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__My History Project__ 1992: Bush and Yeltsin proclaim formal end to the cold war, federal law passed that banned all betting on sports in all 50n states, Billy Crystal hosted the 65th Academy Awards 1993: Gas cost $1.16 per gallon, Jurassic Park, the world wide web was born at CERN 1994: The whitewater scandal investigation begins in the U. S., Dumb and Dumber is released, Beavis and Butt-head is popular on TV 1995: MLB players strike ends, Casper is a popular movie, Windows 95 released by Microsoft 1996: the summer Olympics are held in Atlanta, Ebay is created, the first ever cloning of a mammal – Dolly the sheep 1997: the bird flu is found in China, Mike Tyson Bites Evander Holyfield's ear during a match and is suspended from boxing, Mother Theresa dies 1998: President Bill Clinton Impeached for perjury and obstruction of justice, Google is founded, A Bug’s Life is released in theaters 1999: Two boys 17 and 18 years old go on a rampage at Columbine High School on April 20th Killing 15, Who wants to be a millionaire? is popular on TV, Lance Armstrong wins his first Tour De France 2000: Tiger Woods becomes the youngest player to win a Grand Slam in Golf, U.S. presidential election, 2000 Republican challenger George W. Bush defeats Democrat Vice President Al Gore, but the final outcome is not known for over a month because of disputed votes in Florida, 51 million viewers watch the first season finale of the reality show "Survivor" 2001: the Twin Towers fall in NYC on 9/11, 2001 becomes known as "Summer of the Shark" after a number of shark attack fatalities, Apple Computer releases the iPod 2002: The Winter Olympic Games are held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, Kelly Clarkson Wins the first American Idol contest, the first Spider-Man movie is released 2003: Arnold Schwarzenegger is elected Governor of California, Apple launches Itunes which becomes a major success selling 10 million songs within 4 months of launch, Saddam Hussein is captured by U.S. forces 2004: Ken Jennings wins over 2.5 million dollars on Jeopardy, President George Bush beats Democratic challenger John Kerry to gain a second term of office, Martha Stewart is convicted of a felony and sentenced to five months in prison 2005: Hurricane Katrina hits the South coast, Pope John Paul II dies and Pope Benedict XVI is elected the new pope, Microsoft releases the Xbox 360 gaming console in North America 2006: Pluto is downgraded from a Planet to a dwarf planet by The International Astronomical Union ( IAU ), •6.6 magnitude earthquake at sea hits the US state of Hawaii, Nintendo releases the Wii in North America 2007: A student on Virginia Tech Campus goes on a killing spree on 16th April leaving over 30 students dead, The Bridge over the the Mississippi river on I35W collapses with cars dropping the 50ft into the river, due to quick responses by emergency services only 13 people lost their lives in the tragedy, The Mitchell Report is published which shows the use of anabolic steroids and human growth hormones is widespread in Major League Baseball 2008: Michael Phelps wins 8 gold medals in Beijing, Barrack Obama is elected president, Fidel Castro steps down as president of Cuba after almost 50 years in power 2009: Michael Jackson – The King of Pop dies, Barrack Obama is inaugurated and takes office, The World Health Organization declares H1N1 influenza strain, commonly referred to as "swine flu", as a global pandemic 2010: Brett Favre retires? , The city of Cleveland wins a major championship? , I get an “A” on my “My History Project”?