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"Nannygate"
In January 1993, Clinton's nominee for attorney general, Zoë Baird, was a controversy because she and her husband hired two illegal aliens to be their nanny for their children and their chauffeur. This had broken federal law, and they did not pay the taxes for them to work. (Kruse and Zelizer, 207) -
Clinton Administration
The Clinton Administration was Bill Clinton and his team that worked to pass laws during his presidency. A major feat the administration had was the Earned Income Tax Credit, which gave a tax cut to 15 million hard-pressed working Americans and relieved 4.1 million people out of poverty. (archive.org) -
Contract with America
Contract with America was a legislative agenda advocated by the Republican party during the 1994 congressional election campaign. It sought to nationalize the campaign, and the content provided many Republican views, such as reducing government size, cutting taxes and welfare reform. (Kruse and Zelizer, 216) -
OKC Bombing
The Oklahoma City Bombing was a domestic terrorist attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on the second anniversary of the end of the Waco siege. There were 680 people injured, as well as 168 deaths. Timothy McVeigh was the perpetrator, as his motives were childhood psychological trauma and the overwhelming amount of content from Waco, Texas he had seen. The weapon used was an ANFO fertilizer truck with bombs and he also had a Glock 21 Gen 2 on him, though he did not use it. -
Clinton-Lewinksy Scandal
The Clinton–Lewinsky scandal was an affair scandal between Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky, a White House intern. Their relationship began when Clinton was 49 and Lewinsky was 22 and lasted 18 months. There was an affidavit signed by Lewinsky denying that there ever was an affair, though many sources say she kept Clinton's garments. She has since rebranded herself as a writer and activist against harassment. -
Columbine
The Columbine High School Massacre was a shooting and attempted bombing in Columbine, Colorado that ultimately claimed the lives of 15 people in the school. It was the deadliest mass school shooting until it was surpassed by the Sandy Hook shooting in 2012. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold planted several homemade bombs within the school. When they failed to detonate, they resorted to their shooting attack. -
The Y2K Bug
This was a computer bug that caused computers to have problems with dates going past December 31st, 1999. Banks, which calculate interest rates on a daily basis, faced real problems because the date was set back to 1900, so interest rates were charging customers minus 100 years. Not having the correct date in power plants also posed a threat because it could not properly check radiation or water pressure levels. Transportation schedules were also at risk. (nationalgeographic.org) -
The Great Recession
The 2007 financial crisis was a period of financial decline, observed in economies globally. For America, gross domestic product fell by 4.3%, the unemployment rate doubled to about 10% and home prices fell roughly 30%. This was the biggest market crash America had seen since the Great Depression. (federalreservehistory.org) -
Election of 2008
The Election of 2008 is marked as a significant historical moment because President Barack Obama was elected into office, which meant that America had elected its first African-American president. Obama was also the third sitting United States senator elected president, joining Warren G. Harding and John F. Kennedy. -
Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, is a comprehensive reform law that increases health insurance coverage for the uninsured. It also implemented health insurance market reforms such as more affordable healthcare and coverage for preexisting conditions