21st century

Millennium:	3rd millennium
Centuries:	20th century · 21st century · 22nd century
Decades:	2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s; 2050s 2060s 2070s 2080s 2090s
Categories:	Births – Deaths ; Establishments – Disestablishments

The 21st century began on January 1, 2001 and will end on December 31, 2100.

Years

Note: years before or after the twenty-first century are in italics.

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Shanghai has become a symbol of the recent economic boom of China.
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India's Prayag Kumbh Mela is regarded as the world's largest religious festival.
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A map of uncontacted tribes, around the start of the 21st century
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Belligerents of the Second Congo War
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George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States, from 2001 to 2009
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September 11 attacks in New York City: View of the World Trade Center and the Statue of Liberty. (Image: US National Park Service)
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Angela Merkel and José Manuel Barroso
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Barack Obama, the first African-American president of the United States, and Russian president Dmitry Medvedev after signing the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
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Facebook, a social networking site, was launched in 2004, connecting to millions of users around the world.
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Reporter covering the death of Michael Jackson outside UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles