pop culture
over 50 million viewers tuned in to the season finale of this reality show in 2000
survivor
apple released the first ipod in this year
2001
The 2000 presidential election between these two candidates
Al Gore and George W. Bush
This Hurricane devastated parts of the south in 2005
Hurricane Katrina
Americans converted the name of the popular search engine into a verb
In 2002, she was named the winner of the first American Idol
Kelly Clarkson
this video sharing website was founded in 2005
youtube
The Democrats regained control of Congress after 12 years of republican control in this year.
2006
The attack on the world trade center occurred on September 11 of this year
2001
The 2004 word of the year, which is a frequently updated website that contains online personal reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks, videos, and photographs
blog
in 2009, this legendary pop star died
Michael Jackson
Nintendo released this game system in 2006
Wii
In 2009 he was sworn in as the first African American president
Obama
On December 13, 2001 the U.S. launched a military operation dubbed 'Operation Red Dawn' to capture this Iraqi president
Saddam Hussein
In September of 2008, with troubles at major banks and investment firms threatening to cause a catastrophic collapse of the financial markets, President Bush was compelled to sign into law a plan that allowed the Treasury Department to buy $700 billion worth of troubled assets.
bailout
In 2009, he became the first twitter user to gain one million followers
Ashton Kutcher
In 2007, apple released the first one of these, at a cost of $599
iphone
This former first lady became a senator in 2001, representing which U.S. state?
New York
in 2008, he stepped down as leader of Cuba, after more than fifty years in power
fidel castro
This word became popular in 2009 due to the increasingly popular and crucial social network Twitter
tweet
This film, written and directed by James Cameron, released for tradition and 3d viewing, was the highest grossing movie of the decade.
Avatar
This was the most popular social networking website until June 2009 when Facebook overtook them in the number of American users
myspace
On June 7, 2002, this president created the Department of Homeland security
George W. Bush
Sully (Capt. Chesley Sullenberger)
a term for nuclear, biological or chemical arms that became popular in 2002
WMD, or weapons of mass destruction