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Wal-Mart becomes the world's largest retailer
Wal-Mart grows to become super-power -
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India ends economic Isolationism
India involes itself in the world economy -
Fall of the Berlin Wall.
The falling of the wall opened the East and West worlds. -
First website created.
Tim Berners-Lee published the first website ever. -
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union broke into multiple independent states. -
First SMS text sent
Sent over Vodafone GSM network in the UK -
Netscape goes public
First company to capitalize on the World Wide Web. -
Completion of an around the world Fiber Optic Cable
Fiber Optic Cable network connecting the world -
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Y2K
Computer bug where computers would be unable to recongize the new Millieum -
9/11
Terrorist attack on the World Trade Centor -
China joins WTO
China finally becomes part of the global economy -
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Operation Iraqi Freedom
The invasion of Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein -
Facebook created
Social netoworking site with over 1 billion active members -
Creation of Youtube
website allowing users to uplaod, view, and share videos. Bought by google after only one year. -
Twitter created.
a microblogging website that enables users to send text-based messages called tweets -
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The Arab Spring
Civil uprisings of Arabic nations
