Modern World History Timeline

  • The First Gulf War

    The First Gulf War
    The Gulf War, ( 8/21990 - 1/17/1991) was codenamed Operation Desert Shield. This was also named after the Persian Gulf War, Gulf war 1, 1st Iraq war, and Kuwait War.
  • World Trade Center Bombing

    World Trade Center Bombing
    This was a terrorist attck on the World Trade Center. Truck bomb detonated below the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City
  • Oklahoma City Bombing

    The Oklahoma City Bombing was a domestic terrorist truck bombing on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. The truck was packed with many big explosives.
  • United States involvement in Serbia

    United States involvement in Serbia
    Serbian-American relations are bilateral relations between the governments of Serbia and the United States. They were first established in 1882. From 1918 to 2006, the United States maintained relations with the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (later Serbia and Montenegro), of which Serbia is considered the legal successor.
  • The Attack on U.S.S. Cole

    The Attack on U.S.S. Cole
    The attack on the USS Cole was a terrorist attack against the United States Navy guided- missle. It was refueled in Yemen's Aden harbor.
  • Invasion of Afganistan

    Invasion of Afganistan
    This is when the United States invaded Afganistan because we didn't want any more killings. During this war, the United Kingdom was our main ally.
  • 9/11

    9/11
    9/11 was a terrorist attack where 2 planes crashed into the twin towers. The terrorist attack killed very many people and injured very many people as well.
  • Invasion of Iraq

    Invasion of Iraq
    The Invasion of Iraq started the war. The United States dubbed Operation Iraq freedom
  • Lebanon War

    Lebanon War
    The Lebanon War was also called the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War. It was a conflict between Northern Israel and Golan Heights.