Follow George Walker Bush through 328 dated historical records for United States of America.
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
Three Iraqi army officials, including Ali Hassan al-Majid, a cousin of Saddam Hussein who was known as "Chemical Ali, are convicted and sentenced to death for carrying out the murder of about 50,000 Kurds in 1988-what was called the Anfal campaign
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-
A review of progress in Iraq, called the National Intelligence Estimate, says the Iraqi Government has failed to end sectarian violence even with the surge of American troops
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-
A review of progress in Iraq, called the National Intelligence Estimate, says the Iraqi Government has failed to end sectarian violence even with the surge of American troops
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-
17 Iraqi civilians, including a couple and their infant, are killed when employees of private security company Blackwater USA reportedly fire on a car that fails to stop, Nuri al-Maliki threatens to evict Blackwater employees from Iraq
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-
n a nationally televised address, President Bush outlines a plan for withdrawing troops from Iraq, he says by July 2008 troop levels would drop from the current high of 169,000 to 130,000
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-
Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the former Commander of US forces in Iraq, criticizes the Bush administration for its "catastrophically flawed, unrealistically optimistic war plan"
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-
Turkeys Parliament votes, 507 to 19, to allow the deployment of troops into northern Iraq to deal with attacks on Turkey by Kurdish rebels in Iraq
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-
Merrill Lynchs Stan ONeal is ousted after the bank reveals an $8.4 billion quarterly loss
Role range: 2001- – 2001-
Merrill Lynchs Stan ONeal is ousted after the bank reveals an $8.4 billion quarterly loss
Role range: 2001- – 2001-
Six American soldiers are killed in Iraq, bringing the total deaths in 2007 to 852, the highest annual total since the war began in 2003
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-
Freddie Mac announces largest quarterly loss to date as it unveils $4.8 billion bad debts and writedowns
Role range: 2001- – 2001-
Freddie Mac announces largest quarterly loss to date as it unveils $4.8 billion bad debts and writedowns
Role range: 2001- – 2001-
Morgan Stanley falls into the red with $9.4 billion writeoff but receives $5 billion from the China Investment Corporation
Role range: 2001- – 2001-
Morgan Stanley falls into the red with $9.4 billion writeoff but receives $5 billion from the China Investment Corporation
Role range: 2001- – 2001-
Bank of America buys struggling Countrywide for $4 billion
Role range: 2001-2009 – 2001-2009
Bank of America buys struggling Countrywide for $4 billion
Role range: 2001-2009 – 2001-2009
Merrill Lynch sub-prime losses top $23 billion
Role range: 2001-2009 – 2001-2009
Merrill Lynch sub-prime losses top $23 billion
Role range: 2001-2009 – 2001-2009
Bush proposes a $145 billion stimulus package, responding to a crisis in the housing market and rising oil prices, president says a combination of tax cuts for individuals and businesses will "provide a shot in the arm" to the economy
Role range: 2001-2009
Responding to fears that the US is headed for an imminent recession, stock markets fall drastically in Frankfurt, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Paris, London, and other major cities in Europe and Asia
Role range: 2001-2009
In response to the plunge in markets around the world, the Federal Reserve bank cuts interest rates by .75%, the largest single-day reduction in the bank's history
Role range: 2001-2009
In response to the plunge in markets around the world, the Federal Reserve bank cuts interest rates by .75%, the largest single-day reduction in the bank's history
Role range: 2001-2009
The Bush administration hands out a $146 billion stimulus package that gives rebates of $300-$600 for individuals earning up to $75,000 and to couples with incomes up to $150,000
Role range: 2001-2009
Bush delivers his last State of the Union address
Role range: 2001-2009
The United States announces that Abu Laith al-Libi, a senior commander of al-Qaeda who recruited and trained operatives, is killed in a missile strike in northwest Pakistan
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-2009
President George W Bush visits Israel and Palestinian Territories for the first time
Role range: 2001-2009
Bush signs the Economic Stimulus Act, providing tax rebates and business incentives intended to support demand as the financial downturn spreads.
Role range: 2007-2009 – 2001-2009
Signs the Economic Stimulus Act to send tax rebates and business incentives during the downturn
Role range: 2001-2009
The Fed releases another $200 billion emergency funding. Former bosses of Citigroup and Merrill Lynch face a congressional committee grilling over pay
Role range: 2001-2009 – 2001-2009
Bear Stearns is bailed out with emergency funding from JP Morgan and the NY Fed
Role range: 2001-2009 – 2001-2009
Bear Stearns is bailed out with emergency funding from JP Morgan and the NY Fed
Role range: 2001-2009 – 2001-2009
Bear Stearns is sold to JP Morgan Chase for just $240 million under Fed pressure in an emergency rescue takeover
Role range: 2001-2009 – 2001-2009
Bear Stearns is sold to JP Morgan Chase for just $240 million under Fed pressure in an emergency rescue takeover
Role range: 2001-2009 – 2001-2009
Henry Paulson proposes sweeping reforms to banking controls
Role range: 2001-2009 – 2001-2009
JP Morgan profits dive 50 per cent
Role range: 2001-2009 – 2001-2009
US home loan giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac lose half their value and appear on the brink of collapse
Role range: 2001-2009 – 2001-2009
Signs surveillance legislation updating rules for foreign intelligence collection
Role range: 2001-2009
US home loan giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac lose half their value and appear on the brink of collapse
Role range: 2001-2009 – 2001-2009
US home loan giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac lose half their value and appear on the brink of collapse
Role range: 2001-2009 – 2001-2009
President Bush agrees to back deal to save Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Role range: 2001-2009 – 2001-2009
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.