And the winner is...
Which of these nominees shaped the decade the most, either by changing how we live or by making the greatest impact on our culture? See how our readers voted. View Bracket»
Marc Fisher's top local stories of the decade
- 9/11 terrorist attacks
- The sniper
- Chandra Levy murder
- Anthrax scare
- D.C. teacher union & tax office scandals
- Virginia Tech massacre
- Baseball returns
- Redskins' Dan Snyder era
- Tai Shan's birth and departure
- Local real estate boom and bust
- How would you rank them?
- Live Q&A, Thursday: Liz Kelly's top celebrity trainwrecks
Best of the Decade Live Q&As
- Friday: Favorite movie moments
- Thursday: Biggest local stories
- Thursday: Top celebrity trainwrecks
- Wednesday: Best innovations
- Wednesday: Most influential musical artists
- Wednesday: Top viral content
- Tuesday: Best Senate races
- Tuesday: Top national stories
- Monday: Best (and worst) of the Decade: Financial heroes and villains
- Monday: Best of the Decade: Dana Milbank's favorite political scandals
More on the Decade
- Joel Achenbach on the 2000s: The decade we didn't see coming
- Interactive Graphic: Remembering the Decade
- Harold Meyerson - America's decade of dread
- The Fix: The 10 best Senate races of the decade
- Aughts or not? What should we call the 2000s?
- You decide: What were the decade's top local news stories?
- Discuss the Decade: Join our discussion group on the most important innovations, reality TV shows, movie moments and more.
