🇺🇸United States · 00s
The Day Everything Changed
September 11th. Nothing else needs to be said.
4 milestones of 2001
Terrorists hijacked four planes. Two hit the World Trade Center. One hit the Pentagon. One crashed in a Pennsylvania field when passengers fought back. 2,977 people killed. The world changed forever.
National and global trauma — utmost respect for victims and families. Factual. No conspiracy theories. Honor the first responders and Flight 93 passengers.
The US invaded Afghanistan in response to 9/11. Operation Enduring Freedom began. It would become America's longest war, lasting 20 years.
War — acknowledge human cost on all sides, including Afghan civilians
Apple released the iPod — '1,000 songs in your pocket.' Steve Jobs' device would transform how the world consumed music.
Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger launched Wikipedia. A free encyclopedia anyone could edit. Critics said it would never work. It became the world's encyclopedia.
70% local · 30% international
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Peter Jackson — Middle-earth came alive. The trilogy began. Cinema was transformed.
Shrek
Andrew Adamson — The ogre that conquered Pixar. 'What are you doing in my swamp?'
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Chris Columbus — Hogwarts opened its doors. A generation found its franchise.
A Beautiful Mind
Ron Howard — Russell Crowe as John Nash. Best Picture.
Monsters, Inc.
Pete Docter — Box office hit in the US — TMDB 7.8
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2001-2010 — Jack Bauer. Real-time storytelling. Post-9/11 America's action show.
The Amazing Race
2001-present — Globe-trotting reality competition debuted.
Scrubs
2001-2010 — Hospital comedy with heart. Zach Braff's generation.
Currency: USD
Inflation: 2.8%
Recession after the dot-com crash and 9/11. The economy shrank for the first time in a decade.
Inflation-adjusted values
iPod
Apple's music player: 5GB, 1,000 songs, $399. Changed everything.
Wikipedia
Free encyclopedia launched — would become the world's knowledge base.
Xbox
Microsoft entered gaming with the original Xbox.
Mac OS X
Apple's revolutionary new operating system based on Unix.
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