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Clinton Era: Pax Americana
NATO Liberation of Kosovo
East
Timor votes for independence
Peaceful
retirement of Mandela
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Impeachment
of Bill Clinton
Impeachment
of BorisYeltsin
Columbine
school shooting tragedy
Earthquake
at Turkey
Deaths
of JFK Jr., wife, & sister-in-law
Y2k
bug fixes |
Jeff
Bezos, Amazon.com pioneer
Miss America: Nicole
Johnson (Virginia)
Music: My Heart will go on (Celine Dion)
Movie: Shakespeare in Love
Nobel Peace Prize: Doctors w/o Borders
Super Bowl (SB): Broncos
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Researchers
complete DNA map
Democracy
in Russia, Mexico, etc.
Tyrannt
Milosevic deposed
Return
of Elian to his father |
Indecision
2000 - a house divided
Russian
submarine Kursk tragedy
Collapse
of the dot.coms
Concorde
crashes outside Paris |
George
W. Bush, Gov. of Texas
Miss America: Heather
French (Kentucky)
Music: Smooth (Santana)
Movie: American Beauty; TV: Daily Show
Nobel Peace Prize: Kim Dae Jung
SB: Saints
Olympics: Sydney |
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Liberation
of Afghanistan
Stem
cell research offer hope
Justice
for Oklahoma City
Justice
for Kosovo at the Hague |
Sept.
11th NY, VA/DC, & PA attacks
Anthrax
scare and deaths
Crash
of American Airlines Flight 587
China
vs. USA preview, EP-3 plane |
Rudolph Giuliani,
Mayor of NYC
Miss America: Angela
Perez Baraquio, (HI)
Music: Beautiful Day (U2)
Movie: Gladiator
Nobel Peace Prize: UN & Kofi Annan
SB: Ravens |
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USA
rallies, Pentagon rebuilt
Rise of Homeland Security
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Deadly
siege by "DC Area Sniper"
Terrorist
attacks at Bali, Indonesia
Corporate
& CEO scandals (Enron)
Catholic
Church sex scandals |
The
Whistleblowers
Miss America: Katie
Harman, (Oregon)
Music: "Fallin'" (Alicia Keys)
Movie: A Beautiful Mind
Nobel Peace Prize: Pres. Jimmy Carter
SB: Patriots;
WC: Brazil
Olympics: Salt
Lake City |
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Liberation
of Iraq "Shock & Awe"
Recall
election in California
National
Joy: Rescue of Elizabeth
Justice
for Iraq, Hussein bros dead
Sedna:
Tenth planet discovered?
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Columbia
space shuttle is lost
Terrorist
attacks Saudi Arabia and Iraq
Aug.
14, N.E. American blackout
Chinese
SARS spreads globally
California
Cedar Wild Fires
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The
American Soldier
Miss America: Erika
Harold, (Illinois)
Music: Don't know why (Norah Jones)
Movie: Chicago; TV: Buffy, Chappelle
Nobel Peace Prize: Shirin Ebadi
SB: Bucs
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Duel
of fates - Kerry v. Bush
Red
Sox win World Series
9/11
Commission seeks answers
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Mar.
11, Madrid train terror bombing
Sept.
8, Chechens murder RU school
Dec.
26, Indian Ocean Tsunami
Death
of Yasser Arafat
Death
of Ronald Reagan
Persecution
of Christians in Sudan |
George
W. Bush, 43rd US president
Miss America: Ericka
Dunlap,
(Florida)
Music: Daughters (John Mayer)
Movie: Million Dollar Baby; TV: DHW
Nobel Peace Prize: Wangari Maathai
SB: Patriots
Olympics: Athens |
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Funeral
of Pope John Paul II
Gaza
withdrawal
Election
in Iraq
Scooter
Libby indicted, CIA leak
Return
of space shuttle Discovery
Deep
Throat discovered
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Aug.
29, Hurricane Katrina
July.
7, London subway bombing
Oct.
8, Earthquake in South Asia
Nov.
9, Jordan hotels bombing
Terry
Schiavo right-to-die debate
Death
of Chief Justice Rehnquist
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Bill
Gates, Melinda Gates, & Bono
Miss America: Deidre
Downs, (Alabama)
Music: Sometimes You Can't... (U2)
Movie: Crash, Alt: Serenity; TV: Grey's
Nobel Peace Prize: Mohamed ElBaradei
Nobel Medicine: Marshall & Warren (AU)
SB: Patriots
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New
Gene Theraphy for Cancer
Eight planets, but more beyond
Space shuttles return to orbit
Petaflops and Nanoscience
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Grand Mosque Destroyed by bomber
St. Petersburg Cathedral in flames
Rise of a Nuclear Islamic Iran
Israelis abducted, Lebannon ruined
Stingray death of a Crocodile hunter |
Miss America: Jennifer
Berry, (Oklahoma)
SB: Steelers
;WC: TBD; Olympics: Torino
Music:
Movie: Deadman's Chest |
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