21st Century Turning Points in U.S. History (2000 - 2017)

An In-Depth Look at the Groundbreaking Events of the 21st Century

Examining the most significant events in America since the turn of the century.

A nation under attack on her own soil, a natural disaster destroying one of her major cities, Americans facing the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression, and the nation's infrastructure - roads, water systems and electrical grids - deteriorating. It is also a decade of hope. The country elected its first African American President, the Internet connected people in ways unimaginable just ten years ago, and mapping the human genome gives the promise of a brighter, healthier future.