Timeline: Al Gore's Presidency

Italicized events indicate PoDs. Bold is the changed event causing them

Before Gore's presidency

 * June-November 2000: Ralph Nader focused more on the safe states to possibly create some reform in the democratic party.


 * November 7, 2000: Al Gore won Florida in addition to New Hampshire. This allowed him to beat Bush 295/242.


 * 2000-2001: a recession affected much of the developed world

Gore's first term

 * September 11, 2001: Two planes hit the twin towers, bringing them down and with them, around 2600 people. One also hit the Pentagon, killing 125. A fourth was slated to hit the Capitol building but the passengers revolted,causing the plane to crash near Indian Lake, Pennsylvania.
 * October 26, 2001: the PATRIOT Act was put into effect.


 * October 7, 2001: Al Gore approved an invasion of Afghanistan which liberated the Afghans from the Taliban.
 * October 16, 2002:
 * November 25, 2002: Al Gore created the Department of Homeland Security
 * October 16, 2002: Even though there were possibilities of WMDs in Iraq, Al Gore opposed an Iraq invasion. He stated that he supported involvement in the Gulf War because Iraq was "crossing borders" but in this case, Iraq was threatening no country. This action enables more funds to go to Afghanistan. One particular critic of Gore's dismissal of Iraq was Bush who cited the possible risk of not toppling Saddam.
 * 2003: Al Gore begins the effort to stop AIDS in Africa