106th United States Congress - Major Events

Major Events

  • January 7, 1999 - February 12, 1999: Impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton
  • March 29, 1999: Dow Jones Industrial Average ended above 10,000 for the first time.
  • April 20, 1999: Columbine High School massacre
  • December 31, 1999: Y2K bug
  • April 3, 2000: United States v. Microsoft: Federal court held Microsoft liable for anti-trust violations
  • November–December 2000: Election of George W. Bush

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