Visions of a Decade

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  • 2000 Dawn of a Decade


  • 2001 Terrorism, Protest, Fraud


  • 2002 Abuse, Abductions, Afghanistan


  • 2003 Shock and Awe


  • 2004 The Year of Scandals and Tsunamis


  • 2005 Katrina and Colbert


  • 2006 Violence and Catastrophe


  • 2007 The Year of the Surge


  • 2008 Economic Collapse


  • 2009 Hoaxes, Heroes, and the Passing of the King

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January 2000
Photos (clockwise from top): Robert Giroux/ Getty Images; Chien-min Chung / AP; Philippe Wojazer / Reuters-Corbis; Yannis Kontos / Corbis

January 2000

New Year’s fireworks displays ring in the new millennium in (clockwise from top) Washington, D.C.; Beijing; Paris; and Athens.

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