2001-2018 By Sylvana1203 Sep 11, 2001 Bombing of the twin towers Jan 1, 2002 The euro comes into circulation as a single currency in 12 countries in Europe. 2003 Microsoft conqueres the market 2004 Trains bombing at Madrid 2005 A terrible earthquake killed 80,000 people at Cachemira Aug 12, 2006 A war took place at Libano Jul 21, 2007 The last Harry Potter book was published 2008 Fidel Castro resigns from presidency 2009 Pandemic of "H1N1" virus Apr 22, 2009 Death of Pope Juan Pablo II 2010 Huge earthquake in Haiti 2011 A terrible tsunami and earthquake took place at Japan 2012 Barack Obama´s reelection 2013 Hugo Chavez died 2014 Philip VI new king of Spain 2015 Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán scapes from prision 2016 Donald Trump was elected as the new president of the US Sep 19, 2017 Terrible earthquake happened in Mexico 2018 A huge Syrian bombing was about to create a huge worldwide problem