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The Begining
The world is celebrating the turn of the millennium. -
Microsoft's Founder Steps Aside
Bill Gates chief executive steps down and passes it along to Steve Ballmer. -
Vladimir Putin Becomes Russian President
Vladimir Putin is elected as Russia's president. -
Vicente Fox Quesada Wins!
He becomes the first president of mexico from an opposition party, Partido Accion Nacional after more then 70 years of ruling by the partido revolucionario institucional. -
Sammy Sosa Joins The Club
Sammy Sosa is the second baseball player to hit 50 or more home runs in 3 consecutive years, joining Mark McGwire. -
George W. Bush Is Elected
George W. Bush becomes the 43rd president. -
iTunes
Apple announced iTunes at the MacWorld Expo in San Francisco. -
El Chapo Escaped
El Chapo Guzman Escapes maximum security prison by hiding in a laundry cart. -
Convictions
In the Netherlands, A Scottish court convicts a Libyan for the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, which crashed in Lockerbie,Scotland in 1988 -
Spy
FBI agent Robert Hanssen, is arrested for spying for the soviet union, is later sentenced to life in prison. -
Taliban
The Taliban destroyed 2 giant Buddha statues in Bamyan, Afghanistan. -
September 11, 2001
Worst terrorist attack in US history, over 3000 killed. -
The Euro Enters Circulation
Euro banknotes and coins are now legal tender in 12 European states -
Operation Anaconda begins in eastern Afghanistan.
US launches Operation in search of Al-Qaeda -
Apple Introduces iMac G4
Apple releases latest in tech invention. -
A Jury Convicts Former Ku Klux Klan Member Bobby Frank Cherry Of The Murder Of 4 Girls In The Bombing Of 16th Street Baptist Church
KKK member Bobby Frank convicted of the 1963 murder of 4 girls -
The Dwarf Planet Quaoar Discovered
Scientists discover mini planet -
Rescued
9 coal miners rescued after 77 hrs underground in Pennsylvania -
Equaluality
Belgium recognizes same-sex marriage -
You're A Wizard, Harry!
5th instalment of the Harry Potter is released worldwide in english -
Mars
The palent makes its closest approach ion 60000 years -
Shenzhou
China launches its first manned space mission -
President George W. Bush
Announces the capture of Saddam Hussein -
SpaceShipOne flight 11P, First SuperSonic Flight
The eighth independent flight, first powered flight, and the first privately funded manned flight to reach supersonic speeds -
Pakistan Elects General Pervez Musharraf As President
Pakistani military officer who took power in 1999 -
Launch Of Facebook
By Mark Zuckerberg,from Harvard College In his dorm with the help of his roommates fellow students -
The World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
Memorial of national significance dedicated to Americans who served in the armed forces and their families -
Chondrite
A 1.3 kilogram chondrite type meteorite strikes a house in Ellerslie, New Zealand causing serious damage but no injuries. -
Power
Sovereign power is given to the interim government of Iraq by Coalition Provisional Authority, ultimtely ending the US 's leading rule of the nation -
Comprehensive Peace Agreement
Signed between the Sudan People's Liberation Movement and the Government of Sudan. -
Deep Impact Is Launched From Cape Canaveral
It was a NASA space probe launched to study the composition of the comet temple 1 -
George W. Bush
Sworn in for second term at presidency -
North Korea
It possesses nuclear weapons as protection against united states -
Hurricane Katrina
Makes landfall along US Gulf Cost -
World Summit
The largest UN World Summit in history is held In NYC -
Augustine Volcano
Augustine Volcano erupts twice in Alaska since 1986 -
Olympics
Winter Olympics are held in Turin, Italy -
Blu-Ray
Blu-Ray disk format is released in the USA -
Al-Qaeda
Leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and 7 Al-Qaeda aids, are killed in US air raids -
North Korea
Missile is test fired and is timed with the lift off of Space Shuttle Discovery -
Google
YouTube is bought for 1.65 billion dollars by Google -
Nacy Pelosi
She becomes the first female Speaker of the United States House of Representatives -
Apple
Steve Jobs, publicly announces the release of the first iPhone -
President Bush
He announces a plan to station 21,000,500 additional troops in Iraq -
Iraq
US backed Iraqi troops kill 300 resistance members -
Microsoft
Windows Vista and Office 2007 are realised from Microsoft -
Senator Obama
He declares his candidacy for presidency -
Petroleum
The price of a barrel reaches 100$ for the first time -
Australia
Orders whaling company of Japan to stop researching in their exclusive economic zone -
Tornatos
Deadliest outbreak of tornadoes in 23 years killed 58 is Southern US -
Cuba
Fidel Castro, announces his resignation as president of Cuba -
Navy
US Navy destroyers spy satellite containing toxic fuel -
NASA
Super Nova remnant is discovered -
Obama
Is inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States -
New Mexico
This states becomes the 15 state to abolish the death penalty -
Somali
3 pirates are killed in sniper operation Freeing Caption Philips -
Middleeast
US sargent opens fire on US military Base in Baghdad, killing 5 fellow soldiers -
Smoking Ban
Nebraska 's statewide smoking ban goes into effect for working places bars, etc.. -
Arrest
Film director Roman Polanski is arrested an United States Arrest Warrants
