![]() The river rises to 56.3 feet, 13 feet above flood stage, at a rate of nearly 17 million gallons per second. May 15: According to the Army Corps of Engineers, the Mississippi River breaks the elevation record in Vicksburg, Miss., which was set by the 1927 flood. ![]() The decision to open the Morganza Spillway does have consequences water pours into the Atchafalaya River basin, flooding marshes, bayous, farmland, and thousands of homes. May 14: Engineers open a portion of the Morganza Spillway to relieve pressure on levees along the Mississippi River and to protect New Orleans and other areas downriver from flooding. People in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Arkansas are forced to leave their homes. May 5: Heavy rains cause flooding in the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys.The tornado is among the deadliest in the nation's history, destroying nearly a third of the city and damaging about 2,000 buildings, including water treatment and sewage plants. May 22: At least 140 people are killed and hundreds more injured as a three-quarter-mile-wide tornado hits Joplin, Missouri. tornado seasons, 137 reported tornadoes sweep through the south, killing nearly 300 people in six states. The approval is a milestone after a period of industry uncertainty. March 1: The Interior Dept approves the first new deepwater drilling permit in the Gulf of Mexico since the BP explosion and spill last spring. ![]() The Defense of Marriage Act is the 1996 law that bars federal recognition of same-sex marriages. The Justice Department will stop defending the law in court. 23: The Obama Administration determines that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional. The ruling comes because Republicans in the state senate violated the state's open meetings law during their vote on March 9th, when they failed to give at least two hours' notice to the public. May 26: Judge Maryann Sumi of Dane County Circuit Court grants a permanent injunction that voids the new Wisconsin law curbing collective bargaining rights for many state and local employees. 15: State employees and teachers stage protests in Madison, Wisconsin and Democratic senators flee the state in an effort to hault Governor Scott Walker's plan to cut bargaining rights and benefits of public workers. Obama and the Democrats refuse to budge on the abortion provision, but they do agree to tens of billions in spending cuts. ![]() Republicans demand a provision to restrict financing to Planned Parenthood and other groups that provide abortions. April 1: With less than two hours to spare, an agreement on the federal budget is made, avoiding a government shutdown. March 17: The Senate passes a second measure to keep the government open while budget talks continue. March 2: Congress approves a two-week budget extension that keeps federal agencies open through March 18 while work continues to reach a budget agreement. 14: President Obama's $3.8 trillion budget proposal runs into trouble in Congress among lawmakers who say that the plan doesn't go far enough to reduce the deficit, despite a $1.6 trillion savings over 10 years. His plan for enacting this dramatic reduction includes budget cuts and freezes, including a spending freeze on many domestic programs. 25: President Obama announces his intention to reduce the federal deficit by $400 billion over 10 years in his State of the Union Address. The gunman, who police identify as Jared Lee Loughner, is apprehended. Six people are fatally wounded, including United States District Court Judge John Roll, and a young girl. 8: Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords is among 17 shot by a gunman who opened fire on the congresswoman's constituent meeting outside a local grocery store. Events in 2011 and 28-3 Events in US in the birth year of Maya Le Clark
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