About Today: Things That Made Us Happy in the 2000s

Today In the Spotlight | More Topics |   from Jen Hubley Open any magazine or click on any website this month, and you'll find at least one wrap-up piece on the last decade. The theme of this piece? WORST DECADE EVER. Without further ado, I bring you some things that happened in the 2000s that were anything but grim. (It's getting better all the time!)   In the Spotlight Medical Breakthroughs A random sampling: the world's first face transplant, a tooth generated from stem cells, and nanomedicine.              More Topics Top 10 Health and Fitness Trends of the 2000s Exercise Five Financial Lessons From the Last Decade Money in Your 20s Top Cocktail Trends of the 2000s Cocktails Looking Back at the Decade in Movies Hollywood Movies The Decade in Pork US Government Info The Biggest Shoe Trends of the 2000s Shoes Follow Us on Twitter! About.com A Decade of Women CEOs In 2000, only 3 women ran FORTUNE 500 companies. Those of you who like the maths figured out right away that this means 497 men ran FORTUNE 500 companies, which is, um, slightly uneven. But! Things got better in the aughties.   The Psychic Internet Want to know what your fellow people are thinking? Look at the top 25 searches of the decade. It's like the internets can read my mind! (My mind, by the way, has apparently spent the last ten years thinking about NASCAR and the iPhone.)     Sponsored Links   Feeling Under the Weather? Evaluating Your Cold Symptoms How to tell when a runny nose is just a cold, and when it might be turning into something more serious and require a visit to the doctor. More> Today Ads Cold Symptoms Cold Help Cold Treatment Trends Forecasting Cold Remedy Advertisement     Visit Related About GuideSites: Arts & Entertainment Automotive Careers Citysearch Cities & Towns Computing & Technology Education Food & Drink Health & Fitness History Hobbies & Games Homework Help House & Home Industry & Business Magazines Money News & Issues Parenting & Family People & Relationships Religion & Spirituality Shopping & Style Small Business Sports Teens Travel Search About      Sign up for more free newsletters on favorite topics. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Today newsletter as fashionin2010.fashionin2010@BLOGGER.COM. If you wish to change or remove your email address, please visit: http://www.about.com/nl/usgs.htm?nl=todaysl&e=fashionin2010.fashionin2010@BLOGGER.COM About respects your privacy. Our Privacy Policy. Our Contact Information. 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2008 About, Inc.