50 Iconic Photos That Define The Early 21st Century
It’s still too early to come up with photos that will really define the early 21st century. But if we're to choose from hundreds of most iconic moments so far, what would these be?
That’s the basis for this collection. Enjoy!
1. The world welcomes the new millennium, 2000
2. Zanjeer the bomb dog is laid to rest with full military honors for saving thousands of lives, 2000
3. Steve Jobs introducing the first iPod, 2001
4. President Bush's reaction after hearing a second plane has striked the Twin Towers. He was reading to children at a Florida elementary school, 2001
5. Firefighters raise the American flag on the ruins of the World Trade Centers, 2001
6. Archaeologists discover 12,000-year-old art works in Dordogne, France, 2001
7. A young Afghan woman shows her face in public for the first time after 5 years of Taliban Sharia law, 2001
8. People fetching water from a well in Natwarghad, western India. Over 1 billion people still lack access to clean drinking water, 2003
9. U.S. Marine Kirk Dalrymple looks on as a statue of Iraq's President Saddam Hussein falls in central Baghdad, 2003
10. The Columbia Space Shuttle breaking apart during re-entry, 2003
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11. The first waves of the Indian Ocean Tsunami, which killed over 200,000 people, 2004
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12. A Ukrainian woman places flowers into shields of anti-riot policemen during the Orange Revolution, 2004
13. Mark Zuckerberg and Dustin Moscovitz moment after they launched Facebook, 2004
14. The Hubble Telescope took picture of what the universe looked like 13 billion years ago, 2004
15. The Christian world mourns the death of Pope John Paul II, 2005
16. Pearl Harbor survivor Houston James embracing Marine Staff Sgt. Mark Graunke Jr. who lost a hand, leg, and an eye while defusing a bomb in Iraq, 2005
17. Tanisha Blevin, 5, holding the hand of fellow Hurricane Katrina survivor Nita LaGarde, 105, as they're evacuated, 2005
18. The Cassini spacecraft pictured Saturn from deep space. The tiny speck of light circled in red is Earth, 2006
19. The Tribute in Lights shining on the skyline of lower Manhattan, New York, 2006
20. Terri Gurrola reunites with daughter after serving in Iraq, 2007
21. Thousands gather to mourn the victims of the Virginia Tech shooting, 2007
22. An indigenous woman carries her child while resisting the advance of Amazonas state policemen sent to evict natives, 2008
23. Michael Phelps celebrates right after winning his 14th gold medal, setting the all-time record for most Olympic gold medals, 2008
24. Barack Obama wins the 2008 election, becoming the first African-American President.
25. Phyllis Siegel, 76, and Connie Kopelov, 84, get married in New York. In the past decade, 17 US States, alongside 15 countries have legalized gay marriage, 2011
26. Four of the last seven Northern White Rhinos on Earth are airlifted from a zoo in the Czech Republic to a park in Africa in an attempt to save their species, 2009
27. US Airways Flight 1549 floats on the Hudson river after crash landing, miraculously, everyone survived (2009)
28. A fireman gives a koala a drink of water during Australian bushfires, 2009
29. 7-year-old Kiki is pulled from the ruins left by the Haiti earthquake and into the arms of his mother, 2010
30. Elite runner Jaqueline Kiplimo gives a disabled Chinese athlete a drink during the 2010 Zheng-Kai marathon. She stayed with him for a few miles, costing her the 1st place finish and the $10000 prize, 2010
31. Live images of the Chilean miners trapped in a mine for 21 days, 2010
32. A couple kissing on the pavement during the Vancouver Riot, 2011
33. Christians protect praying Muslims at Tahrir Square during the Egyptian Revolution, 2011
34. Robert Peraza mourns 10 years after after he lost his son to the 9/11 terror attacks, 2011
35. A dog soaks in the cheers of an adoring crowd in Mexico by following the Pope, 2011
36. An Egyptian woman kissing a policeman, who had refused to fire on protesters, during the revolution against the Mubarak Government, 2011
37. A police pepper-sprays Occupy protesters at the University of California, 2011
38. Barack Obama and staff watch as America's elite fighting unit conduct a raid, which ends with the killing of Osama bin Laden, 2011
39. Norwegian citizens during a flower march after terrorist attacks that killed 77, 2011
40. Billy Stinson comforts his daughter on the steps where their house once stood before it was destroyed by Hurricane Irene, 2011
41. A 4-month-old baby is rescued from the rubble 4 days after the Japanese tsunami, 2011
42. The US rover, Curiosity, takes its first selfie on Mars, 2012
43. Meghan Vogel helps her rival cross the finish line, 2012
44. The Middle East sees snow for the first time in over 100 years, 2012
45. Three young women from the New York Fashion Week posing next to a homeless man, 2012
46. Pakistani Muslims form a human chain to protect Christians hearing Mass, 2013
47. The anti-government Syrian town of Kafr Anbel sends a message to Boston after the marathon bombing, 2013
48. Boston replied with this message, 2013
49. The world mourns the passing of Nelson Mandela, 2013
50. Markiyan Matsekh plays a classical for police during the Ukranian revoloution, 2014
