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**Clockwise from top-left:**
The Twin Towers of the original World Trade Center on fire and the Statue of Liberty on the left during the **terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001**;
The **euro** enters into European currency in 2002;
A statue of Saddam Hussein being toppled during the **Iraq War** in 2003, and in 2006, Saddam would be executed for crimes against humanity;
U.S. troops heading toward an army helicopter in **Afghanistan** as part of the war on terror;
**Social media platforms** and the internet become widely popular;
A Chinese soldier gazes at the **2008 Summer Olympics** commencing in Beijing;
The **2008 financial crisis**, the largest financial crisis since the Great Depression;
**A tsunami from the Indian Ocean earthquake** kills over 230,000 in 2004, and becomes the strongest earthquake since the 1964 Alaska earthquake.

The 2000s (pronounced "two-thousands") was a decade that began on January 1, 2000, and ended on December 31, 2009.

The early part of the decade saw the long predicted breakthrough of economic giants in Asia, like India and China, which had double-digit growth during nearly the whole decade. It is also benefited from an economic boom, which saw the two most populous countries becoming an increasingly dominant economic force. The rapid catching-up of emerging economies with developed countries sparked some protectionist tensions during the period and was partly responsible for an increase in energy and food prices at the end of the decade. The economic developments in the latter third of the decade were dominated by a worldwide economic downturn, which started with the crisis in housing and credit in the United States in late 2007 and led to the bankruptcy of major banks and other financial institutions. The outbreak of this global financial crisis sparked a global recession, beginning in the United States and affecting most of the industrialized world.

The decade saw the rise of the Internet, which grew from covering 6.7% to 25.7% of the world population. This contributed to globalization during the decade, which allowed faster communication among people around the world;^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

The war on terror and War in Afghanistan began after the September 11 attacks in 2001. The International Criminal Court was formed in 2002. In 2003, a United States-led coalition invaded Iraq, and the Iraq War led to the end of Saddam Hussein's rule as Iraqi President and the Ba'ath Party in Iraq. Al-Qaeda and affiliated Islamist militant groups performed terrorist acts throughout the decade. The Second Congo War, the deadliest conflict since World War II, ended in July 2003. Further wars that ended included the Algerian Civil War, the Angolan Civil War, the Sierra Leone Civil War, the Second Liberian Civil War, the Nepalese Civil War, and the Sri Lankan Civil War. Wars that began included the conflict in the Niger Delta, the Houthi insurgency in Yemen, and the Mexican drug war.

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"The Last One" is the series finale of the American sitcom Friends. Originally shown in its entirety, the episode's two parts were classified as the seventeenth and eighteenth episodes of the tenth season, and the 235th and the 236th episodes overall. It was written by series creators David Crane and Marta Kauffman and directed by executive producer Kevin S. Bright. The series finale first aired on NBC in the United States on May 6, 2004, when it was watched by 52.5 million viewers, making it the most watched entertainment telecast in six years and the fifth most watched overall television series finale in American history as well as the most watched episode from any television series throughout the 2000s decade on American television. In Canada, the finale aired simultaneously on May 6, 2004, on Global, and was viewed by 5.16 million viewers, becoming the second-highest viewed episode of the series.

The series finale closes several long-running storylines. Ross Geller (David Schwimmer) confesses his love for Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston), and they decide to resume their relationship; and Monica Geller (Courteney Cox) and Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry) adopt twins and move to the suburbs. The episode's final scene shows the group leaving Monica and Chandler's apartment for the final time and going for one last cup of coffee together. (Full article...)

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... that the exterior of the De Lamar Mansion was cleaned using toothbrushes during the 2000s?

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William Harrison Frist (born February 22, 1952) is an American physician, businessman, and politician who served as a United States senator for Tennessee from 1995 to 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he also served as Senate majority leader from 2003 to 2007. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Frist studied government and health care policy at Princeton University and earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from Harvard Medical School. He trained as a cardiothoracic transplant surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital and Stanford University School of Medicine, and later founded the Vanderbilt Transplant Center. In the 1994 United States Senate election in Tennessee, he defeated incumbent Democratic senator Jim Sasser.

After serving as chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Frist succeeded Tom Daschle as the Senate Majority Leader. Frist helped pass several parts of President George W. Bush's domestic agenda, including the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 and the Medicare Modernization Act. Frist left the Senate in 2007, honoring his pledge to serve no more than two terms. (Full article...)

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Image 1PlayStation 2 (2000) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 2Dennis Rodman wearing an Ed Hardy shirt, and Donald Trump wearing a navy blue two button suit in 2009 (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 3O-Zone's "Dragostea Din Tei" topped charts in France, Germany, and Austria for over three months, reached number 3 in the United Kingdom and number 72 on the US Pop 100. (from 2000s in music)
Image 4Snake II on a Nokia 3310 (2000) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 5Jared Leto wearing slim-fit formal wear; Popular 2008–onwards. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 6Young women in Portugal with straightened hair and thick makeup in 2007 (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 7Canadian Avril Lavigne was the biggest breakthrough of the 2000s worldwide with 40 million albums sold.
Image 8American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson is the most successful winner of American Idol and a key artist in the power pop and pop rock movement of the 2000s.
Image 9Justin Timberlake was one of the best-selling male artists of the decade. (from 2000s in music)
Image 10Blink-182's song "All the Small Things" kickstarted a resurgence of interest in pop rock. (from 2000s in music)
Image 11Luis Fonsi's "Nada Es Para Siempre" received a nomination for Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year at the 2006 Latin Billboard Music Awards. (from 2000s in music)
Image 12Janet Jackson was awarded the American Music Awards' Award of Merit in March 2001 for "her finely crafted, critically acclaimed and socially conscious, multi-platinum albums". (from 2000s in music)
Image 13British "Chav" wearing tracksuit and baseball cap. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 14Close-fitting vintage printed T-shirt (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 15Winklepicker boots fashionable in England, Italy and Mexico from 2005 onwards. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 16Aria Wallace and Victoria Justice playing Guitar Hero (from 2000s in video games)
Image 17Indian couple wearing a mixture of traditional dress and Western clothing (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 18PlayStation 3 (2006) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 19Britney Spears was the best-selling female artist of the decade.
Image 20GameCube (2001) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 21Paulina Rubio's Paulina remained on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart for 99 weeks. (from 2000s in music)
Image 22Taylor Swift rose to fame in the late 2000s, with her unique country-pop style, spawning global hits like "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me". (from 2000s in music)
Image 23In 2008, Amy Winehouse tied the then record for the most wins by a female artist in a single night and became the first British woman to win five Grammys. (from 2000s in music)
Image 24Aerosmith toured for every year of the 2000s except 2008. (from 2000s in music)
Image 25In 2004, Daddy Yankee released his international hit single "Gasolina", which is credited with introducing reggaeton to audiences worldwide, and making the music genre a global phenomenon. (from 2000s in music)
Image 26Lady Gaga's debut album, The Fame (2008), reached No. 1 in Canada, Austria, Germany, United Kingdom and Ireland and topped the Billboard Top Electronic Albums chart. (from 2000s in music)
Image 27Nas is regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time. (from 2000s in music)
Image 28An Xbox Debug Kit, intended for game developers on porting PC games to the Xbox. (from 2000s in video games)
Image 29Wings haircut worn by singer Justin Bieber in 2009. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 30Australian electronic group The Avalanches released their debut album Since I Left You in 2000. (from 2000s in music)
Image 31Wii (2006) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 32Black Muntu is an urban rap group with a massive following across Zambia. (from 2000s in music)
Image 33WonderSwan Color (2000) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 34Lynda Thomas released successful rock singles in 2000 and 2001. (from 2000s in music)
Image 35Scene kids, 2008 (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 36Swedish actors in 2002 sporting various early 2000s fashions and hairstyles. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 37Three of System of a Down's albums debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200. (from 2000s in music)
Image 38Young woman in summer 2009 wearing all black clothes (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 39Paisley handbag associated with the boho-chic look. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 40Alicia Keys was the best selling female R&B performer of the 2000s. (from 2000s in music)
Image 41The Black Eyed Peas began utilizing Auto-Tune and electropop–dance in their most successful album to date, The E.N.D., which spawned five top ten hit singles.
Image 42Tasha Baxter's breakthrough in the international music charts started with "In the Beginning" in 2002. (from 2000s in music)
Image 43Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters performing in 2005. Foo Fighters achieved major commercial success and won multiple Grammy Awards in the 2000s, including Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 2001, 2004, and 2008. (from 2000s in music)
Image 44Zoë Bell in 2006 sporting a medium length hairstyle and blended highlights (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 45American rapper Eminem is the most commercially successful artist of the decade.
Image 46Kiff No Beat is an Ivorian hip-hop group from Abidjan. It was formed in 2009, and composed of five members. (from 2000s in music)
Image 47Lady Gaga's single, "Poker Face", reached number one in the United States, Australia, Canada, and the UK. (from 2000s in music)
Image 48Swedish teenagers wearing typical late 2000s male hairstyles, 2008 (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 49Miranda Kerr in 2004 modeling for Obar Jeans. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 50Chunky sneakers of the early 2000s. (from 2000s in fashion)

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↑ Ludden D (1998). The newness of globalization: A schematic view of the historical zones of territoriality University of Pennsylvania. Unfinished draft. Retrieved December 30, 2009. Archived March 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
↑ Gordon PH; Meunier S (2001). The French challenge: Adapting to globalization. Washington, D.C.: Brookings.
↑ Heizo T; Ryokichi C (1998). "Japan". Domestic Adjustments to Globalization (CE Morrison & H Soesastro, Eds.). Tokyo: Japan Center for International Exchange, pp. 76–102. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
↑ Fry EH (2003). Local governments adapting to globalization. National League of Cities. Retrieved December 30, 2009. Archived January 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
↑ Haarstad, Håvard; Fløysand, Arnt (March 2007). "Globalization and the power of rescaled narratives: A case of opposition to mining in Tambogrande, Peru". Political Geography. 26 (3): 289–308. doi:10.1016/j.polgeo.2006.10.014.

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[1] Ludden D (1998). The newness of globalization: A schematic view of the historical zones of territoriality University of Pennsylvania. Unfinished draft. Retrieved December 30, 2009. Archived March 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[2] Gordon PH; Meunier S (2001). The French challenge: Adapting to globalization. Washington, D.C.: Brookings.

[3] Heizo T; Ryokichi C (1998). "Japan". Domestic Adjustments to Globalization (CE Morrison & H Soesastro, Eds.). Tokyo: Japan Center for International Exchange, pp. 76–102. Retrieved December 30, 2009.

[4] Fry EH (2003). Local governments adapting to globalization. National League of Cities. Retrieved December 30, 2009. Archived January 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[5] Haarstad, Håvard; Fløysand, Arnt (March 2007). "Globalization and the power of rescaled narratives: A case of opposition to mining in Tambogrande, Peru". Political Geography. 26 (3): 289–308. doi:10.1016/j.polgeo.2006.10.014.

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