Decoding the Decade
Scandalous behaviour?
Vote on the decade's political scandals and determine which were the real deal, or nothing but hype
List
In 1999, you would not have believed that...
A look at how the decade past made the improbable possible, with links to Globe archives
Photo Gallery
Decade of obits: People who made a difference
Compiled and written by The Globe's Sandra Martin
Interactive Map
Decade of disasters
Between the breached levees of New Orleans, a heat wave that had Western Europe in a fatal sweat and the crumbled "tofu" buildings of earthquake-racked Sichuan, this felt like a decade of unprecedented natural disasters
Interactive
Trials of the decade
From same-sex marriage to detainee rights, these court decisions left their mark
Essay
Ten years that shook, rattled, rolled and helped repair the world
We worried about tumult but stability came and major blows were struck against hunger, ignorance and want. Doug Saunders argues it was all worth it
False alarms
Predictions that fizzled: People still send mail, Y2K never happened and Fidel (supposedly) marches on
B.C. salmon fishery’s decade of decline
In 10 years, the Fraser River’s fish stocks have plummeted. A look at the precarious state of the salmon fishery
Two faces of science
Discoveries and disasters: Yes, Ardi is real - and no, classical music will not make your baby smarter
