2001
On the Respiratory front, a large clinical trial is conducted in the U.S. to investigate the efficacy of using inhaled antibiotics to treat non-CF lower respiratory tract infections.
In other news, Wikipedia was launched and Apple introduced the first iPod – two technologies that are still very relevant today. On September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks targeted the World Trade Centre and Pentagon as the world watched on in horror. George W. Bush was elected president of the United States shortly after, marking the beginning of the “war on terrorism”. In Canada, Ernie Coombs (aka Mr. Dressup) died on September 18 and Chris Hadfield became the first Canadian to perform a spacewalk. The first Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings movies are released to massive audiences, along with Oceans 11, Shrek and Bridget Jones’ Diary.
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