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2000 - 2049
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Population
217,074 |
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September
10th, Akron celebrates its centeseptequinary,
the 175th anniversary of its founding. |
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Bill Clinton is President |
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| 2001 |
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Following
the September 11th terrorist attack on the New York City World Trade Centers, Akron and
its surrounding communities start a Fire Truck Fund. Nearly 55,000 people donated $1.39
million. The fund is used to purchase a $989,000 Seagrave 95-foot ladder truck, two EMS
vehicles and three SUV police cruisers. The new fire truck is dedicated,
in Akron, to the New York City Fire Department on October 29th. (more) |
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George W. Bush is President |
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| 2003 |
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On
May 6, sixty-four percent of Akron voters approve an increase in the city's income tax of
one quarter of one percent, to be used exclusively for the construction of Community
Learning Centers. Akron becomes the first city in Ohio to achieve its local match for the Ohio
Schools Facilities Commission with an income tax instead of a property tax. The $268
million raised locally will be matched by $406 million from state tobacco funds. Akron's schools will be re-built
over the next 15 years. |
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The war
in Iraq, intended to depose Saddam Hussein, is winding down. This war closely follows
the war to unseat the Taliban government in Afghanistan.
Both wars are part of the ongoing war on terrorism. |
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| 2008 |
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For
the third time in its history, the City of Akron is named an "All-America City"
by the National
Civic League at its annual competition held this week in Tampa Florida. Akron Mayor
Don Plusquellic accepted the award on behalf of the city and its residents. |
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George W. Bush is in his final months as President.
The war in Iraq and Afghanistan continues.
Barack Obama becomes the first African American President of United Stated. |
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Sources: Akron Beacon Journal,
Akron: City at the Summit by George Knepper. |
