2001

Key events from 2001

2001

  • The September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon kill nearly 3,000 people, fundamentally changing global security and foreign policy.
  • The United States invades Afghanistan, beginning the longest war in American history as part of the “War on Terror.”
  • Wikipedia launches as a free, collaborative online encyclopedia that will revolutionize how people access and share knowledge.

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