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- The 2000s (pronounced "two-thousands"; shortened to the '00s and known as the aughts or noughties) was a decade that began on January 1, 2000, and ended on December 31, 2009.
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October. October 12: USS Cole bombing. October 1 – In the final baseball game played at Three Rivers Stadium, the Pittsburgh Pirates lose to the Chicago Cubs 10–9. October 3 – The first debate of the presidential election is held at the University of Massachusetts Boston with Jim Lehrer moderating.
2000s. The 2000s (pronounced "two-thousands"; shortened to the '00s and known as the aughts or noughties) was a decade that began on January 1, 2000, and ended on December 31, 2009.
The United States became the world's leading industrial power at the turn of the 20th century, due to an outburst of entrepreneurship and industrialization and the arrival of millions of immigrant workers and farmers. A national railroad network was completed and large-scale mines and factories were established.
2000 in the United States (25 C, 19 P) 2001 in the United States (27 C, 19 P) 2002 in the United States (26 C, 17 P) 2003 in the United States (27 C, 30 P) 2004 in the United States (26 C, 11 P) 2005 in the United States (26 C, 14 P) 2006 in the United States (27 C, 22 P) 2007 in the United States (27 C, 33 P)
Decades: 1970s 1980s 1990s – 2000s – 2010s 2020s 2030s. Years: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009. Categories: Births – Deaths – Architecture. Establishments – Disestablishments. The 2000s, also known as the noughties, [1] was the decade that began on January 1, 2000 and ended on December 31, 2009.
Amid the military conflicts, a global financial crisis began in 2007, causing the Great Recession. The decade also saw a number of devastating natural disasters, including the Indian Ocean tsunami (2004), Hurricane Katrina (2005), and the Sichuan (China) earthquake (2008). The world of arts and entertainment also experienced upheaval.
Wikipedia, a free-content online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteers known as Wikipedians, began with its first edit on 15 January 2001, two days after the domain was registered. [2] It grew out of Nupedia, a more structured free encyclopedia, as a way to allow easier and faster drafting of articles and translations.
