21st+Century

=__2000s__ = = The 21st century is full of politics, technological advances, tragedy, and entertainment. =

September 11th, 2001. Terrorists attacked the US. 19 men hijacked 4 airliners. 2 crashed into the World Trade Center, 1 into the Pentagon and 1 was overturned by the passengers and crashed in a field in Shanksville, PA, leaving almost 3,000 people dead. = = || In 2001, after the terrorist attacks, Bush sent troops over to overthrow the Taliban government, after they refused to turn over Bin Laden. || On February 1st 2003, the NASA shuttle, Columbia, exploded on re-entry into Earth's atmosphere over Texas. All 7 members of the crew, Rick Husband, William McCool, Micheal Anderson, Ilan Ramon, Kalpana Chawla, David Brown, and Laurel Clark, lost their lives. || 2002, Apple introduces first iPod. == || || In 2005, a devastating hurricane, known as Hurricane Katrina, destroyed the southern part of the US, claiming more than 1,500 lives and caused atleast $125 in economic damage. || Other hoodies, baggy jeans, designer footwear, crop tops, flannel shirts, tattoos and piercings, and flipflops. || Music of the early 2000's included the rise of Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera, Usher, Eminem, Lincoln Park, Pink, and Nickleback. Later in the decade we saw artists like Beyonce, and Avril Lavigne rise. || iPod (2001), Skype (2002), Facebook (2004), GPS (2005), Youtube (2005), Wii (2006), and iPod touch (2007) || media type="youtube" key="cnMiehvVZcI" height="349" width="560" || cardiac arrest at his home in Las Angeles. || May 1, 2011, Al Queda leader, Osama Bin Laden, was found and killed by US troops. ||
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 * In 2000, the election between Al Gore and Bush was very close but Bush won. In 2004, President Bush got reelected
 * [[image:churilla2.jpg]] Us senator, Barack Obama, announced his candidacy for president on February 10th, 2007. Obama was elected as the 44th president on November 4, 2008 and sworn in on January 20, 2009. || media type="youtube" key="B1dydu2spvw" height="349" width="560" ||
 * Some styles of the 21st century include
 * Inventions of the 21st century include texting (2001),
 * On June 25, 2009, Micheal Jackson died after going into

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