CHAPTER TIMELINE |
| 1944 |
ENIAC created |
| 1947 |
Transistor invented |
| 1971 |
Microprocessor invented |
| 1989 |
Pat Robertson organized the Christian Coalition |
| 1991 |
Clarence Thomas named to the Supreme Court |
| 1992 |
Bill Clinton elected president |
| 1993 |
Family Medical Leave Act passed |
| 1993 |
NAFTA approved |
| 1993 |
Congress passed the Brady Bill |
| 1993 |
Siege at Waco |
| 1994 |
California approved Proposition 187 |
| 1994 |
Republicans won midterm elections |
| 1994 |
Kenneth Starr appointed independent counsel |
| September 1994 |
American troops sent to Haiti |
| 1995 |
Adarand Constructors v. Pena |
| 1995 |
Oklahoma City bombing |
| 1995 |
“Contract with America” |
| 1996 |
Hopwood v. Texas |
| 1996 |
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act |
| 1996 |
Bill Clinton reelected |
| 1996 |
California passed Proposition 209 |
| December 1998 |
House of Representatives impeached Bill Clinton |
| January 7 to
February 12, 1999 |
Trial of Bill Clinton |
| February 12, 1999 |
Senate acquitted Bill Clinton |
| 1999 |
NATO air strikes against Yugoslavia |
| 2000 |
George W. Bush elected president |
| December 12, 2000 |
Supreme Court ruled in Bush v. Gore |
| 2001 |
Stock market decline |
| 2001 |
Tax cut enacted |
| September 11, 2001 |
Terrorist attacks on United States |
| October 2001 |
Anthrax attacks in United States |
| October 7, 2001 |
Operation Enduring Freedom began |
