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Boston Marthon Bombing
One police officer was killed in the exchange, and 16 were wounded. The next night Dzhokhar was found in a boat in the backyard. He was captured. After his capture, Dzhokhar who had immigrated to the US in 2002 seeking political asylum stated that he carried out the attacks in retaliation for American actions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Bin Ladin Killed by Us
Bin Laden was almost captured in the mountain region of Tor Bora I Afghanistan after the US intervention there in late 2001. The trail went cold soon after and repeated attempts to find him failed. When the Obama administration began President Obama ordered intelligence assets moved from Iraq to Afghanistan to reinvigorate the hunt.
iPhone Introduced
On January 9th at the annual Macworld show in San Francisco Steve got on stage and unveiled the for the first time the iPhone. On the 12th anniversary of that event the then Wall Street Journal tech editors Walt Mossberg tweeted: "The unveiling of the iPhone was a seminal event in the history of technology. I'll never forget it.
Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy the most massive Atlantic hurricane in absolute size in history, came ashore in Southern New Jersey. The storm that combined with a winter storm created the largest storm surge in recent history along the New Jersey coast and the coast of New York which included Long Island. The most severe surge was in New York harbor.
Virginia Tech Mass Shooting
On April 16, 2007, Seung -Hui Cho killed 32 students and wounded 17 at Virginia Polytechnic Insitute. Cho killed himself. It was the deadliest school shooting in US history.
Katrina Hits Gulf Coast Flood News Orleans
On Monday, August 29th, 2005 hurricane Katrina a strong category four storm struck the Gulf Coast near the mouth of the Mississippi River. The storm brought widespread devastation to the Gulf Coast where it struck, flattening town and destroying much of what was in its path.