CHRONOLOGY

• – George W. Bush is elected president.

• – Terrorists attack World Trade Center and Pentagon.
• – U.S.-led coalition drives Taliban government out of Afghanistan.
• – USA Patriot Act.
• – $1.35 trillion tax cut.

• – No Child Left Behind Act.
• – Department of Homeland Security is established.

• – United States attacks Iraq.
• – Prescription drug coverage is added to Medicare.

• – George W. Bush is reelected president.

• – Hurricane Katrina.

• – Bush begins troop surge in Iraq.