Historical Events as They Happened


					Dec 19, 2008

by Andre

I’ve always been fascinated by the WayBack Machine over at Archive.org. It’s ability to maintain a static account of the Internet throughout the years allows for an unaltered view of World News as it reported. Below is a list of important events throughout the last decade as recorded by Archive.org.

World

Madrid Train Bombings 2004 - Yahoo!
Operation Enduring Freedom (2001 Afghanistan Invasion) - Yahoo!
Shock and Awe, Iraq Invasion Begins (2003) - Yahoo!
Jordan Hotel Suicide Attacks 2004 - CNN
Death of Pope John Paul II 2005 - CNN | BBC
London Terror Attacks 2005 - Yahoo!
Benazir Bhutto’s Assassination 2007 - Yahoo! | CNN
Saddam Hussein Execution 2007 - CNN | Yahoo!

USA

George W. Bush Election (2000) - CNN I| Fox News | NY Times
September 11th 2001 - NY Times | CNN | Fox News | Yahoo!
Republicans Take Senate, keep House (2002) - Yahoo!
Hurrican Katrina - CNN
Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster - CNN
George W. Bush 2004 Reelection Victory - CNN | Yahoo
Virginia Tech Massacre - CNN

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