Contemporary — 2001 to 2026

44 events · 2001–2026 · Saeculum · sample of the first 8 rows

Contemporary — 2001 to 2026. Networks, climate, and the new uncertainty. The whole era as one printed chronology, sectioned by century.
Date	Event	Region	Theme
15 Jan 2001	Wikipedia launches	North America	Technology
11 Sep 2001	September 11 attacks	North America	War
7 Oct 2001	War in Afghanistan begins	Central Asia	War
11 Dec 2001	China joins the WTO	East Asia	Politics
20 Mar 2003	Invasion of Iraq	Middle East	War
14 Apr 2003	Human Genome Project completed	North America	Science
4 Feb 2004	Facebook founded in a dorm	North America	Technology
26 Dec 2004	Indian Ocean Tsunami	Southeast Asia	Disaster

Covers the Contemporary, 2001–2026. Shows the 44 events scored 8 or higher for significance out of the 4992-event Saeculum corpus. Everything below that line — and every event on this sheet — is free to read in full on its own year and event page.

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