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U.S. History by Year, 2000-2019

Based on the clues, guess these American related things that happened in each year.
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Last updated: December 25, 2023
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2019
Denmark rejects a semi-serious offer from the U.S. to buy this territory
Greenland
2018
81 die and the city of Paradise, California is destroyed due to this type of disaster
Wildfire
2017
A mass shooting at a country music festival in this city becomes the deadliest in the U.S.
Las Vegas
2016
This controversial celebrity and businessman is elected president of the United States
Donald Trump
2015
This New England Patriots quarterback is accused of deflating footballs to cheat
Tom Brady
2014
12,000 people suffer from lead poisoning due to contamination in this city's water supply
Flint
2013
3 are killed and 260 are injured when 2 bombs are detonated during this city's annual marathon
Boston
2012
Colorado and Washington become the first states to legalize this
Marijuana
2011
Navy SEALS kills this Al-Qaeda leader in a Pakistani compound
Osama bin Laden
2010
This oil rig explodes off the coast of Louisiana, killing 11 and contaminating the Gulf of Mexico
Deepwater Horizon
2009
This senator is inaugurated as the first black president of the United States
Barack Obama
2008
This super hero movie is released, the first of the MCU
Iron Man
2007
This California representative becomes the first female Speaker of the House
Nancy Pelosi
2006
This Vice President accidentally shoots a lawyer while hunting in south Texas
Dick Cheney
2005
This hurricane kills 1,836 people along the Gulf Coast, primarily in Louisiana
Katrina
2004
This state becomes the first to license and recognize same-sex marriages
Massachusetts
2003
The U.S. invades this country, falsely claiming it to be harboring WMDs
Iraq
2002
The Winter Olympics are held in this city
Salt Lake City
2001
Al-Qaeda terrorists fly two planes into the World Trade Center and a third into this building
Pentagon
2000
This former VP loses the presidency to George W. Bush by less than 600 votes in Florida
Al Gore
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