Visions of a Decade

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  • 2000 s: 2000 -- Dawn of a Decade


  • 2001 s: 2001 -- Terrorism, Protest, Fraud


  • 2002 s: 2002 -- Abuse, Abductions, Afghanistan


  • 2003 s: 2003 -- Shock and Awe


  • 2004 s: 2004 -- The Year of Scandals and Tsunamis


  • 2005 s: 2005 -- Katrina and Colbert


  • 2006 s: 2006 -- Violence and Catastrophe


  • 2007 s: 2007 -- The Year of the Surge


  • 2008 s: 2008 -- Economic Collapse


  • 2009 s: 2009 -- Hoaxes, Heroes, and the Passing of the King

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February 2003
Jason Hutchinson / AP

February 2003

Debris from the space shuttle Columbia streaks across the Texas sky Feb. 1 after the shuttle disintegrated while reentering Earth’s atmosphere, killing its seven crew members.

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