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Now that this dreadful year, and decade, is over, I've been wondering, what do you think was the most eventful year of the decade and how would you rank them? To me, 2001, set the tone for the rest of the 00's. If I can rank them, I would put it this way:

1) 2001: 9-11 attacks, Inauguration of Geroge W. Bush, USA PATRIOT Act, War on Terror.

2) 2003: Iraq War, Capture of Saddam Hussein, Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, North American blackout of '03.

3) 2004: Abu Graib prison abuse, 1st and 2nd battle of Fallujah, reelection of Geroge W. Bush, Massive earthquake in Southeast Asia and the effects of the tsunami.

4) 2008: Sen. Obama edges Sen. Clinton for the hotly contested Democractic nomination, Sen. McCain selects Gov. Palin as his VP candidate, Near total collapse of the US economy triggers world wide reccesion, Sen. Obama defeats Sen. McCain to become the 44th President of the US.

5) 2005: Hurrican Katrina and its aftermath in New Orleans, Terri Schiavo case, Pope John Paul II dies and Pope Benedict XVI succeed him to the papacy, George W. Bush inagurated for his second term, train and bus bombings in London.

6) 2009: Barack H. Obama inagurated as the 44th President of the US and is the first African-American to do so, Massive protest over the election in Iran, H1NI Virus ( Swine Flu ) becomes a pandemic the world over, The passing of Michael Jackson triggers an out pouring of grief the world over.

7) 2000: Geroge W. Bush defeats Al Gore to become the 43rd President of the US in a controversial election, recall, and ruling by the Supreme Court, Internet bubble burst, the world welcomes in the new millennium, Y2K comes and goes with little to no effect.

8) 2002: Operation Anaconda begins in Afghanistan, the UK and the world celebrates Queen Elizabeth Golden Jubilee, Congress votes to give President Bush authorization to use force in Iraq if necessary, UN Security Council passes Resolution 1441 which offered Saddadm Hussain to disarm his WMDs or face "serious consequences."

9) 2007: Nancy Pelosi becomes the first female to become Speaker of the US House of Representatives, VA Tech massacre - 32 people are killed in the deadlist mass shooting in modern US history, President Bush authorize to send more troops to Iraq in which has been called "the surge", Southern California is devistated by a series of wildfires.

10) 2006: North Korea claims to have test fired its first ever nuclear missle, UN sanction NK for its nuclear test US Forces kills Abu Musab al-Zarqawi the leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, Saddam Hussein is executed.

Well, there goes my list!