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Telecommunications in the early 21st century are much more advanced and universal than they were in the late 20th century. Only a few percent of the world's population were Internet users and cellular phone owners in the late 1990s; while as of 2023, 67% of the world's population is online, [ 15 ] and 78% of all people aged 10 and above own a ...
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January 3 – 7: Boko Haram perpetrates a massacre of over 2,000 people in Baga, Nigeria, and allies itself with ISIL. April 2: Al-Shabaab perpetrates a mass shooting in Kenya, killing 148. April 25 – May 3: The death of an African-American man, Freddie Gray by police leads to violent unrest in Baltimore, Maryland. May 13: Kentex slipper ...
Twenty-First Century, a Hong Kong intellectual journal influential in China during the early 1990s; The 21st Century, an American television news show hosted by Walter Cronkite, originally called The 20th Century; 21st Century Fox, an American mass-media conglomerate acquired by Disney
21st-century introductions (31 C, 7 P) L. Languages attested from the 21st century (4 C) W. 21st-century debut works (7 C) This page was last edited on 14 March 2020 ...
The start of the 21st century and 3rd millennium was celebrated worldwide at the start of the year 2000. One year later, at the start of the year 2001, the celebrations had largely returned to the usual ringing in of just another new year, [ 8 ] although some welcomed "the real millennium", including America's official timekeeper, the U.S ...
Years of the 21st century in the Federated States of Micronesia (25 C, 7 P) Years of the 21st century in Fiji (24 C, 10 P) Years of the 21st century in Finland (26 C, 23 P)
The ball drop was broadcast live during ABC 2000 Today with Peter Jennings and Dick Clark in the United States, and worldwide via 2000 Today. [33] Meanwhile, elsewhere in the city, in Madison Square Garden, Billy Joel was performing a special concert to celebrate the new millennium. Leading up to the first few moments of 2000, Joel sang a ...