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2008 President George W. Bush signs the 700 billion dollar TARP program into law

2005 Samuel Alito is nominated for the Supreme Court by George W. Bush

2005 George W. Bush is inaugurated for his second term as President of the United States

2004 President Bush signs the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Act of 2004 which reorganizes intelligence agencies and creates position of national security director

2004 George W. Bush wins a second term as U.S. president, winning 51% of the popular vote

2004 The Republican party nominates George W. Bush as its presidential candidate

2004 Former President George H. W. Bush celebrates his 80th birthday by skydiving

2003 President George W. Bush declares that 'major combat operations' in Iraq are over

2003 In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush stated that Saddam Hussein had tried to acquire 'significant quantities of uranium from Africa' (a claim substantiated only by forged documents)

2002 In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush likens Iraq, Iran and North Korea to an 'axis of evil'

2001 George W. Bush is inaugurated as the 43rd president of the United States

2000 Al Gore concedes presidential election, George W. Bush named president

2000 Al Gore wins the popular vote but loses the electoral vote to George W. Bush

2000 The Republican party nominates George W. Bush to run for president

1997 Millie, dog of President Bush (Millie's Book), dies at 12

1995 Alan Dudley Bush, composer pianist/teacher, dies at 94

1995 Eddie J Bush, golf professional, dies at 83

1992 President Bush pardons Caspar Weinberger in Iran-contra affair

1992 Dorothy Walker Bush, mother of President George Bush, dies at 91

1992 Bill Clinton wins U.S. presidential election over President Bush

1992 1st overturn of a George Bush veto (cable bill)

1992 President Bush's daughter Dorothy marries Bobby Koch

1992 Director Frank Perry (Mommie Dearest) marries Virginia Bush Ford

1992 President Bush orders Coast Guard to intercept boats with Haitian refugees

1992 Polls show Perot, Bush and Clinton could be in a deadlock

1992 George Bush gets ill and vomits on Japanese prime minister's lap

1992 Bush is 1st U.S. President to address Australian Parliament

1991 Bush declares "total confidence" in nominee Clarence Thomas

1991 President Bush decides to end full-time B-52 bombers alert

1991 President Bush declares recession is near an end

1991 President Bush takes Queen Elizabeth to Oakland A's-Baltimore Oriole game

1991 President Bush is hospitalized for erratic heartbeat

1991 Following Iraq's capitulation in the Persian Gulf conflict, President Bush told Congress that "aggression is defeated. The war is over"

1991 Bush and U.S. Gulf War allies give Iraq 24 hours to begin Kuwait withdrawal

1991 U.S. Congress gives George Bush authority to wage war against Iraq

1991 Congress empowers Bush to order attack on Iraq

1990 Iraq accepts Bush's offer for talks

1990 Bush proposes U.S. - Iraq meeting to avoid war

1990 George Bush visits U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia

1990 President Bush signs Clear Air Act of 1990

1990 President Bush at U.N., condemns Iraq's takeover of Kuwait

1990 "Millie's Book" written by 1st Lady Barbara Bush for president's dog is a best-selling non-fiction book

1990 South African president F W de Klerk meets President Bush in Washington D.C.

1990 Iraq televises an 8 minute uncensored speech from George Bush

1990 George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Helsinki

1990 Bush and Gorbachev meet in Helsinki and urge Iraq to leave Kuwait

1990 President Bush calls up military reserves

1990 President Bush signs Americans With Disabilities Act

1990 President Bush awards Jesse Owen the Congressional Gold Medal

1989 Law banning smoking on most domestic flights signed by President Bush

1989 President Bush orders nearly 2,000 troops to Panama

1989 George W. Bush and Edward W. Rose become CEO of Texas Rangers

1989 Senate rejects George H. W. Bush's nomination of John Tower as Defense Secretary

1989 Bush inaugurated as 41st president and Quayle becomes 44th vice pres

1989 Vice President Bush is 1st since Vice President Van Buren to declare himself president

1988 North subpoenas Reagan and Bush as defense witnesses for upcoming trial

1988 George Bush beats Mike Dukakis for presidency

1988 George Bush and Michael Dukakis meet in 2nd debate

1988 Republicans nominate George H. W. Bush for president

1988 Vice President Bush and Dan Rather clash on "CBS Evening News" as Rather attempts to question Bush about his role in Iran-Contra affair

1984 Creosote bush determined to be 11,700 years old

1984 Vice President candidate debate-Graldine Ferraro (D) and George Bush (R)

1984 Republican convention in Dallas renominates President Reagan and Vice President Bush

1984 Lauren Bush, born in Houston, Texas, fashion model, environmentalist, niece, President George W. Bush

1982 Sophia Bush, American Actress

1981 Jenna Bush, American Celebrity

1977 George Bush, ends term as 11th director of CIA

1976 George Bush becomes 11th director of CIA (until 1977)

1973 Devin Bush, NFL strong safety for the Atlanta Falcons

1971 Billy Bush, American Entertainer

1969 Lewis Bush, NFL outside linebacker for the San Diego Chargers

1963 John Bush, U.S. heavy metal singer, Anthrax-Armed and Dangerous

1958 Kate Bush, born in Plumstead, England, singer and songwriter, Wild Things

1957 Jim Morris, impressionist/comedian, Ronald Reagan, George Bush

1956 Marvin Bush, American Celebrity

1955 Neil Bush, American Businessman

1953 Jeb Bush, American Politician

1946 Laura Bush, American First Lady

1946 George W. Bush, two-term American president 2000-2008

1945 Future president George Bush marries Barbara Pierce in Rye NY

1944 During WW II, George Bush ejects from a burning plane

1942 Marlin Fitzwater, press secretary, George Bush

1941 Dick Cheney, born in Lincoln Nebraska, Representative-R-Wyoming 1979 - 1989, George H. W. Bush's Secretary of Defense, 1989 - 1993, vice president 2001 - 2009

1935 Johnny Bush, country singer

1934 Bob Martinez, born in America, served as Mayor of Tampa, Florida and 40th Governor of Florida, initiated Preservation 2000, America's largest environmental land acquisition program, appointed Drug Czar by President George H.W. Bush

1933 Ann Richards, born in Lakeview, Texas, American politician, Democrat, Governor of Texas, second female governor of Texas, defeated for re-election by future U.S. President George W. Bush

1925 Barbara Bush, Rye, New York, 1st lady, 1989-93

1924 George H. W. Bush, Massachusetts, 43rd Vice President 1981 - 1989, 41st President 1989 - 1993

1922 Browns George Sisler's 41-game hit streak is stopped by New York's Joe Bush

1920 Geoffrey Bush, composer

1916 Philadelphia A's Bullet Joe Bush no-hits Cleveland, 5-0

1912 Eddie J Bush, golf professional

1905 Kenneth Rexroth, U.S., poet, critic and translator Birds in the Bush

1900 Alan Dudley Bush, composer pianist/teacher

1895 Prescott Bush, American Politician

1894 Dirk J Bush, Dutch/US mathematician, Concise History of Mathematics

1890 Vannevar Bush, American Scientist

1815 Israel Bush Richardson, Major General Union volunteers


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