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2002 World History

Jacques Chirac(1932–)Tony Blair(1953–)Hugo Chavez(1954–)Hu Jintao(1942–)Luiz Ignácio Lulada Silva(1945–)2002The euro currency debuts in 12 European countries (Jan. 2). U.S. takes Taliban and…

2003 World History

George W. Bush(1946– )Saddam Hussein(1937– )INA/Reuters/Archive PhotosDonald H. Rumsfeld(1932– )Paul Martin(1938– )2003North Korea withdraws from treaty on the nonproliferation of nuclear…

2004 World History

Viktor Yushchenko (1954– )   2004 Former Enron CFO Andrew Fastow pleads guilty to defrauding Enron (Jan. 13). Bush proposes ambitious space program that includes flights to the Moon, Mars…

2005 World History

Mahmoud Abbas(1935– )Mahmoud Ahmadinejad(1956– )Angela Merkel(1954– )Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf(1938– )2005Worldwide aid pours in to help the 11 Asian countries devastated by the Dec. 26, 2004,…

2006 World History

2006 Coalition forces battle insurgents on the streets of Iraq, as secretarian violence intensifies; see Iraq Timeline 2006 for details (all…

2007 World History

2007 Coalition forces battle insurgents on the streets of Iraq, as secretarian violence intensifies; see Iraq Timeline 2007 for details (…

Tiger's Place in History

Anything is possible when Woods plays in golf's biggest events by John Gettings Related Links Tiger Woods TimelineMasters WinnersU.S. Open WinnersBritish Open WinnersPGA Championship WinnersGolf…

American History 101?

Compare your wits with the nation's best students by David Johnson Test Conditions The following test was given to a random sampling of 566 college seniors. Only one student answered all 34…

Valentine's Day History

Pagan festivals, Christian saints, Chaucer's love birds, and the Greeting Card Association of America Roman Roots The history of Valentine's Day is obscure, and further clouded by various…

Women's History Month

A celebration of women's many accomplishments The women of the U.S. Supreme Court Source: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez MonsivaisWomen's History Month Nobel Winning Scientists Nobel Peace Prize…