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Victoria Italico and Gianna Forni
TOP STORIES OF THE 2000’S
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 – 9/11 TERRORIST ATTACK
On September 11, 2001, Islamic extremists hijacked two planes, American 11 and United 175, headed to California. They flew them into the Twin Towers located in New York City. Another plane, American 77, flew in to the Pentagon in Washington. In
total there were nearly 3,000 deaths.
9/11 MEMORIAL
A memorial for the deceased was created where the buildings once stood. Fountains were placed in the footprints f the buildings. It
was opened to the public on September 11, 2011.
AFGHANISTAN INVASION – 2001
Shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, October 7, 2001, American Soldiers were sent into Afghanistan in hope to find the leader of
the al-Qaeda clan, Osama Bin Laden. It took America 10 years to fund and kill him. His body was thrown in the water on
May 2, 2011.
IRAQ WAR – 2003 Beginning on March 20, 2003, United States and Great Britain
troops invaded Iraq and rapidly defeated Iraqi military and paramilitary forces. After violence began to decline in 2007, the
United States gradually reduced its military presence in Iraq, formally completing its withdrawal in December 2011.
GAY MARRIAGE LEGALIZED IN 2003 In 2003, Massachusetts became the first state in the United States
to legalize marriage between gay and lesbian couples. Now, in 2014, seventeen states and the District of Columbia have legalized gay marriage. They have the right to be married, but still fight for the right to adopt children. This started strikes between the LBGT
Community and officials.
MUSIC Artists-
• Britney Spears
• Pink
• NSYNC
• Aaron Carter
• Eminem
• Christina Aguilera
• Madonna
FASHION
• Halter tops
• Turtle necks
• Peasant tops
• Beaded headbands and necklaces
• Flared jeans
• Denim
POPULAR TV SHOWS
• Family Guy
• The Sopranos’
• Lost
• Law and Order SVU
LAW AND ORDER SVU – SEASON 3
• "On September 11, 2001, New York City was ruthlessly and
criminally attacked. While no tribute can ever heal the pain of
that day, the producers of Law & Order dedicate this season to
the victims and their families and to the firefighters and police
officers who remind us every day with their lives and courage
what it truly means to be an American."