north and South Korea halted the 3 years war to come to an agreement, which established a cease fire in the 38th parallel that 4 kilometers wide. There was no official treaty signed between them so the Korean Peninsula is still at war.

were a coordinated series of suicide attacks planned by the Islamist terrorist organization al-Qaeda against the United States

Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003–2011) was a U.S.-led invasion of Iraq that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein and led to a long, violent occupation to rebuild the country. 

Hurricane Katrina was a massive, destructive hurricane that hit the American Gulf Coast in August 2005. It is most famous for causing catastrophic flooding in New Orleans, Louisiana. The severe flooding was not just from rain, but happened because the city's protective walls (levees) broke, leaving 80% of the city underwater

Barack Obama was elected as the 44th President of the United States becoming the first African American to win the presidency. A Democrat, he defeated Republican nominee John McCain with 365 electoral votes to 173. Obama was brought into office on January 20, 2009, following a campaign focused on change during the financial crisis.

Confirmation by august 6, 2009

Sonia Sotomayor, nominated by President Barack Obama on May 26, 2009, and confirmed on August 6, 2009, became the first Hispanic and third woman to serve as an associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 was a massive economic stimulus package signed into law by President Barack Obama. Often called the "2009 Stimulus," its main goal was to rescue the U.S. economy from the severe downturn known as the Great Recession by saving existing jobs and creating new ones

the deep water horizon disaster was the biggest oil spill in history. an explosion and fire destroyed a massive offshore drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 workers. The rig sank, leaving a damaged underwater well gushing millions of gallons of oil into the ocean for 87 days before it was finally capped. 

The Arab spring was a movement of Millions of people took to the streets to demand democracy, better economic opportunities, and an end to government corruption, police brutality, and long-standing dictatorships

U.S. Special Forces (Navy SEALs) carried out a secret, targeted raid on a hidden compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. After a brief firefight, they killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda and mastermind of the September 11 attacks, ending a decade-long international manhunt

heavily armed Islamic militants attacked a U.S. diplomatic compound and a nearby CIA annex in Benghazi, Libya. The hours-long assault resulted in the deaths of four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens. The event sparked intense political debate in the U.S. over security failures and the government's initial public response

during the 117th Boston Marathon, two brothers carried out a terrorist attack by setting off two homemade bombs near the finish line. The incident turned a celebratory holiday into a tragedy, resulting in significant injuries and death, followed by a tense city-wide manhunt. 

Hurricane Harvey was a massive, slow-moving storm that struck Texas and Louisiana . It is remembered not for high winds, but for causing unprecedented, catastrophic flooding, particularly in the Houston area

Covid 19 was a deadly worldwide virus that was contagious respiratory illness. It spread rapidly worldwide because it travels easily through the air in tiny droplets when infected people breathe, cough, or sneeze

A Mars rover took a selfie by taking dozens of individual photos and stitching them together . Because the rover cannot take a wide-angle photo of itself in one shot, it uses its robotic arm to take multiple pictures, which are then combined on Earth

The war in Afghanistan (2001) ended with the withdrawal of United States and NATO troops, resulting in the Taliban returning to power and taking over the country 20 years after they were removed.