2000s to present

  • vince carters dunk

    vince carters dunk
    vince carter dunked over a seven foot man in the 200 olympics
  • michael jordans come back

    michael jordans come back
    michael jordan retired in 1998 and then was the president of the wizards until 2001 he decided to come back and play for the team instead
  • 9/11

    9/11
    On September 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City
  • olympic skating scandal

    olympic skating scandal
    in the 2002 winter olympics a French judge cut a deal to give the Russian pair the gold medal even though the Canadians skated better.
  • A Rod was using steriods

    A Rod was using steriods
    During a 2007 interview with Katie Couric on 60 Minutes, Rodriguez denied using performance-enhancing drugs. In February 2009, Rodriguez admitted to using steroids, saying he used them from 2001 to 2003 when playing for Rangers due to "an enormous amount of pressure" to perform.
  • The melee in detroit

    The melee in detroit
    The Pacers–Pistons brawl was an altercation that occurred in a (NBA) game between the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons on November 19, 2004, at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The Associated Press (AP) called it "the most infamous brawl in NBA history".
  • lance armstrong beats cancer

    lance armstrong beats cancer
    In 1996, he was diagnosed with a potentially fatal metastatic testicular cancer. After his recovery, he founded the Lance Armstrong Foundation (now the Livestrong Foundation) to assist other cancer survivors. Returning to cycling in 1998, he was a member of the US Postal/Discovery team between 1998 and 2005
  • hurricane katrina

    hurricane katrina
    Early in the morning on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of the United States. When the storm made landfall, it had a Category 3 rating on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale–it brought sustained winds of 100–140 miles per hour–and stretched some 400 miles across
  • The Texas v. USC Rose Bowl

     The Texas v. USC Rose Bowl
    this game was one of the most famous college games ever. it vince young running the ball in the last second against a team that later got caught cheating for paying there players
  • Almost Perfect, The Patriots Finish 18-1

    Almost Perfect, The Patriots Finish 18-1
    New England was heavily favored to win the game and become the first NFL team to go through a 16-game regular season and postseason undefeated. Had the Patriots won, they would also have joined the 1972 Miami Dolphins as the only teams ever to win the NFL league championship with an undefeated and untied record.
  • Michael Phelps Achieves Perfection at Beijing Olympics

    Michael Phelps Achieves Perfection at Beijing Olympics
    When he won eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games, Phelps broke fellow American swimmer Mark Spitz's 1972 record of seven first-place finishes at any single Olympic Games. ... Phelps earned Sports Illustrated magazine's Sportsman of the Year award due to his unprecedented Olympic success in the 2008 Games.
  • barrack obama

    barrack obama
    Barack Hussein Obama II is an American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 t
  • Tiger woods scandal

    Tiger woods scandal
    Tiger woods got caught cheating on his wife and his golf career fell apart
  • Drew Brees Sets NFL Passing Record

    Drew Brees Sets NFL Passing Record
    passed Dan Marino as the league's all-time single-season passing leader. Brees finished with 5,476 passing yards on the season.Drew Bree’s
  • Miguel Cabrera Wins triple crown

    Miguel Cabrera Wins triple crown
    He led the league in RBIs home rums and batting average and was the first triple crown since 1967
  • las vegas shooting

    las vegas shooting
    On the night of October 1, 2017, a gunman opened fire on a crowd of concertgoers at the Route 91 Harvest music festival on the Las Vegas Strip
  • florida high school shooting

    On the afternoon of February 14, 2018, a mass shooting occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan ...