WHAT HAPPENED IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 21. CENTURY
Find out what all happened in the first half of the 21. century

An inflatable boat carrying illegal Albanian emigrants stalls near the Karaburun Peninsula while on the way to Brindisi, Italy; exposure to the elements kills 28. (9. January 2004)

Mahmoud Abbas wins the election to replace Yasser Arafat as President of the Palestinian National Authority. He replaces interim president Rawhi Fattouh. (9. January 2005)

The Sudan People's Liberation Movement and the Government of Sudan sign the Comprehensive Peace Agreement to end the Second Sudanese Civil War. (9. January 2005)

Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveils the first iPhone. (9. January 2007)

Iran Air Flight 277 crashes near Orumiyeh in the northeast of the country, killing 77 people. (9. January 2011)

A SeaStreak ferry traveling to lower Manhattan, New York City, crashes into the dock, injuring 85 people. (9. January 2013)

An explosion at a Mitsubishi Materials chemical plant in Yokkaichi, Japan, kills at least five people and injures 17 others. (9. January 2014)

A mudslide occurs in La Conchita, California, killing 10 people, injuring many more and closing U.S. Route 101, the main coastal corridor between Los Angeles and San Francisco for 10 days. (10. January 2005)

A general strike begins in Guinea in an eventually successful attempt to get President Lansana Conté to resign. (10. January 2007)

2010–2011 Queensland floods: Torrential rain in the Lockyer Valley region of South East Queensland, Australia causes severe flash flooding, killing 9 people. (10. January 2011)

A bombing in Khyber Agency, Pakistan, kills at least 30 people and 78 others injured. (10. January 2012)

More than 100 people are killed and 270 injured in several bomb blasts in Pakistan. (10. January 2013)

Illinois Governor George Ryan commutes the death sentences of 167 prisoners on Illinois' death row based on the Jon Burge scandal. (11. January 2003)

One French soldier and 17 militants are killed in a failed attempt to free a French hostage in Bulo Marer, Somalia. (11. January 2013)

Downtown Disney opens to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. (12. January 2001)

The world's largest ocean liner, RMS Queen Mary 2, makes its maiden voyage. (12. January 2004)

Deep Impact launches from Cape Canaveral on a Delta II rocket. (12. January 2005)

A stampede during the Stoning of the Devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills at least 362 Muslim pilgrims. (12. January 2006)

The French warship Clemenceau reaches Egypt and is barred access to the Suez Canal. Greenpeace activists board the ship. (12. January 2006)

Comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught) reaches perihelion becoming the brightest comet in more than 40 years. (12. January 2007)