after a relatively prosperous period
America was hit with some of its
greatest challenges only to respond with
long-awaited changes that reshaped the
course of the nation during this decade
thank you god bless you and God bless
the United States of America welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten defining
moments in 2000 America it does not
appear that there’s any kind of an
effort up there yet now remember oh my
god for this list we’ve chosen moments
that we felt best represent this
essential decade in American history yes
I saw Lance Armstrong using drugs number
10 the stigma of steroids in sports
what other supplements did you use I’m
not here to talk about the past
long-hidden under the bright lights of
sports steroid abuse was exposed this
decade former players like Jose Canseco
opened up about their use as early as
his MVP season in 1988 there were
whispers that Jose Canseco was using
steroids leading to rigorous and refined
anti-doping programs across the major
sports organizations around 300 separate
tests that he’s undergone from Marion
Jones to Mark McGwire the resulting
investigations shattered many
reputations and achievement tests to
detect performance-enhancing drugs
continue to evolve but recent scandals
show that athletes still use to seek
that ever desirable competitive edge
number nine
corporate scandals Scott D Sullivan and
David F Meyers were charged with seven
counts of securities fraud the early
2000s were host to an abnormally large
amount of corporate corruption and
bankruptcies facing debt in a recessing
economy major companies like Enron and
world Come used fraudulent schemes to
disguise their massive losses plant
operators were coached on how to lie to
officials just call hey guys you know
gonna shake it up coming down ok so
we’re just coming down for some natives
like a forced outage type thing right
and that’s cool hopefully however in
every case the sham came to an end and
several corporations toppled to the tune
of billions of dollars
Enron’s fall was especially bloody with
trials and lawsuits dragging on
throughout the decade nothing happened
and on the Kin late last number 8
same-sex marriage is legalized in some
states it is important for me to go
ahead and affirm that I think same-sex
couples should be able to get married at
decades start same-sex marriage wasn’t
permitted anywhere in the United States
this all changed in 2003 when the
Massachusetts Supreme Court legalized it
everyone deserves an equal chance for
life liberty the pursuit of happiness
and this law is just so monumental it
makes me so proud to be from
Massachusetts marriages were authorized
with in many states at a tort pace for
totalled by decades end this started a
major movement for gay rights as
antiquated laws and policies were slowly
phased out marriage legalization has
strongly continued since with its seeds
first planted in the 2000s but that
alone doesn’t make people equal so it’s
time for equality in marriage in
Washington state number seven the USA
PATRIOT Act President George W Bush
signed the Patriot Act which gave law
enforcement broader authority to
investigate and prosecute suspected
terrorists the actions of 9/11 stunned
the American people and it was to be
expected that the government attempt to
increase security measures the Patriot
Act was the resulting act of Congress
including initiatives meant to empower
investigations into terrorist activity
never my worst nightmare did I ever
think that it would have it would be my
own government that I would have to
protect my children from many criticized
the act for violating civil liberties
with expanded government surveillance
and stringent immigration policies the
debate continues as the Patriot Act has
survived through the years with minor
changes today is the tenth anniversary
of President George W Bush signing into
the Patriot Act so happy birthday to
extended wiretap number six social local
mobile you know someone is going to
build us someone is going to build
something that makes it so that people
can stay connected with their friends
and their family but no way would we be
the ones who were contributing to to no
meeting the whole Internet in this
direction mm aw Americans again change
the way they communicate social media
sites like Facebook Twitter and MySpace
attracted millions of users to chat and
share their pictures interests and daily
lives
this was aided by the prominent
advancement of the cell phone to the
smartphone the colors in your photos
will look truer and your skin tones more
natural no longer mere communication
devices they allow people to experience
a full electronic world from anywhere at
any time the social grid was inescapable
number five Hurricane Katrina in the
world of weather this is d weapon of
mass destruction the United States
costliest natural disaster shook the
country’s core in the summer of 2005
Hurricane Katrina terrorized the Gulf
Coast killing nearly 2,000 people and
leading some to question a connection to
climate change
New Orleans miles go for cover
the disaster was worsened by the failure
of levees in New Orleans and left much
of the city flooded afterwards criticism
was directed at the federal and state
governments for unorganized rescue
efforts and insufficient preparation and
in a country accustomed to watching its
troops swoop into foreign terrain and
deliver aid seemingly at a moment’s
notice people are beginning to wonder
what’s going wrong number four econ
apocalypse a lot of Americans may feel
that we’ve been in a recession for some
time and now according to the National
Bureau for economic research they would
be right with the economic success under
President Clinton a distant memory the
u.s. suffered a serious recession
starting at the end of 2007 the economic
collapse was fueled by the burst of the
housing bubble earlier in the year it
was really the the granddaddy of all
bubbles and and it affected an asset
class of 22 trillion to make matters
worse the federal budget was in a deep
deficit limited by ongoing warfare
lehman brothers declared bankruptcy and
unemployment hit a peak of 10% plans
were introduced to curtail the damage
but the nation is still recovering today
number three the election of Barack
Obama welcome to the White House wheels
of change kicked into motion when
Senator Barack Obama announced his
decision to run for the presidency in
2007 defeating Senator Hillary Clinton
to become the primary Democratic
candidate the once impossible dream of
an african-american president no longer
seemed a fantasy and CNN can now project
that Barack Obama 47 years old will
become the president-elect of the United
States Obama’s economic plan and
opposition to the Iraq war rocketed him
into the White House on election day and
brought New Hope to America and with
eyes fixed on the horizon and God’s
grace upon us we carried forth that
great gift of freedom and delivered it
safely the future generations number two
a decade of war we will make no
distinction
between the terrorists who committed
these acts and those who harbor them
caught off-guard by an attack on its own
soil America pushed against foreign
threats for much of the 2000s Operation
Enduring Freedom was launched to
eliminate al Qaeda leadership in
Afghanistan while the Iraq war served to
overthrow Saddam Hussein and rebuild a
new government this supercarrier arrives
for battle in mid-december in the
northern Arabian Sea it relieves another
carrier to join Operation Enduring
Freedom though Hussein and Osama bin
Laden were eventually eliminated the
wars dragged on with continuous
insurgency Afghans will have full
responsibility for their security and
this war will come to a responsible end
numerous US troops were lost but the
battle in Afghanistan raged on before we
look at our final pick here are some
honorable mentions SAR less I might get
you off because that we do have now word
according to the Los Angeles Times Los
Angeles Times is reporting that Michael
Jackson has died hello everyone and
welcome to American Idol the show that’s
on a mission to discover the next
superstar number one the September 11th
attacks in two oh my goodness oh god
there’s another one oh my goodness
there’s another one seems to be on
purpose a date that will forever live in
infamy the events of 9/11 completely
altered the country’s course in protest
of u.s. foreign policy terrorist group
al-qaeda hijacked four commercial
airliners and crashed them into the
World Trade Center the Pentagon and a
Pennsylvania field leaving nearly 3,000
casualties 959
the outer columns of the South Tower
finally give way
the deadliest attack on America in six
decades the losses were unfathomable and
the grieving process long and
challenging the attacks defined the era
for America as it spent much of the
decade in combat seeking to prevent
future tragedies do you agree with our
list which events do you think define to
thousands America and Beyond for more
informative top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
America was hit with some of its
greatest challenges only to respond with
long-awaited changes that reshaped the
course of the nation during this decade
thank you god bless you and God bless
the United States of America welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten defining
moments in 2000 America it does not
appear that there’s any kind of an
effort up there yet now remember oh my
god for this list we’ve chosen moments
that we felt best represent this
essential decade in American history yes
I saw Lance Armstrong using drugs number
10 the stigma of steroids in sports
what other supplements did you use I’m
not here to talk about the past
long-hidden under the bright lights of
sports steroid abuse was exposed this
decade former players like Jose Canseco
opened up about their use as early as
his MVP season in 1988 there were
whispers that Jose Canseco was using
steroids leading to rigorous and refined
anti-doping programs across the major
sports organizations around 300 separate
tests that he’s undergone from Marion
Jones to Mark McGwire the resulting
investigations shattered many
reputations and achievement tests to
detect performance-enhancing drugs
continue to evolve but recent scandals
show that athletes still use to seek
that ever desirable competitive edge
number nine
corporate scandals Scott D Sullivan and
David F Meyers were charged with seven
counts of securities fraud the early
2000s were host to an abnormally large
amount of corporate corruption and
bankruptcies facing debt in a recessing
economy major companies like Enron and
world Come used fraudulent schemes to
disguise their massive losses plant
operators were coached on how to lie to
officials just call hey guys you know
gonna shake it up coming down ok so
we’re just coming down for some natives
like a forced outage type thing right
and that’s cool hopefully however in
every case the sham came to an end and
several corporations toppled to the tune
of billions of dollars
Enron’s fall was especially bloody with
trials and lawsuits dragging on
throughout the decade nothing happened
and on the Kin late last number 8
same-sex marriage is legalized in some
states it is important for me to go
ahead and affirm that I think same-sex
couples should be able to get married at
decades start same-sex marriage wasn’t
permitted anywhere in the United States
this all changed in 2003 when the
Massachusetts Supreme Court legalized it
everyone deserves an equal chance for
life liberty the pursuit of happiness
and this law is just so monumental it
makes me so proud to be from
Massachusetts marriages were authorized
with in many states at a tort pace for
totalled by decades end this started a
major movement for gay rights as
antiquated laws and policies were slowly
phased out marriage legalization has
strongly continued since with its seeds
first planted in the 2000s but that
alone doesn’t make people equal so it’s
time for equality in marriage in
Washington state number seven the USA
PATRIOT Act President George W Bush
signed the Patriot Act which gave law
enforcement broader authority to
investigate and prosecute suspected
terrorists the actions of 9/11 stunned
the American people and it was to be
expected that the government attempt to
increase security measures the Patriot
Act was the resulting act of Congress
including initiatives meant to empower
investigations into terrorist activity
never my worst nightmare did I ever
think that it would have it would be my
own government that I would have to
protect my children from many criticized
the act for violating civil liberties
with expanded government surveillance
and stringent immigration policies the
debate continues as the Patriot Act has
survived through the years with minor
changes today is the tenth anniversary
of President George W Bush signing into
the Patriot Act so happy birthday to
extended wiretap number six social local
mobile you know someone is going to
build us someone is going to build
something that makes it so that people
can stay connected with their friends
and their family but no way would we be
the ones who were contributing to to no
meeting the whole Internet in this
direction mm aw Americans again change
the way they communicate social media
sites like Facebook Twitter and MySpace
attracted millions of users to chat and
share their pictures interests and daily
lives
this was aided by the prominent
advancement of the cell phone to the
smartphone the colors in your photos
will look truer and your skin tones more
natural no longer mere communication
devices they allow people to experience
a full electronic world from anywhere at
any time the social grid was inescapable
number five Hurricane Katrina in the
world of weather this is d weapon of
mass destruction the United States
costliest natural disaster shook the
country’s core in the summer of 2005
Hurricane Katrina terrorized the Gulf
Coast killing nearly 2,000 people and
leading some to question a connection to
climate change
New Orleans miles go for cover
the disaster was worsened by the failure
of levees in New Orleans and left much
of the city flooded afterwards criticism
was directed at the federal and state
governments for unorganized rescue
efforts and insufficient preparation and
in a country accustomed to watching its
troops swoop into foreign terrain and
deliver aid seemingly at a moment’s
notice people are beginning to wonder
what’s going wrong number four econ
apocalypse a lot of Americans may feel
that we’ve been in a recession for some
time and now according to the National
Bureau for economic research they would
be right with the economic success under
President Clinton a distant memory the
u.s. suffered a serious recession
starting at the end of 2007 the economic
collapse was fueled by the burst of the
housing bubble earlier in the year it
was really the the granddaddy of all
bubbles and and it affected an asset
class of 22 trillion to make matters
worse the federal budget was in a deep
deficit limited by ongoing warfare
lehman brothers declared bankruptcy and
unemployment hit a peak of 10% plans
were introduced to curtail the damage
but the nation is still recovering today
number three the election of Barack
Obama welcome to the White House wheels
of change kicked into motion when
Senator Barack Obama announced his
decision to run for the presidency in
2007 defeating Senator Hillary Clinton
to become the primary Democratic
candidate the once impossible dream of
an african-american president no longer
seemed a fantasy and CNN can now project
that Barack Obama 47 years old will
become the president-elect of the United
States Obama’s economic plan and
opposition to the Iraq war rocketed him
into the White House on election day and
brought New Hope to America and with
eyes fixed on the horizon and God’s
grace upon us we carried forth that
great gift of freedom and delivered it
safely the future generations number two
a decade of war we will make no
distinction
between the terrorists who committed
these acts and those who harbor them
caught off-guard by an attack on its own
soil America pushed against foreign
threats for much of the 2000s Operation
Enduring Freedom was launched to
eliminate al Qaeda leadership in
Afghanistan while the Iraq war served to
overthrow Saddam Hussein and rebuild a
new government this supercarrier arrives
for battle in mid-december in the
northern Arabian Sea it relieves another
carrier to join Operation Enduring
Freedom though Hussein and Osama bin
Laden were eventually eliminated the
wars dragged on with continuous
insurgency Afghans will have full
responsibility for their security and
this war will come to a responsible end
numerous US troops were lost but the
battle in Afghanistan raged on before we
look at our final pick here are some
honorable mentions SAR less I might get
you off because that we do have now word
according to the Los Angeles Times Los
Angeles Times is reporting that Michael
Jackson has died hello everyone and
welcome to American Idol the show that’s
on a mission to discover the next
superstar number one the September 11th
attacks in two oh my goodness oh god
there’s another one oh my goodness
there’s another one seems to be on
purpose a date that will forever live in
infamy the events of 9/11 completely
altered the country’s course in protest
of u.s. foreign policy terrorist group
al-qaeda hijacked four commercial
airliners and crashed them into the
World Trade Center the Pentagon and a
Pennsylvania field leaving nearly 3,000
casualties 959
the outer columns of the South Tower
finally give way
the deadliest attack on America in six
decades the losses were unfathomable and
the grieving process long and
challenging the attacks defined the era
for America as it spent much of the
decade in combat seeking to prevent
future tragedies do you agree with our
list which events do you think define to
thousands America and Beyond for more
informative top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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