4/29/13 assinment

in 2000, i was in kendergarden. i cant remember anything major happening or big events. but on july 25, 2000, a Concorde jet crashed outside of Paris after takeoff killing 113 passengers. 1oo passengers 9 crew members and 4 people that were on the ground died in that accident. those passengers were flying to john f kennedy airport to go on a cruise.

in 2001on 9/11, 19 Islamist terrorists hijack four commercial jets, killing nearly 3,000 in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania. i remember this happening i was in the first grade at Anna Jarvis Elementary School. I think my teacher then was Mrs Knotts. She made us hide under our decks for the longest time. Then she turned on the news. Im pretty sure mom or my grandfather came and picked my brother and I up from school.

2002, NBA Finals, Los Angeles Lakers beat New Jersey Nets 4 games to 0. I remember watching this with my older brother and fighting with him to change the channel because i wanted to watch something different.

2003, President George W. Bush declares that 'major combat operations' in Iraq are over. This made some people happy and others not so much.

on march 11, 2004 there was a train bombing in Madrid killing at least 170 people.

A lot of things happened in 2005. Lance Armstrong retired, Apple announced they will switch to Intel processors in 2006. and so much more.

Many things had happened in the year of 2007. Bulgaria and Romainia joined the European Union. Apple Computer unveils the revolutionary iPhone and more.

In August of 2008, Michael Phelps wins 8 Gold Medals in 2008 Olympics. I use to always watch the Olympics everytime they came on because of Michael.

In 2009, The "swine flu", the H1N1 influenza strain is the first condition deemed a global pandemic since the Hong Kong flu of 1967 - 1968. I remember this happening. I ended up getting H1N1 my freshman year and had to miss a football game because of it. I wasn't bery happy.

2010, U.S. President Barack Obama proposes a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2011 which projects a record-high budget deficit of $1.6 trillion in fiscal 2010.

2011, In Germany, at least 10 people die from cucumbers infected with the deadly bacteria E. coli. I did not know about this!

2012, Love letters written between poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning are published online by Wellesley College and Baylor University.

2013, The U.S. military used B-52 bombers in joint military drills with South Korea; in response, North Korea threatens to attack America's military bases in Japan.