2001 Terrorists attack and destroy the World
Trade Center in New York City
United States attacks and flattens Afghanistan,
Osama bin Laden escapes
2002 - Hubble Telescope shows Universe to be approximately 14 billion
years old.
"Toumai" - the oldest known human relative
is found, prompting paleontologists to rethink the origins of the
human species.
2003 - The United States goes to war against Iraq and deposes the
dictator Saddam Hussein.
2004 - ?
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