February 1, 2002 — The Patriot Act takes effect in the USA
The PATRIOT Act (in full: the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism...
August 29, 2013
The Complete History
February 12, 2002 — Yucca Mountain is approved as a nuclear waste depository
The Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Depository is exactly what it sounds like: a facility located inside Yucca Mountain, Nevada. It...
August 24, 2013
July 28, 2002 — Trapped miners are rescued from Quecreek Mine
On July 24, 2002, a team of 18 miners in the Quecreek Mine (in Somerset County, Pennsylvania) accidentally broke through...
August 19, 2013
October 23, 2002 — Kanye West injured in a car accident
Before his career as an independent recording artist got off the ground, Kanye West nearly died in a car accident...
August 14, 2013
July 14, 2003 — Valerie Plame is outed as a spy
In one of the more astonishing displays of the Bush administration’s belief that it was above the law, Valerie Plame...
August 9, 2013
February 5, 2004 — Undocumented workers drowned in Morecambe Bay
Morecambe Bay is located in Lancashire, England, and is the site of a traditional cockle picking area. But as with...
August 4, 2013
February 25, 2004 — Niyazov bans beards in Turkmenistan
Just in case there was any remaining doubt that he was a raving loony, Saparmurat Niyazov, President For Life of...
July 29, 2013
March 9, 2005 — Chris LeDoux dies
Chris LeDoux was best known for his career in country music, which included 36 albums worth of material, a large...
June 19, 2013
June 27, 2005 — Bunny Greenhouse testifies regarding Halliburton’s corruption
Bunny Greenhouse was a rising star in the United States Army Corps of Engineers until the year 2000. Suddenly, under...
June 4, 2013
August 29, 2005 — Hurricane Katrina destroys much of New Orleans
At 6:10AM on the morning of August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made a landfall on the Louisiana coast near Buras-Triumph....
May 29, 2013
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