Orthographically, the decade can be written as the "2000s" or the "'00s". In the English-speaking world, a name for the … See more

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 … See more

The 2000s experienced some of the worst and most destructive natural disasters in history.
• On January 13, 2001, a 7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes El Salvador, killing 944 people an… See more

The most significant evolution of the 2000s in the economic landscape was the long-time predicted breakthrough of economic giant China, whose GDP grew from 1.21 trillion to 5.1 trillion (in 2022 USD). To a lesser exte… See more

• 2003 – Fossils of a new dwarf species of human, Homo floresiensis, were discovered on the island of Flores, Indonesia. (report published initially October 2004).
• 2009 – Discovery of Ardipithecus ramidus' a species of … See more