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USA enters economic slowdown
the worlds worst economic slowdown in 20 years -
Period: to
history of 2001
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Earthquake in India
-20 000 people killed
-measured 7.9 on the richtor scale
-happened in gujarat
-damage estimated 2.1 billion U.S. dollars
-strongest earthquake since 1950 -
Human Genome Sequence Revealed
-genome proved to contain 30 000 to 40 000 genes
-3 200 000 alkali base pairs
-major step of the exploration of the mysteries of the human body
-etimated that mapping the entire human genomeby 2003 -
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Severely Escalates
-the palastinians resent the tough policies from the government
-the government sent a series of bombs and attacks to retaliate from the "terrorist" bombing -
OAU converted to AU
-name changed from Organization of African Unity, to african union
-AU expected to resolve problems faster -
world trade centre attack
2 airliners highjacked and flown int the twin towers in new york 3200 killed and many more injured damage at hundreds of billions of dollars -
afghan taliban regime collapses
americans go after the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks osama bi ladin -
successful APEC summit held in shanghai
chinese president led meeting for the 9th successful time -
chinas entry into WTO
china became the 143rd member of the world trade organization -
The United States Unilaterally Withdraws from the Anti-ballistic Missile Treaty
bush decides to withdraw from the missile treaty
