I'm calling it the 2000s, not the Noughties! They come later!
Well, tomorrow, this decade comes to a close. The first decade closure I've lived through - last time it was all about the millenium!
So, today is the first of two review blogs - today is all about this decade. And don't worry, it won't be particularly long! Just enough to cover each year within the last 10.
So then, here goes nothing!
2000 was a big year politically. George Bush came to power (and lost the country in a few days...) and Vladimir Putin arrived as President of Russia. It was also the year of the Sydney Olympics, the biggest Olympiad so far in the history of time.
Big Brother started on British TV, starting a mass cult following.
2001 was the year of terrorism. It all kicked off this year - starting in China, the big one happening in America, and then finally on a plane going to the Carribbean in November. 9/11 led to the war in Afghanistan, and ultimately led to George Bush being hated.
Pop Idol starts the reality music revolution in the UK, with 24 premiering in the US.
2002 began with the Euro becoming the standard monetary currency in 15 of Europe's countries. Since then, it has risen to 16, with more countries widely expected to join as they enter the EU. The Bali bombings also happened - seeing a theme happening here...?
American Idol becomes one of the biggest shows in the US, and The X-Files (finally, in my opinion) finishes.
2003 was a year of optimism, being crushed by a lot of cynicism. Starting with the tragedy of the Columbia shuttle disaster, the Iraq war also kicked off - making Bush the most hated man on Earth, very quickly followed by Blair. Hu Jintao arrived in China as President, and the iPod well and truly took hold of the world.
The last This Is Your Life is on in Britain! I remember it too! The final installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy became the highest grossing film of the decade, claiming over $1.1b in revenue.
2004 was a year of hope. Staring with the Madrid bombings, things got a lot better, with Putin getting another term, the Athens Olympics, and the largest expansion of the EU - with 10 new members. But Boxing Day was the biggest catastrophe of modern times, with the Asian Tsunami.
Lost and Desperate Housewives start, and Friends finishes with an audience of over 50 million.
2005 was the year the Pope died. It was quickly followed by the 7/7 bombings in London - which massively affected me. Hurricane Katrina killed thousands in Louisiana, and was another massive Bush boo-boo.
Doctor Who is relaunched in the UK, and Prison Break is launched in the US. The 50th Eurovision Song Contest takes place as well! God I love Eurovision.
2006 was a relatively quiet year, with the only big worldwide event being the North Korea missile test.
HDTV becomes a regular in British households, and Top of the Pops leaves British airwaves for the last time.
2007 also was a very quiet year, but at the very end, Benazir Bhutto was assassinated before being elected President of Pakistan.
The Celebrity Big Brother series suffers a massive racism backlash, and the writers strike hits major US TV networks.
2008 made up for the last 2 years. Myanmar suffered masses of landslides, killed over 140,000 people. Dmitry Medvedev replaced Putin as President of Russia, while Putin became PM. A big earthquake happened in China, killing nearly 70,000, and the South Ossetia war took place in August. The biggest, and best Olympics took place in Beijing, and then, it started. The credit crunch kicks off with the collapse of Lehman Brothers and Northern Rock. Then, just as we get to the end of a very busy year, Obama wins the US Election, finally defeating Bush and sending him to retirement.
2009 began with Obama's inauguration, followed by some disasters - the Italian earthquake, and the Australian bushfires. The swine flu pandemic never turned into a pandemic, and Michael Jackson died in June, leading to worldwide outpour. I'll go through my year tomorrow!
So, THE NOUGHTIES, Wednesday 30th December 2009, and teh last 10 years, are yours!
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