This document lists 7 notable events from 2000-2008: the Preppy Riot outside the Miami Dade elections board in 2000, the second plane hitting the World Trade Center on 9/11, increased media polarization since George W. Bush took office, the impact of Walmart on communities, the iPod becoming a cultural phenomenon, San Francisco authorizing gay marriage in 2004, and Obama's speech on race called "A More Perfect Union."