WebOctober 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.

WebTimeline: 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 …

Web21st 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 ...

WebOct 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.

WebThe 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.

Web21st 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

Web1944. 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.

WebDec 10, 2021 · January 6 Insurrection. Protesters break windows of the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021. On January 6, a mob of pro-Trump demonstrators stormed the U.S. Capitol in an effort to stop ...

WebMedical Breakthrough #7: Bionic Prosthetics. People who have lost limbs or are born without them now have the opportunity to replace that missing piece of their body with a fully functional device. Bionic limbs such as hands, arms, feet, and legs can be positioned through the use of an app on the iPad or a computer.

WebTimelines; 22nd century BC; 21st century ... 2010s BC; 2000s BC; Categories: Births – Deaths Establishments – Disestablishments: The 21st century BC was a century that lasted from the year 2100 BC to 2001 BC. Events. Ur-Nammu (seated) bestows governorship on Ḫašḫamer, patesi (high priest) ...

WebMay 17, 2022 · 21st Century With the advent of genetic science, psychologists began grappling with the ways in which physiology and genetics contribute to a person's psychological being in the 21st century. 2002 : Steven Pinker publishes "The Blank Slate," arguing against the concept of tabula rasa (the theory that the mind is a blank slate at birth).