41 Moments That Defined the Decade: 2000s

1. 9-11-01
2. Barack Obama Elected (Nov. 4, 2008)
3. 2000 Presidential Election: Bush v Gore (Nov. 7 2000)
4. Healthcare Reform passed in Congress (Nov. 7 & Dec. 24, 2009)
5. Texting Phenomena
6. MySpace (Aug. 2003)
7. YouTube (Feb. 2005)
8. Facebook (Feb. 2004)
9. Twitter (Oct. 2006)
10. Iraq Invasion (Mar. 20, 2003)
11. Afghanistan (Oct. 7, 2001)
12. Lehman Brothers Prepares for Bankruptcy (Sept. 13, 2008)
13. Dow Jones Largest Daily Point Loss (Sept. 29, 2008)
14. Google IPO (Aug. 19, 2004)
15. Saddam Hussein Executed (Apr. 9, 2003)
16. Patriot Act (Oct. 26, 2001)
17. iTunes (Jan. 9, 2001)
18. iPod (Oct. 23, 2001)
19. American Idol (Jun. 11, 2002)
20. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Nov. 16, 2001)
21. Hurricane Katrina (Aug. 29, 2005)
22. Survivor (May 31, 2000)
23. Lord of the Rings (Dec. 19, 2001)
24. Wikipedia (Jan. 15, 2001)
25. Gas Prices ($4.11/gal) (July 11, 2008)
26. TMZ on TV (Sept. 10, 2007)
27. Iranian Elections (Jun. 12, 2009)
28. 2004 Tsunami (Dec. 26, 2004)
29. Enron files for bankruptcy (Dec. 2, 2001)
30. Columbia Accident (Feb. 1, 2003)
31. Pope John Paul II dies (Apr. 2, 2005)
32. Michael Jackson dies (Jun. 25, 2009)
33. X-Box (Nov. 15, 2001)
34. Mitchell Report on Steroids in Baseball (Dec. 13, 2007)
35. Boston Red Sox Win World Series (Oct. 27, 2004)
36. Ringtones Charted on Billboard (Nov. 6, 2004)
37. Albert Pujols Major League Debut (Apr. 2, 2001)
38. LeBron James drafted #1 (Jun. 26, 2003)
39. PS3, Wii Released (Nov. 11 & Nov. 19, 2006)
40. Diamondbacks beat Yankees in World Series (Nov. 4, 2001)
41. SARS scare (Nov. 2002)