Final+Exam

= __**Final Exam**__ = 1) At 9:02 a.m. on April 19, 1995 a truck in Oklahoma City exploded in the street in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Building. The attack claimed 168 lives and left over 800 people injured. Shortly after the explosion, Timothy McVeigh was arrested for driving without a license plate. Within days after the bombing, Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were both arrested for their roles in the bombing. 2) On September 11th, 2001 the twin towers were hit. They were hit by two planes both of which were hijacked. Everyone that was on the planes was killed. Additionally some people that were present in the towers at that time were also killed. The hijackers crashed a third airliner into the Pentagon. 3)One of the reasons given for terrorists attacking the Twin Towers is that they wanted to destroy one of our federal buildings. The Twin Towers were also a sense of accomplishment for us. 4) Under President Clinton's leadership, almost 6 million new jobs were created in the first two years of his administration, an average of 250,000 new jobs every month. Clinton signed into law the Brady Bill, which imposes a five-day waiting period on handgun purchases so that background checks can be done to help keep handguns away from criminals. President Clinton also signed the Family and Medical Leave Act. The law, which covers over 42 million Americans, offers workers up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-guaranteed leave for child birth, adoption, or personal or family illness. 5) President Bush r  equires states to conduct criminal background checks on prospective foster and adoptive parents.  He also reduced and is working to ultimately eliminate the estate tax for family farms and ranches. Bush s uccessfully executed two wars in the aftermath of 9/11/01: Afghanistan and Iraq. 50 million people who had lived under tyrannical regimes now live in freedom    6) In the 2000 election George Bush defeated Al Gore. There was a controversy in this election. The controversy was ov er who won Florida's 25 electoral votes. So there was a recount of the votes from that state.
 * In the United States**

7) Mad cow disease is an illness also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy. It's called mad cow disease because it affects a cow's nervous system, causing a cow to act strangely and lose control of its ability to do normal things, such as walk. An infected cow would act "mad," which sometimes means mentally ill. 8) In England and the US majority of people consume beef. So, when the rumors of mad cow disease came out everyone got scared becuase people who eatthe meat of the cow that was sick can also become sick. 9) On December 26th, 2004, a earthquake hit Sumatra, Indonesia. The earthquake was caused by subduction and triggered a series of devastating tsunamis. The tsunamis and earthquake killed over 225,000 people. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in history. 10) Galileo was an unmanned spacecraft sent by NASA to study the planet Jupiter and its moons. It was launched on October 18, 1989 by the Space Shuttle //Atlantis//. It arrived on Jupiter on December 7, 1995.On September 21, 2003, after 14 years in space and 8 years of service in the Jovian system, Galileo's mission was terminated.
 * In the World**

11) In 1995, the first fully computer-generated feature film, Pixar's (The Walt Disney Company) //Toy Story//, was a resounding commercial success. Yes I have seen Toy Story. I think that it is a very good movie. If you look at it and then look at animated movies now you will see a huge difference.
 * In Popular Culture**

12) The ipod changed the way we purchased music. You can pick and choose songs and artists. Almost everyone has one. 13) In the year 1995 Microsoft sold Windows 95. It enhanced the way people could use their computers. It also made things easier.
 * In Technology**

14) On March 4th, 2008 Brett Favre from the Green Bay Packers retired. He was the quaterback for the Packers. 15) On January 26th, 1997 the Packers won the superbowl.
 * Sports**