By Emmanuel Castaneda
Some of the most important political figures in the 2000’s were:
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Barack Obama; 44th president of the united states was elected into
office November 4, 2008.
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Sonia Sotomayor; Elected the first Hispanic in the US supreme
court justice in August 6, 2009. She is also the third female justice
in the US supreme court history.
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Hillary Clinton; The first former First Lady to be elected to the
U.S. Senate and to hold a federal cabinet-level position. She was
elected in the US senate In November 7, 2000 with 56% of the
votes.
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Nancy Pelosi; First woman to lead a major congressional party.
Also First female speaker of the House of Representatives
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During the 2000’s some of the hottest trends were high
tops, ugg boots, skinny jeans, and the ipod.
Some fads that lasted only a couple of years were silly
bands, the wii, push scooters, and live strong bracelets.
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Popular entertainment in the 2000’s were reality
television shows such as survivor in the US and
American Idol.
The year 2002 was a momentous year in the filming
industry; it was the first year that an African American
won an Oscar for a lead role.
Also in 2005 You tube was launched becoming a big
hit.
Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z, “Crazy in Love”
2. OutKast, “Hey Ya!”
3. Lady Gaga, “Poker Face”
4. Eminem, “Lose Yourself”
5. Kelly Clarkson, “Since U Been Gone”
6. Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx, “Gold Digger”
7. Justin Timberlake featuring Timbaland, “SexyBack”
8. Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys, “Empire State of Mind”
9. Mariah Carey, “We Belong Together”
10. 50 Cent, “In Da Club”
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There were many important sports figures in the 2000’s but the sports figures that
stood out the most were Peyton Kobe Bryant, Lance Armstrong, Michael Phelps,
Roger Federer, and Tiger Woods.
1.) Tiger woods: 12 Majors (14 total), 56 tournament wins and a two-time FedEx
Cup champion (2007, 2009).
2.) Roger Federer: 15 Grand Slams, Olympics doubles gold medal (2008) and 237
consecutive weeks as ATP No.
3.) Michael Phelps: 37 world records set (29 Individuals, eight Relay), 14 Olympic
gold medals, two Olympic bronze medals, 45 total gold medals and seven total
silver medals. Defining Moment: 2008 Beijing Olympics, during which Phelps
became the most decorated Olympian gold medalist of all time.
4.) Lance Armstrong: 6x Tour de France Champion (2000-2005, 7x champ in all),
Tour de Suisse Champion (2001), 2x Criterium de Dauphine Libere Champion
(2002-2003).
5.) Kobe Bryant: 4x Finals Champion (200-2002, 2009), NBA Finals MVP (2009),
NBA MVP (2007-2008 season), 10x All Star (2000-2009), 2x Scoring Champ (20062007), 9x All-NBA Defensive Team member (7x 1st team, 2x 2nd team), 10x AllNBA Team member (8x 1st team, 2x 2nd team) and 2008 Olympic Gold medalist.
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Some significant inventions of the 2000’s were:
On October 23, 2001 Apple Computers publicly
announced their portable music digital player
the iPod.
Toyota’s Hybrid Car was invented in 2003
Birth control patch invented by Ortho McNeil
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Between 1900 and 2000 were years of extreme
change for artists all over the world, These
changes were boldly reflected in the works of
avant-garde artists throughout the century.
Classical art was being challenged more and
more as waves of nationalism and imperialism
spread over the world in the early half of the
twentieth century
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Some of the most significant books in the 2000’s were Oblivion,
David Foster Wallace (Little, Brown, 2004), Rising Up and Rising
Down, William Vollmann (McSweeney’s, 2003), Europeana,
Patrik Ourednik (Dalkey Archive, 2005),
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Some important historical events that took place in this decade
were:
September 11, 2001; Islamic fundamentalist terrorists hijack four
U.S. airliners and crash them into the Pentagon and the World
Trade Center in New York City.
March 19, 2003; The War in Iraq begins with the bombing of
Baghdad after additional measures and mandates from the United
Nations and the United States coalition fail to gain concessions or
the removal of Saddam Hussein from power.
January 20, 2009; Barack Obama takes the oath of office for
President of the United States, becoming the first AfricanAmerican president in the history of the nation.
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An Important Businesses in the 2000’s that I
could think of was the company apple. During
the 2000’s apple introduced the ipod and
iphone making apple a big hit. Apple
revolutionized technology in this decade.
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September 11, 2001; Islamic fundamentalist
terrorists hijack four U.S. airliners and crash
them into the Pentagon and the World Trade
Center in New York City.
March 19, 2003; The War in Iraq begins with
the bombing of Baghdad after additional
measures and mandates from the United
Nations and the United States coalition fail
to gain concessions or the removal of
Saddam Hussein from power.
In 2000,
Sydney
hosts the
Olympic
games
In 2001,
9/11 took
place
In 2002,
Apple
introduces
the iMac g4
In 2003,
The
Invasion
of Iraq
In 2004,
Facebook is
launched
In 2005,
Hurricane
Katrina
2006,
Saddam
Hussein is
executed
2007,
Global
economic
turn
down
2009,
Obama is
sworn as
the 44th
president
2000’s Decade
2013
Gas Prices
$1.95
$3.69
Bread
$1.72
$2.02
Milk
$2.75
$3.65
Eggs
$0.89
$3.50
Movie Tickets
$5.39
$7.93
Music
$1.00 per song
$1.00 per song
High school graduation
requirements