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Euro's are used in 17 EU Countries.
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The decade I am using for my project
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The U.S. and Russia sign the Moscow Treaty.
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After having killed many people, the Beltway Sniper is arrested when he is caught napping in his car at a rest stop.
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The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation.
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The Space Shuttle Columbia is destroyed.
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The cornerstone of the Freedom Tower is laid on the site of the World Trade Center in New York City. (This was largely a symbolic event; actual construction would not start for several weeks)
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Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing more than 1,836 and causing over $115 billion in damage.
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George W. Bush orders a substantial increase in soldiers stationed in Iraq.
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First African American president is put into office.
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The movie "Avatar" is released. It was originally planed to come out in 1999 but the technology was apparently not available to achieve Cameron's vision of the film.
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The first iPad by Apple is released.
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The Walking Dead primieres, bases off the comic by Robert Kirkman, "and is the best show to ever be aired.*" ""* - Opinion
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Osama Bin Laden's compound in Pakistan is raided and he is killed. His body was thrown in the ocean.
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Major United States stock market indices dropped in value by about two and a half trillion
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Halo 4, one of the most anticipated video games of the decade, is finally released. It made about $300 million it's first week.
