April 19th 1995- Oklahoma City Bombing 168 dead
March 26th 1997 - 39 Heaven's Gate cultist commit suicide in San Diego, California
March 29 ,1999 - For the first time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 10,000 mark, at 10,006.78.
March 1, 2002 - U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: In eastern Afghanistan, Operation Anaconda begins.
July 14, 2003 - Washington Post columnist Robert Novak publishes the name of Valerie Plame, blowing her cover as a CIA operative. The CIA leak scandal begins.
December 26, 2004 - One of the worst natural disasters in recorded history hits southeastern Asia when the strongest earthquake in 40 years hits the entire Indian Ocean region. The massive 9.3 magnitude earthquake, epicentered just off the west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, generates enormous tsunami waves that crash into the coastal areas of a number of nations including Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Burma and Indonesia. The official death toll in the affected countries stands at 186,983 while more than 40,000 people are still missing.
January 10, 2007 - U.S. President George W. Bush announces a plan to surge 21,500 additional troops into Iraq.
2007-02-12 10:25:35
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answered by bobbie_jo45 4
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POpulation progress is anything that Doomsday enthusiasts were speaking approximately for years. It used to be as soon as believed that the Human populace would now not exceed four billion for the reason that there would not be ample area on Earth for everybody to reside and nonetheless be ready to consume and even breath. Currently the populace is across the 6 billion mark and I for you could nonetheless breath and there is nonetheless meals. In reality there is feilds which might be being left fallow for the following yr or 2 so a greater best of meals may also be produced. We as a spiecis have the capability to feel and plan for long run parties. No different animal has that capability or no less than to the level that we have got. A squirle for instance is not storing nuts for the reason that it is aware of iciness is coming and has to be certain it has ample for the entire iciness, like a nut an afternoon. It retail outlets meals for the reason that it is programed into it is DNA and instincts. I've just lately learn studies, now not through a unmarried "scientist" however ones that have been released through a giant organization that truthfully quite researched the concern and got here up with the mannequin that if we DO NOT upgrade our present meals, housing and fundamental clinical information, that the Human populace can succeed in approximately 12 billion earlier than we succeed in severe disorders. So it takes us approximately 10 years to develop through one billion and that is now not counting the truth that the sector populace is alternatively best heavy which means that there are alot extra historic persons than younger ones. Honestly there can be disorders that pop up, nobody will see them coming and they'll be finally delt with. We will keep to develop as a persons and our populace will develop as good.
2016-09-05 07:48:06
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answered by greenland 4
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In 2004 I went to work in Baghdad, Iraq for a year.
2007-02-12 10:00:26
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answered by big_mustache 6
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