2000: Passing of the Millenium
2001: 9/11
2002: Iraq War
And euro was introduced
2003: Columbian Explosion
2004: Bush Re Elected
2005: Arsneal won the double, and went a full season without losing 1 a premier league game.
And Hurricane Katrina
2006: Hanging of Suddam
2007: Beckham left europe and went to america.
2008: Economic Collapse
2009: The First ever black president was elected.
A lot of this is thanks to yahoo.