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Women's World Cup
Led by star forward Mia Hamm, the United States wins the first Women’s World Cup of soccer. -
Amazon
Jeff Bezos launches Amazon, which becomes the world’s largest online retailer. -
A New space era
The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis docks with the Russian space station Mir, opening a new period of international collaboration in space research and exploration. -
Google
Google is founded by Sergey Brin and Larry Page. The search engine will become one of the most popular sites on the Internet. -
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2000'S
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ISS Opens
The International Space Station becomes fully operational with the arrival of its first resident crew. -
9/11
Members of al-Qaeda hijack commercial airplanes and fly them into the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., while a fourth plane crashes in Pennsylvania. Some 3,000 people are killed. -
Afghanistan war
U.S.-led forces begin attacking Afghanistan, marking the public start of the war. The conflict is in response to the terrorist attack on the U.S. by al-Qaeda, which has been operating out of the Asian country. -
Apple
Apple's iPod goes on sale. The portable media device is considered one of the most groundbreaking products of the decade, changing the way people listen to music and paving the way for the iPhone. -
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2010's
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Killing Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden, the founder and first leader of the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda, was shot and killed. -
Boston Bombing
Twin bomb blasts targeting the Boston marathon kill three people and injure more than 170. Soviet-born Islamic extremist Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is charged after a manhunt in which his elder brother and suspected co-conspirator Tamerlan is killed. -
Trump Elected President
Republican candidate Donald Trump wins presidential election, defeating Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in one of the biggest political upsets in US history. He is inaugurated in January. In 2018, In Brazil Jair Bolsonaro won the election. -
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2020
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Coronavirus Pandemic
The World Health Organization declares the coronavirus outbreak a worldwide pandemic -
Summer Olympics Suspend
The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo are suspended until 2021 for everyone -
Vaccine
The first COVID-19 vaccinations start in the United States. The first doses are expected to go to front-line healthcare workers and residents of long-term care facilities, followed by other at-risk groups. The Vaccination was then sent around the world