Key Events In American History: The 2000 Presidential Election

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The 2000 Presidential election was the first time George W. Bush ran for president. He ran against Dick Cheney and won. The electoral votes were 271-266 with George having more. This was a significant election because it was the 4th election in all of American history where the candidate that had more electoral votes did not have more popular votes. In the 2008 Presidential Election first time candidate Barack Obama went against John McCain. Obama was the democratic candidate and John was the republican candidate. The Electoral votes were 365-173 with Obama having the 365. Obama also had the popular vote with 69,498,516 votes, while John only had 59,948,323 votes. Obama had won over 28 states and John had won over 22 states in this election. …show more content…
Another major event in the economy was the unemployment rate dropping to 4% in 2000. This was on the list because it was the lowest that unemployment had ever been in American history. This was more important than other things on the list because it changed history unlike the other things. One of the things on the list was the median cost of a new house. This was one of the most important things on the list because the only way to live is to have a roof over your head. It was more important than other things on the list because a house is where you are kept safe and alive. The other most important thing on the list was the average cost of a new car. This was on the list because a car was necessary to survive. It got them from point A to point B which could be their job, grocery store, etc. It was more important than other things because without it, it was difficult to survive. A major technological product made was the IPhone on June 29,2007. The IPhone is one of the most popular device in the world currently today. The IPhone contains many features including multi touch screen, ability of taking photos and videos, the capability of listening to music, and ect. So far there are 10 generations of the IPhone released by Apple IOS operating system. Throughout the different generations of the IPhone there are many changes leading to better versions of the IPhone. Which causes a larger increase of people buying this product. Another product made was the Playstation 2 created on March 4,2000. This product was the first gaming console that offers backwards compatibility. This console became a bestseller. Popular music during this decade was very upbeat and entertaining to listen to. One of the popular songs was ¨Yeah!¨ by Usher introduced on February 28, 2004. This song included R&B and Crunk. ¨Yeah¨ earning the spot in the ¨Billboard Hot 100¨ chart and became the longest-running song in 2004. Ushers song was granted with the rank of

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