goddess_nemesis]

1900: January 2 - The first electric bus becomes operational in New York City.

 

[Carsomyr]

1901 January 22 - Queen Victoria dies at the age of 81. She is succeeded by King Edward VI.

 

[goddess_nemesis]

1902: August 22 - Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first American President to ride in an automobile when he rides in a Columbia Electric Victoria through Hartford, Connecticut.

 

[milagros317]

1903

Panama declares independence from Colombia (Nov. 3).

 

[Carsomyr]

1904 July 1 - The third Modern Olympic Games opens in St. Louis, Missouri, United States as part of the World's Fair.

 

[milagros317]

1905

Isadora Duncan establishes the first school of modern dance in Berlin.

 

[goddess_nemesis]

1906: April 7 - Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.

 

[paracarl44]

1907.

April 7th: Hershey Park opens in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

 

[goddess_nemesis]

1908: September 27 - Henry Ford produces his first Model T automobile.

 

[paracarl44]

1909.

August 12: The first event is held at the Indianapolis Speedway.

 

[milagros317]

1910

Portuguese monarchy ends. Teofilio Braga is selected as president of new republic.