End of Clinton Administration Dec. 1998: Clinton is IMPEACHED by Congress He was accused of lying about a sexual affair with an intern Feb. 1999 Clinton is ACQUITTED and remains President. Clinton was only the 2nd President to be impeached Who was the only President to quit before being impeached?
Lots of people worried that: Y2K Year 2000: Beginning of new Millennium Millennium: 1000 years People freaked out Lots of people worried that: -Computers would stop working -Banks would lose all money, -Nuclear weapons launch -The world would end -People stockpiled/hoarded stuff
The 2000 Election Sen. Al Gore (D)- TN vs. Gov. George W Bush- TX (R) Sen. Gore received more votes than Gov. Bush George W. Bush won the Electoral Vote 4. Election comes down to Florida: -Bush wins Florida by a few hundred votes -US Supreme Court stops recount 5. Bush becomes President: Jan. 2001
The George W. Bush Administration 43rd President of the USA (2001-2009) Father was also President - George H.W. Bush (aka 41) Lost popular vote but won Electoral Vote 9/11, War on Terror, Afghanistan, 2nd Iraq War