Time Capsule 2001.George, W. Bush is sworn in as the 43rd president of the United States The head of the Executive Branch, one of the three branches of the federal government. The U.S. Constitution sets relatively strict requirements about who may serve as president and for how long. January 20 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Congressional intern intern /in·tern/ (in´tern) a medical graduate serving in a hospital preparatory to being licensed to practice medicine. in·tern or in·terne n. Chandra Ann Levy goes missing in Washington D.C., April 30 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A photo editor at the tabloid newspaper "the Sun dies of anthrax anthrax (ăn`thrăks), acute infectious disease of animals that can be secondarily transmitted to humans. It is caused by a bacterium (Bacillus anthracis poisoning, October 5 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Apple releases the first iPod, whose five-gigabyte hard drive stores 1,000 songs. October 23 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Enron files for bankruptcy, leaving 21,000 employees in the lurch lurch 1 intr.v. lurched, lurch·ing, lurch·es 1. To stagger. See Synonyms at blunder. 2. To roll or pitch suddenly or erratically: The ship lurched in the storm. , December 2 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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