October 3, 1998 — Julie Bishop first enters the House of Representatives
After a somewhat difficult election – the previous incumbent had left the Liberal Party to run as an independent, but...
November 19, 2013
Politics & War
December 12, 1998 — The Neutrality Arch statue is formally dedicated in Ashgabat
Saparmurat Niyazov was the first President of the independent republic of Turkmensistan following the break up of the Soviet Union...
November 14, 2013
September 11, 2000 — The S11 protests take place in Melbourne, Australia
In September 2000, the World Economic Forum met at the Crown Casino complex in Melbourne, Australia. Over three days, they...
October 14, 2013
November 8, 2000 — John Ellis calls the Presidential election for George Bush
John Prescott Ellis was 47 years old on the night of the 2000 US Presidential Election. He had spent most...
October 9, 2013
September 20, 2001 — George W. Bush announces the War on Terror
Nine days after the 9/11 attacks, George Bush gave his country what so very many of them were crying out...
September 9, 2013
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
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 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 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
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
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