What are some important events that happened in between 1995-2008?

Question

I'm doing a project, and i need any impoprtant/major/interesting events that happened between 1995-2008! any help is appreciated! thanks! 10 points for most interesting answer!!

Answer 1

HERES A FEW, HOPE THEY HELP.....

1995-  

The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist attack on April 19, 1995 aimed at the U.S. government in which the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, an office complex in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was bombed. The attack claimed 168 lives and left over 800 people injured. Until the September 11, 2001 attacks, it was the deadliest act of terrorism on U.S. soil.

Shortly after the explosion, Oklahoma State Trooper Charlie Hanger stopped 26-year-old Timothy McVeigh for driving without a license plate and arrested him for that offense and for unlawfully carrying a weapon.[1] Within days after the bombing, Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were both arrested for their roles in the bombing. Investigators determined that they were sympathizers of a militia movement and that their motive was to retaliate against the government's handling of the Waco and Ruby Ridge incidents (the bombing occurred on the anniversary of the Waco incident). McVeigh was executed by lethal injection on June 11, 2001. Nichols was sentenced to life in prison. A third conspirator, Michael Fortier, who testified against McVeigh and Nichols, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for failing to warn the U.S. government

1996-

Trans World Airlines (TWA) Flight 800 was a scheduled international passenger flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York to Leonardo da Vinci Airport (FCO) in Rome, Italy, via Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) in France. On July 17, 1996, at about 20:31 EDT (00:31 on July 18 UTC), the Boeing 747-131 flying the route (tail number N93119) exploded in mid-air and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York. All 230 people on board (two pilots, two flight engineers, 14 flight attendants, 212 passengers) were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.[1] The aircraft had left JFK 12 minutes earlier. While investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) traveled to the scene, arriving the following day, much initial speculation centered on the crash being a terrorist attack.[2][3] Consequently, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) initiated a parallel investigation into the crash. On November 18, 1997, it announced that no evidence had been found of a criminal act and the NTSB assumed sole control on the investigation.[4

1997-

On 31 August 1997, Diana died after a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris along with Dodi Al-Fayed and the acting security manager of the Hôtel Ritz Paris, Henri Paul, who was instructed to drive the hired Mercedes-Benz through Paris secretly eluding the paparazzi.[29] Their black 1994 Mercedes-Benz S280 (registration no. 688 LTV 75) crashed into the thirteenth pillar of the tunnel. The two-lane tunnel was built without metal barriers in front of the pillars. None of the four occupants wore seat belts.[30]

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Mother Teresa, OM, MC (Albanian: Nënë Tereza, born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu (August 26, 1910 – September 5, 1997) was an Albanian[2][3] Roman Catholic nun with Indian citizenship[4] who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata (Calcutta), India in 1950. For over forty five years she ministered to the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying, while guiding the Missionaries of Charity's expansion, first throughout India and then in other countries.

1998-

Republicans lose seats in Congressional elections Much to the surprise of political pundits, the Republicans did not pick up any seats in the Congressional elections of 1998. In fact, in a precedent-breaking election, the Democrats, who were the party of the President, actually gained seats in a Congressional election during the second term of the Presidency. Many analysts explained the results as a repudiation of the Republican efforts to impeach President Clinton.

1999-

The Columbine High School massacre occurred on Tuesday, April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Columbine in unincorporated Jefferson County, Colorado, near Denver and Littleton. Two students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, embarked on a shooting rampage, killing 12 students and a teacher, as well as wounding 23 others, before committing suicide.

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The Streak is Over!  



Susan Lucci wins!  

Television history was made on May 21, 1999.  Susan Lucci won the coveted Emmy award for outstanding actress for her portrayal of the diva, Erica Kane, thus ending her 19-year nomination and 18-year losing streak.  The 26th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards was held at the theater at Madison Square Garden in New York

Ms. Lucci was clearly the favorite to win tonight and there wasn't a dry eye in the house when it was announced.  Ms. Lucci also received a standing ovation that added to the emotional moment that both her peers and her fans felt.

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President Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives in a straight party-line vote. The Pres

Answer 2

check this out, you can enter a date and it will tell u what happened on that date

Answer 3

1995

Sarin gas attack in Tokyo

The Oklahoma City Bombing

Dr. Bernard A. Harris, Jr. makes history as the first black American astronaut to walk in space

U.S. President William J. Clinton in a White House memorandum calls for the elimination of Affirmative Action

Balanced Budget Amendment Fails

1996

The unabomber, Kaczynski arrested in Montana

A truck bomb exploded outside the US Military  barracks, killing 19

in Saudi Arabia

Olympic Park bombing

Princess Diana and Prince Charles are divorced.

Nintendo 64 Released

1997

England handed Hong Kong to China

Gianni Versace was killed

Madeleine Albright , Secretary of State, becoming the first woman to head the State Department

Scientists cloned Dolly the sheep

1998

India resumes nuclear testing

2 US Embassies in Africa bombed

Clinton admits to affair with Monica Lewinsky

Peace agreement finally reached in Northern Ireland

John Glenn returns to space at age 77

1999

Columbine High School shootng

Earthquake in Turkey kills 13,000

Panama Canal is handed back to Panama

Y2K

2000

The USS Cole attack in Yemen

Mad cow disease alarms Europe

Answer 4

April 19th, 1995- Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols bomb the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. Known as the 'Oklahoma City Bombings'.

January 7th, 1996- Eastern America is hit with a one of the worst blizzards in history. Philadelphia,PA receives a record of 30.7 inches of snow.

August 31st, 1997- Mother Theresa of Calcutta dies in Kolkata,India of heart failure.

Spetember 7th,1998- Google,Inc., is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two Stanford University Ph.D. candidates in Menlo Park California.

September 9th, 1999- Sega launches the Dreamcast system, breaking video game sales and records in 24 hours.

November 7th, 2000- Hillary Rodham Clinton is the first women elected into the United States Senate.

September 11th, 2001- The World Trade Center in NYC is hit by two planes. The Pentagon is also hit by a plane. Controversy surrounds what is know known as 9/11.

January 8th, 2002- George W. Bush signs the No Child Left Behind Act.

July 22nd, 2003- Uday and Qusay Hussein, sons of Saddam Hussein, are killed by U.S. military in Iraq.

June 30th, 2004- Preliminary hearings begin for the trial of Saddam Hussein. He is tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

April 19th,2005- Pope Benedict XVI, succeeds Pope John Paul II, becoming the 265h Pope.

June 29th, 2006- Women vote in elections for the first time in the National Assembly of Kuwait.

May 3rd, 2007- Madeleine McCann goes missing and the story is giving extensive media coverage.

February 24th, 2008- Raul Castro is unanimously elected as the President of Cuba by the National Assembly.