Global financial crisis (2008-2009): The mortgage and credit crisis in the United States that unleashed a global economic recession.

Soccer:

Growth of the dominance of clubs such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea.

Consecration of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as the great stars of world football.

Triumphs of teams such as Brazil (2002), Italy (2006), Spain (2010) in World Cups.

Olympic Games:

Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and Vancouver 2010 as venues for the Olympic Games.

Outstanding performances by athletes such as Michael Phelps, Usain Bolt, Serena Williams.

Basketball:

Domination of the NBA by teams like Lakers, Spurs, Celtics.

Consolidation of LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Dwyane Wade as superstars.

iPod (2001): Launched by Apple, it revolutionized the way we listen to music on the go.

Wi-Fi (802.11g, 2003): Allowed wireless connection to the Internet and computer networks.

Facebook (2004): The popular social network founded by Mark Zuckerberg changed the way we interact online.

YouTube (2005): Platform that allowed sharing and viewing online videos worldwide.

iPhone (2007): Apple's revolutionary touch-screen, multi-feature smartphone.

Twitter (2006): Microblogging service that transformed the way we communicate and share information.

Kindle (2007): Amazon's e-book reader made digital reading easier.

Android (2008): The mobile operating system developed by Google became the most used worldwide.

iPad (2010): Apple's touch tablet created a new category of portable devices.

Google Chrome (2008): Google's web browser became one of the most popular.