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The 21st (twenty-first) century is the current century in the Anno Domini era or Common Era, under the Gregorian calendar. It began on January 1, 2001 (MMI) and will end on December 31, 2100 (MMC). Marking the beginning of the 21st century was the rise of a global economy and Third World
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See moreThere is a lack of general agreement over how to pronounce specific years of the 21st century in English. Academics have pointed out that the early years of previous centuries were commonly pronounced as, for example, "eighteen oh
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• 1998–2003 – The Second Congo War continued into the early 21st century. A 1999 ceasefire quickly broke down and a UN peacekeeping mission, MONUC, was unable to control the fighting. Troops from Rwanda an...
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Some territories have gained independence during the 21st century. This is a list of sovereign...
See moreAdvances in technology such as ultrasound, prenatal genetic testing and genetic engineering are changing the demographics and has the potential to change the genetic makeup of the human population. Because of sex selective abortion,
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• 2001 – Dennis Tito becomes the first space tourist by paying $19 million to board the...
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• 2001 Gujarat earthquake – An earthquake in Gujarat, India on January 26, 2001, killed approximately 20,000 people.
• January 2001 El Salvador earthquake – A 7.9 earthquake in El Salvador...
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