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1946 Born
1994 Georgia
Representative Newt Gingrich
leads the United States Republican Party in taking control of both the House of Representatives
and the Senate
in midterm congressional elections, the first time in 40 years the Republicans secured control of both houses of U.S. Congress. George W. Bush is elected Governor of Texas.
1999 Texas
Governor George W. Bush announces he will seek the Republican Party's nomination for President of the United States
.
2000 Election 2000: February 1 - Vice President Al Gore
wins the New Hampshire
Democratic primary. George W. Bush wins the Republican primary. Gary Bauer withdraws from the race February 4, followed by Steve Forbes, February 10.
2000 George W. Bush and Al Gore
emerge victorious in nationwide Republican and Democratic caucuses and primaries.
2000 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
.
2000 The U.S. Supreme Court, in the case of ''Bush vs. Gore'', stops the Florida
presidential recount, effectively giving the state, and the U.S. Presidency, to George W. Bush.
2001 U.S. President George W. Bush announces his support for federal funding of limited research on embryonic stem cells.
2001 War on Terrorism: U.S. President George W. Bush presents a list of 22 most wanted terrorists.
2001 War on Terrorism: In the first such act since World War II
, U.S. President George W. Bush signs an executive order allowing military tribunals against any foreigners suspected of having connections to terrorist acts or planned acts against the United States
.
2001 U.S. President George W. Bush announces the United States' withdrawal from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
2002 U.S. President George W. Bush faints after choking on a pretzel.
2002 Iraq disarmament crisis
: U.S. President George W. Bush addresses the U.N., and challenges its members to confront the "grave and gathering danger" of Iraq
, or stand aside as the United States and likeminded nations act.
2002 Iraq disarmament: George W. Bush signs the Iraq
war resolution.
2003 Iraq disarmament crisis
: U.S. President George W. Bush gives an ultimatum: Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and his sons must either leave Iraq, or face military action at a time of the U.S.'s choosing.
2003 U.S. President George W. Bush makes a state visit to London
in the midst of massive protests.
2004 Around 200,000 protesters demonstrate in New York City
against U.S. President George W. Bush and his government, ahead of the 2004 Republican National Convention.
2004 A videotape of Osama Bin Laden
speaking airs on Arabic TV, in which he threatens terrorist attacks on the United States
, and taunts the president
, George W. Bush, over the September 11 Terrorist attacks.
2004 U.S. presidential election: U.S. President George W. Bush defeats Senator John Kerry
. Republicans make gains in the House and Senate.
2005 George W. Bush is inaugurated in Washington, D.C.
for his second term as the 43rd President of the United States
.
2005 A hand grenade ostensibly thrown by Vladimir Arutinian lands about 100 feet (30 m) from United States President George W. Bush while he is giving a speech to a crowd in Tbilisi
, Georgia
, but malfunctions and does not detonate.
2005 U.S. President George W. Bush nominates Federal Appeals Court Judge Samuel Alito to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
.
2005 The United Nations Climate Change Conference opens in Montreal
, Quebec
. The conference lasts until December 9, and features a speech by former President Bill Clinton
that the George W. Bush Administration objected to.
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