October 7 – December 17: The United States invades Afghanistan and topples the Taliban regime, resulting in a long-term war. October 23: Steve Jobs introduces the first iPod. November 12: Crash of American Airlines Flight 587. December 3: Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after a series of scandals.

Timeline: 21st century. Years: 2000 - 2011: Subject: History, Contemporary History (post 1945) Publisher: HistoryWorld: Online Publication Date: 2012 Current online version: 2012 eISBN: 9780191735745 Read More. Jump to a year: BCE CE. Year Event; 2000: Trade unionist Morgan Tsvangirai leads a newly formed party in Zimbabwe, the MDC (Movement ...

21st Century. First inauguration of George W. Bush: George W. Bush was inaugurated the forty-third President of the United States. Democrats gained narrow control of Senate with the defection of James Jeffords from the Republican Party. The No Child Left Behind Act education reform bill was passed. The Economic Growth and Tax Relief ...

21st century (2001–2100) (1421 AH–1527 AH) 2001. Damascus Spring is brought to an end by the arrest of 10 civil society activist who were sentenced to between two and 10 years.; Over several weeks beginning on March 2, the Taliban began the systematic shelling and dynamiting of two giant sixth century Buddhas carved into the side of a cliff in the Banyam valley in central …

The following is a timeline of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender ( LGBT) history in the 21st century. v. t. e. Worldwide laws regarding same-sex intercourse, unions and expression. Same-sex intercourse illegal. Penalties: Death. Prison; death not enforced.

The twenty-first century is the first century of the third millennium (2001 - 3000). The increasing prevalence of global communications and encounters with other calendars (Islamic calendar, Chinese calendar, Persian calendar, Hebrew calendar) suggest that the terms "21st century" and "the third millennium" have a substantial cultural bias.

21st century BC: 2nd millennium BC · 2000–1001 BC 20th century BC: 19th century BC: 18th century BC: 1790s BC: 1780s BC: 1770s BC: 1760s BC: 1750s BC: 1740s BC: 1730s BC: 1720s BC: 1710s BC: ... see Timeline of the Big Bang, Geologic time scale, Timeline of evolution, and Logarithmic timeline This page was last edited on 5 November 2022, at ...

1944. Fearful of another Great Depression, world economic leaders meet in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, to establish a new world economic order and discuss global monetary policy. They believe that establishing a global economic order would inspire peace among nations following World War II. 1950.

2007. Philippine general election, 2007. Manila Peninsula mutiny. 2009. Three International Committee of the Red Cross volunteers were kidnapped by the rebel group Abu Sayyaf. Death of former president Corazon Aquino. Great Flood because of Typhoon Ondoy. November 23. Maguindanao massacre.

21st Century Turning Points in U.S. History (2000 - 2020) have been the most transformative two decades in American history. America entered the 21st century on a high note. ... Timeline for 21st Century Turning Points in US History 2000-2009 Mitchell Report on Steroid Use in Baseball US Supreme Court Decision on 2000 Election

Oct 30, 2021 · In just a few months, the pandemic devastated the U.S. economy. In the first quarter of 2020, growth declined by 5%. 3 In April, retail sales plummeted by 16.4% as governors forced the closure of non-essential businesses. 4 The closure put many people out of work, lifting the number of unemployed workers to 23 million. 5.