U S and World Events Timeline

1981

First cases of aids discovered
Personal Computer introduced by IBM
The compact disc ( CD) is introduced

1982

The word “Internet” used for the first time
First execution by lethal injection in the U. S. occurs in Texas

1984

HIV is identified as cause of AIDS
CD-ROM is introduced
Domain Name System (DNS) established

1985

Ronald Reagan announces “star wars” SDI ( laser satellite system program)
Hole in the ozone layer discovered

1986

Space shuttle Challenger explodes
US bombs Libya

1989

President Bush inaugurated 41^st U. S. President
Berlin Wall comes down ending the Cold War
Dial up internet services for consumers debut (World)

1990

Computer viruses spread over the Internet
Growing number of church fires reported

1991

Worldwide web debut on the Internet
Operation Desert Shield
Collapse of Soviet Union

1992

Bill Clinton, youngest since Kennedy elected President
LA riots

1993

World Trade Center bombed
Cult compound raided in Waco, TX
Internet usage grows
Don’t Tell Don’t Ask Policy instituted in the U S Military

1994

Israel and Jordan sign Peace Treaty
Rwanda Massacre
US sends forces to Persian Gulf
First search engine, Yahoo launched
White House launches its website
Netscape goes public, starts the dot.com craze

1995

Ebola virus spreads in Zaire
Oklahoma City bombing
Million man march
DVD is introduced

1996

Mad Cow disease hits Britain
Clinton form National Church Arson Task Force
43.2 million (44%) U. S. households own a personal computer

1997

Hale Bopp discovery (Visions of God’s Coming Judgments)
Heaven’s Gate cult members commit suicide
First commercial spy satellite
NBC’s Asteroid: Deadly Impact aired
Scientists clone sheep
Amazon.com is launched on the web

1998

Europeans agree on currency
Springfield, Oregon- 2 students killed, 22 others wounded and parents found dead at home
Blair Witch project- most profitable cult classic grossed $125mil
Viagara on market
Armageddon premiers in theaters worldwide
Ebay is founded
Osama bin Laden wages a holy war against USA by bombing two USA embassies in Africa
President Clinton impeached for lying about adulterous affair
Deep Impact premiers in theaters across America

1999

West Nile Virus outbreak
Y2K
Artificial viruses (Internet)
Euro became currency in 11 member states
MySpace is launched
13 students killed in Colorado high by two students
NATO attacks Serbia
Fatal high school shooting in Jaber, Alberta, Canada
Heritage High School shooting in Conyers, GA
Deming Middle School shooting in Deming, N.M
Fort Gibson Middle School shooting in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma

2000

G. Bush sworn in as 43^rd President
Yemen terrorist explosion
Six-year-old shoots another in Township Michigan
Lake Worth Middle School teacher killed by student in FL
Nasdaq, technology heavy stock index declined 39 percent over the year, worst in its history
Six year old bring gun to school and kills another six year old in Mt. Township, Michigan
Worst drought in India
Two students killed after a dance given by Beach High School in Savannah, GA

2001

USA enters recession
World Trade Center tragedy
Pentagon tragedy
Fatal shooting in front of Lake Clifton Eastern High in Baltimore, MD
First case of lethal injection carried out in the state of Georgia
Several cases of anthrax detected in US
Santana High School shooting, 2 killed, 13 wounded in Santee, CA
Foot and Mouth disease reappeared in Europe and MidEast
Race riots in Cincinnati
3% of the American population is in jail
Bishop Neuman High School shooting in Williamsport, PA
“In God We Trust” law stirs controversy
Statue of limitations stands
Granite Hills High school, one teacher, 3 students wounded

2002

US markets crash (corporate scandals)
West Nile spreads from state to state
Bloodshed in Middle East
58.5% of US population uses the Internet (164.14 million people)
Martin Luther King Jr. High School shooting in New York City
Bridge collapse in Oklahoma killing 3
Increase in witchcraft shows on TV
Johann Gutenberg school shootings in Erfurt, Germany, 13 teachers, 2 students, one officer killed.
Operation Anaconda
North Korea admits developing nuclear arms
DC Snipers kill ten and wounding others
Homeland Security
One Nation under God controversy
Corporate Reform Bill signed
Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal
Outbreak of church fire at alarming rate
World religious leader pledge world peace
Ban lifted on advertising of drugs

2003

Space shuttle Columbia disaster
US and Britain launches war against Iraq
Earthquake measuring 2.5 in Midwest/4.9 shakes South
Episcopal church ordains gay priest as bishop
Three University of Arizona professors killed by student
Monkey Pox outbreak in Western Hemisphere
Blackout hit major cities in US and Canada
Nightclub fatal stampede killing 21
John McDonogh High School shooting in New Orleans
First human cloning acclaimed named Eve
Increasing number of drug advertisements on TV
SARS epidemic outbreak in China
The dollar falls 25% to the euro in just one year
Red Lion Area Junior High shooting, principal killed in PA
Court saves affirmative action program
Saddam Hussein captured
Judge orders Ten Commandment monument removed from courthouse
Ricori High School shooting in Cold Spring, MN, 2 students killed
Suicide bombers attack Turkey synagogues
Palestinian suicide bombing in Jerusalem

2004

Increase in US military casualties in Iraq
Ethnic violence spread in Kosovo
Bush appoints controversial judge
Bird flu reaches Thailand
Muslim attacks on Christians increasing in Nigeria
Virus affects million of computers
Massachusetts, the first state in the country to legalize gay unions
Job growth stalled in December 2003
Gay couples marry in San Francisco
Bush defends action in Iraq and economy
Scientists claim they cloned human embryo
Spain rocked by terrorists
Unemployment rate dropped 5.7 from 5.9
Increased profanity and obscene material on TV programming
US Church issues sex abuse reports
Report exonerates Blair
Bush endorses constitutional amendment banning gay marriage
World Summit June 8-10, Sea Island, GA
Bush elected second term as president of the U. S.
ACLU of Ohio demands cancellation of government sponsored faith based gospel concert.

2005

Bombs explodes in London
Poverty increased to 12.7% from 12.5% in 2004
Panel advise FDA on painkillers (Celebrex, Bextra, Vioxx)
Pentagon recommends extensive base closings
House endorses flag burning ban
Bush defends war in Iraq
Federal judge order Georgia school district to remove evolution disclaimer
Cancer top killer in U. S.
Pope John Paul II dies
Benedict XVI becomes the next pope
Swedish pastor beats "hate crime" conviction
Bush signs the Central American Free Trade Agreement
Parents face jail if kid don’t get flu shots (Maryland)
U. S. arrests thousands in Dragnet
Red Lake, MN school shootings, 10 dead
NY Times reports President authorized spying on Americans
Federal judge rules against Intelligent Design
Number of deaths of U. S. soldiers reaches 2,000
Campbell County High School in Jacksboro, TN

2006

Blair announces plans to step aside
Hezbollah fire rockets into Israel
Saddam Hussein convicted of crimes and hanged in Baghdad
Bush signs law renewing the Patriot Act
Violent crimes increases in U. S. (rose by 2.5% in 2005)
FDA approves morning after pill
New U.S. dollar coins hide 'In God We Trust'
Mexicans rally for immigration reform
More than 92 million websites
White House refuses to turn over storm documents (Katrina)
Ben Ladin warns U. S. of al-Quaeda planning an attack
Amish school shooting in Nickel Mines, PA (10 shot, 5 dead)
FDA approves Gardasil, a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer
Democrats gain control of both houses of Congress
Essex Elementary School shooting in VT
Explosion traps miners in West Virginia
Protest over cartoons turn violet
Senate defeats ban on same sex marriage
NY Times reports government analyzing financial records
Dawson College shooting in Montreal, Canada ( more than dozen wounded, shooter kills self
James Brown God father of soul dies at 73
Five pillars of Islam' taught in public school
North Korea test fires missiles over the Sea of Japan
Platte Canyon High School shooting in Bailey, CO (adult male kills one student then self
38^th President Gerald Ford dies
U. S. population hits new milestone (300 million)
NASA announces plan for base on the moon
Bush call for expansion of Armed forces
New Jersey court rules in favor of gay couples
Electronic data on millions of Veterans stolen
Bush signs legislation to build border fence
Pope remarks outrage Muslims worldwide
Senate Judiciary committee approves Wiretapping Act
Weston School shooting in Cazenovia, Wisconsin (principal killed)

2007

Stock market plummets
Bibles banned at 2008 Beijing Olympics
Nine killed in shooting at Finnish school
Bush Prepared to Veto 'Hate Crimes' Bill
Senate votes to support timetable to withdraw from Iraq
Tornado ravage several states (AL, MN, MO, GA)
U. S. say it will impose duties on Chinese goods
President Bush says, All religions pray to same God
God banished from Washington Monument
Wildfires devastate southern California
Job losses spark worries (headed for recession)
'Christian patriots' interrupt Hindu prayer in Senate
Former communist countries admitted into EU (Romania, Bulgaria)
Bush vetoes Combat Spending bill
Virginia Tech school shooting
Hotels replace Gideon Bible with “sex kits”
Harry Potter sales brisk (more than 8.3 million copies sold)
Russia is awarded 2014 Olympics
Foreclosures multiplying at an alarming rate
Pledge-Protection Bill Reintroduced
Bridge collapses into Mississippi River killing at least 4, injuring at least 60
Attorney warns Methodist churches to not campaign from the pulpit
Six coal miners trapped inside shaft in Utah
Warning issued about Islamic goal of imposing Sharia law in U.S. by 2050
Henry Foss High school shooting in Tacoma, WA
ENDA would force Christians to 'kowtow' to homosexual, transgendered employees
Federal reserve pumps billions into financial system
Laodicean church in the making, says research firm
Bush signs law to expand wiretapping
House passes bill protecting gays
Federal prison chaplains told to remove religious books from chapel libraries
Baptist pastor calls preachers to fight for the truth
Mexican city paralyzed by floods
Prominent Palestinian Christian kidnapped, murdered
Delaware State University shooting in Dover, DE
Bush veto Children Health Insurance bill
Pakastan president declares state of emergency
U. S. suffers more casualties in 2007 than any other year (852 deaths in 2007)
Minimum wage increases to $5.85 up from $5.15
Cleveland High School shooting
Joketa High School shooting in Finland
Court strikes down FCC Indecency Policy
Median household income up, number of insured down
Intelligence report shows al-Qaeda remains strong
9 N. Korean Christians arrested for 'espionage'
Bush request additional funding for war
House passes bill on stem cell research
In new book, terror leaders describe America bound by Islam
Six major ministries under investigation (the work of satan)
Miami school on lockdown after shooting
Russian doomsday cult barricade themselves in a cave awaiting doomsday
Islamic village found in Georgia is under investigation.Locations in other states near power plants (including nuclear), military bases, reservoirs, etc.
China toy recall
Ottawa Anglicans approve 'same-sex' blessings
Weather Channel founder: Warming 'greatest scam in history'
Tropical storm Noel hits the Caribbean
U. S. dollar dropping
Super bug (staph infection) on the rise
Water drought in Georgia
More than 2,000 perish in Bangladesh cyclone
Appeals court is asked to reconsider legislative prayer ruling
Florida Senior Living Facility Bans Religious Christmas decor