School teacher Christina McAuliffe dies. A true role model is lost. A new generation learns about what war really is. President Bush is accused of not getting the job finished. Saddam Hussein is still in power to this day and causing problems.
Sexual harassment becomes a household term.
Clarence Thomas is still confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court. America learns that we haven t come as far as we had hoped since the Civil War. America learns that we are susceptible to terrorism in our own country. The 20th century will be remembered for all those dates and issues and more. What will come in the 21st century for the United States will be determined if the United States can learn from those historical moments and go forward.