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United States

  • 16 Jun 2008

    The state of California began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

  • 31 May 2008

    The Discovery Space Shuttle was launched from the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-124.

  • 15 May 2008

    The California Supreme Court ruled that the state ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.

  • 12 Mar 2008

    Space shuttle Endeavour successfully docked with the International Space Station during NASA's STS-123 mission.

  • 26 Feb 2008

    The New York Philharmonic Orchestra performed in Pyongyang, North Korea.

  • 9 Sep 2007

    Manuel Noriega's sentence in the United States ends.

  • 8 Aug 2007

    The EF2 tornado ripped through Brooklyn, New York, for 18 minutes, causing nine injuries and $20 million in damages.

  • 4 Aug 2007

    NASA launched the Phoenix spaceship from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, US.

  • 1 Aug 2007

    The Mississippi River Bridge collapsed during rush hour.

  • 17 Oct 2006

    The US population reached 300 million people.

  • 25 Aug 2006

    Naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor discovered the world's tallest tree in Redwood National Park, California.

  • 24 Jun 2006

    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest premiered at Disneyland Resort, Anaheim, California.

  • 27 Jul 2005

    NASA decided to suspend space shuttle flights after analyzing the launch of mission STS-114.

  • 28 Jun 2005

    A brand new design for Freedom Tower in Manhattan, New York, was publicly revealed.

  • 23 Jun 2005

    Reddit was founded in Medford, Massachusetts.

  • 31 May 2005

    Deep Throat reveals himself.

  • 10 May 2005

    An assassination attempt was made on President George W. Bush.

  • 15 Apr 2005

    NASA launched a spacecraft to rendezvous with a small communication satellite.

  • 1 Apr 2005

    NASA celebrated April Fool's Day by telling the world that they found water on Mars.

  • 12 Jan 2005

    NASA's Deep Impact space probe launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

  • 3 Nov 2004

    George W. Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.

  • 3 Aug 2004

    The Statue of Liberty pedestal reopened after the 9/11 disaster that occurred in 2001.

  • 3 Aug 2004

    NASA's Messenger probe launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

  • 29 May 2004

    The World War II Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C, dedicated by President George W. Bush.

  • 17 May 2004

    Massachusetts became the first US state to legalize same-sex marriage.

  • 28 Apr 2004

    The first Abu Ghraib torture pictures are published.

  • 2 Jan 2004

    The Stardust space probe collected a sample of comet dust.

  • 17 Nov 2003

    Arnold Schwarzenegger sworn in as Californian Governor.

  • 26 Oct 2003

    The Cedar Fire swept through San Diego County, California, destroying 2,232 homes and killing fifteen people.

  • 24 Oct 2003

    The final commercial Concorde flight took place between New York and London Heathrow.

  • 7 Oct 2003

    Arnold Schwarzenegger became Governor of California.

  • 21 Sep 2003

    After 14 years in space, NASA's Galileo spacecraft was intentionally destroyed in Jupiter's atmosphere.

  • 27 Aug 2003

    World's biggest battery switched on in Alaska.

  • 14 Aug 2003

    A major blackout occurred in the Northeastern and Midwestern US along with Ontario, Canada.

  • 22 Jul 2003

    Saddam sons killed in US operation.

  • 7 Jul 2003

    NASA's Opportunity Mars rover launched from the Florida Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

  • 1 Jul 2003

    Tesla Motors was incorporated in Palo Alto, California, US.

  • 20 Jun 2003

    The Wikimedia Foundation Inc. was founded in St. Petersburg, Florida.

  • 9 Apr 2003

    US forces pulled down a statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad to symbolize the end of the Iraqi president's brutal reign.

  • 20 Mar 2003

    Ground troops from the USA, UK, Australia, and Poland invaded Iraq.

  • 19 Mar 2003

    The Second Iraq War began after an airstrike took place in the country by combined US and British forces.

  • 20 Feb 2003

    The Station nightclub in Rhode Island burned down, killing 100 people.

  • 1 Feb 2003

    The first reusable spacecraft called ''Space Shuttle Columbia" broke apart when returning to Earth, and all seven astronauts on board died.

  • 16 Jan 2003

    The Columbia space shuttle took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for its final time.

  • 5 Dec 2002

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, directed by Peter Jackson, premiered in New York.

  • 2 Oct 2002

    Beltway sniper attacks begin.

  • 2 Jul 2002

    American businessman, Steve Fossett completes the first solo around-the-world Balloon Flight.

  • 24 Jun 2002

    The USA's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration launched the NOAA-17 satellite.

  • 13 Jun 2002

    The United States withdraw from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.

  • 24 May 2002

    The United States and Russia signed the Moscow Treaty, agreeing to limit their nuclear arsenals.

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