In the 2000s
A series of four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by the militant Islamic extremist network al-Qaeda
9/11
This 2011 erotic romance novel is the best-selling book of the decade having sold 15.2 million copies in the United States.
Fifty Shades of Grey
having the power, skill, means, or opportunity to do something
2000 - Shape of My Heart - Black & Blue
Backstreet Boys
Statue of Liberty
New York
This Apple digital audio player gained massive popularity during the decade since its release in 2001.
iPod
This 2019 American superhero film, based on a Marvel Comics superhero team, became the highest-grossing film of all time, grossing over $2.7 billion worldwide.
Avengers: Endgame
to talk idly or thoughtlessly
blab
2003 - Bring Me to Life - Fallen
Evanescence
The Colosseum
Rome
This early model smartphone was well-known for keyboards on most of its devices and the proprietary messaging platform for instant messages, voice notes, images, and videos.
BlackBerry
Released in 2016, this augmented reality game became one of the most used and profitable mobile apps of all time despite its controversy related to creating public nuisances and contributing to pedestrian-related accidents.
Pokemon Go
one of three main nutrients found in foods and drinks
carb
1987 - Just Like Heaven - Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
The Cure
Louvre
Paris
Released in 2000, this was the best-selling video game console of the decade with over 155 million units sold.
This scandal in 2016 involved more than 11.5 million confidential documents being leaked from the law firm Mossack Fonseca which detailed financial and attorney–client information of more than 214,488 offshore companies.
Panama Papers
a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation
laser
1987 - With or Without You - The Joshua Tree
U2
Petronas Twin Towers
Are you not entertained? This epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2000.
Gladiator
In 2010, then-U.S. President Barack Obama signed this into law, marking a major reform of the U.S. health insurance and health care systems.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/Obamacare
a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods
sabre
1992 - Baby Got Back - Mack Daddy
Sir Mix-a-Lot
Cristo Redentor
Rio de Janeiro