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Times of trouble.

See, 9/11, dawn of the Bush II Reign, rise of Post-Grunge, emergence of Reality T.V, end of the American 'Golden Era' Economy. Rising oil prices, Dot Com Bubble.

Through and through the early 2000's (2001-2003) still had retained some extent of the late 90's culture and fashion but this began to fade into obscurity by 2004 and onwards. Also, the Sixth Generation of Video Games were included in this period. PS2, Xbox, and the little badboy that no one ever bought - the Gamecube.
My grandpa died 1 week after New Years 2001. My uncle then died on my birthday in May of that same year. Then September 11th happened four months later. And everything completely changed, then. Not just for me, now. But for for my neighbors, for everybody.

The Early 2000s were drastic times for America and the world.
by Pentrazemine September 7, 2013
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America's last great year before its big wake-up call with 9/11. Also, final reign of Bill 'Pimp' Clinton and marks the dawn of the Sixth Generation Console Games; with PS2 out this year as well as DreamCast. Some noteworthy events include, but not limited to, Y2K, great movies (see Fight Club, American Beauty, Gladiator, Cast Away, X-Men). Unemployment was at its lowest in nearly 30 years in America during this time period (1999-2000).

Culturally, fashion was the same with the late 90's and musically R@B and Post-Grunge began taking reigns on the radio charts.
Contrary to what most people think, 2000 isn't the start of the new millennium. It's really 2001.
by Pentrazemine September 7, 2013
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