The Decade: 2000-2009
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The 21st Century's first decade has been incredibly monumental, wild and extravagant.
In September 2000, the Second Palestinian intifada started after Israeli provocation and continued occupation. The years-long fights between Israelis and Palestinians saw Israel kill 5,500 Palestinians. The Israeli death toll was 1,000:
Later in the year, the world saw a bitterly fought election in the United States that saw more than a month pass before the next U.S. president was announced:
The Bush presidency was then given purpose through the horrific September 11, 2001 attacks:
The Afghanistan War officially launched Bush's War on Terror:
American's widespread support in the world after September 11, 2001 was quickly lost with the U.S.' preemptive war on Iraq and its subsequent occupation in 2003:
The decade saw a new age of IT: Google, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter:
Hurricane Katrina was a moral stain on America:
The Middle East saw the spectacular rise (and then fall) of Dubai:
The era also witnessed the return of Family Guy:
The Beijing Olympics marked Chinese official entry to the world stage:
Israel launches one of the most murderous attacks against Palestinian in Gaza - killing over 1,400 mostly innocent Palestinians:
The election of America's first black president:
Iranian opposition - many of them - have put in jeopardy the existence of the authoritarian Islamic Republic:
And many more interesting things happened. I have an ideaa: everyone should post at least one photo of an important event in their comment.
