But, their job was not done yet. While most were horrified by the carnage, news footage from around the globe captured some people cheering in response to the attacks. Did anyone really grasp the ability for computers and the internet to permeate every aspect of our day to day lives? 3. Final score: Mia Tucker. (Oct. 12, 2016) https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/oct/05/clown-sightings-south-carolina-alabama, U.S. Department of State. Most of their criticism has been ignored, especially by the college students playing quidditch matches on campus, and Oxford English Dictionary, who in 2003 entered muggle into its lexicon. Interestingly, there are studies being done that argue iPods are making kids more anti-social, because they can turn on their music instead of socializing. Source: NPR 1 . Joe Morgenstern called it the worlds first globalized masterpiece. Remember the guy that leaned out the window in Boyz N the Hood and used a shotgun to almost blow Ricky in half? His last service was aboard the HMS Ark Royal, an aircraft carrier that was ALSO torpedoed, this time by a Nazi U-boat. 9 Things We Can't Believe Didn't Exist Before 2005, 13 Potatoes That Look Like Channing Tatum. That wasn't the scary part [source: Weissman]. Elton John went a little too hard on his piano. Take a second to imagine what that would be like. Many African counties have also adopted it unofficially and some countries have negotiated usage. Other reality TV shows took off at the same time and have had a huge effect on television, such as, Survivor, Big Brother, The Amazing Race, and The Real World. An entire generation grew up along with Harry, Ron, and Hermione, reading thousands of pages in a time where most children are watching TV. Here are 22 terrible moments in history that all happened during the month of April. Earthquake magnitude 7.6 strikes Kashmir leaving an estimated 70,000 dead and 70,000 more injured. May 20, 2016. It all started on Dec. 26, 2004, when a 9.1-magnitude earthquake shook the bottom of the Indian Ocean with the force of 23,000 atomic bombs. Petrov reasoned that if the US was initiating nuclear war, it would likely be an all-out attack and not just five missiles, so he correctly and against military orders determined it to be a false alarm, preventing a retaliatory launch by the USSR. Everyone was in on it, even the US Cavalry and a local Native American tribe, who would stage battles against each other for the entertainment of the passing railroad travelers. People all over the United States remember where they were when news broke that a plane had flown into the World Trade Center in New York City. Might a serial killer strike your neighborhood and endanger your family? "Meet the President Trying to Save His Island Nation From Climate Change." When George Floyd was murdered at the hands of Minneapolis police on 25th May, it sparked worldwide outrage at police brutality and systemic racism, and Black Lives Matter demonstrators stormed the streets in cities across the globe. Before the rise of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, there was no market for expertise in "crafting viral content." Wikipedia. The second-largest earthquake ever recorded, with at least a 9.1 magnitude, ripped the floor of the Indian Ocean west of Indonesia. (Oct. 10, 2016) http://time.com/3645828/y2k-look-back/, Sheesley, John. "Who Burned the Witches?" An entire town in Nevada basically invented the concept of the "Wild West" by staging gunfights, bank robberies, and other Western cliches from 1800s dime novels. "Is Our Survival Instinct Failing Us?" St. Helens eruption of 1980 [source: Lowenstern et al.]. Slumdog Millionaire took the world by storm, grossing $377 million. If this happened in March, it might have been safe to assume that this was . Here's just a couple of them: 1) One time I was driving home, dirt roads midday, and I had to stop. How I Met Your Mother premiered its first legen (wait for it) dary season! People. Seriously, how did he get all that stage time? So what's the big deal? 5. "Will Indonesia Be Ready for the Next Tsunami?" The USA PATRIOT Act (commonly known as the Patriot Act) was a landmark Act of the United States Congress, signed into law by President George W. Bush. Despite all this, she returned to work for the same shipping company, White Star, about four years later. It led to an argument at the United Nations about what constitutes genocide and what necessitates U.N. action. He started as a ship's cat aboard the Nazi ship Bismarck, which was sunk by the British ship HMS Cossack in 1941. In 1997 an unknown writer named Joanne Rowling finally got her break upon the publication of a novel she had been working on for seven years, Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. Hurricane Katrina Causes the Loss of life of 1,577 in Louisiana, Hurricane Katrina Causes the Loss of life of 238 in Mississippi, Many Of Those who stay behind take refuge on rooftops ( Water is over 15 feet deep ) waiting for rescue, The United States Coast Guard begin rescue operations soon after the worst of the storm is over, many are taken to Louisiana Superdome, Mississippi 90% of the buildings along the Biloxi-Gulfport coastline are destroyed worst effected areas Hancock County ( Waveland, Bay St. Louis, Pearlington, and Clermont Harbor. It was so popular Zac Efron even got a tattoo of the saying on his hand. (Oct. 14, 2016) https://www.britannica.com/topic/Washington-DC-sniper-attacks-of-2002, Readfearn, Graham. One of the biggest problems would be the massive amounts of ash thrown into the air, which winds would carry across the United States. Jan. 2, 2009. Runners-up: Lost, The Sopranos, Family Guy. They influence government policy, disaster response, military strategy, and more. He gambled away all the money when he arrived in the States, and showed up for the race in dress clothing. Or maybe you get upset with someone and make a half-joking quip wishing him harm. Your source for entertainment news, celebrities, celeb news, and celebrity gossip. Then, at midnight, nothing happened. They scored the tying run, and eventually won the game in the 12th inning. (Oct. 10, 2016) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/planet-oz/2016/may/20/carbon-dioxides-400ppm-milestone-shows-humans-are-re-writing-the-planets-history, Romm, Cari. Apple saw the flaws of these products and attempted to fix them all. "Climate Change: How Do We Know?" Some of the events that rocked the world in the 2000s continue to reverberate years later. ( Bird Flu ) H5N1 strain of Avian Flu claims more lives in Indonesia and other countries around the globe. From somewhat plausible to completely insane, here are some predictions about things people think might . When you visit the site, Dotdash Meredith and its partners may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. A trend toward stronger and more frequent hurricanes, though not yet definitively tied to climate change, is also expected to accelerate. After sacking the city of Antioch in 540 CE, Sasanian Emperor Khosrow I built a new city that looked almost exactly the same and called it "Weh Antiok Khusrau," which, Public Domain / Library of Congress / Via. Beachgoers, frolicking in the warm waters of Indonesia's Indian coast, look up and see a strange sight on the horizon: A swell of water. Jan 9 Elections are held to replace Yasser Arafat as head of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Demi Moore adopted, err, married Ashton Kutcher! R. Kelly weirded everybody out by playing all of the roles from his R&B opera "Trapped in the Closet" during the MTV VMAs. As Glenn descended, he watched burning chunks of spacecraft fly by his window, unsure whether these were pieces of the critical heat shield. She laughed and said it wasn't loaded. Something for everyone interested in hair, makeup, style, and body positivity. Funeral mass of Pope John Paul II on April 8, 2005, Vatican City. 1 /18. Even the venerated Time magazine set up a generator-powered "war room" in the basement of their building. 12. Nicknamed the "Yorkshire Witch," Mary Bateman's career began when she pretended to be the go-between for a couple of fake psychics named "Mrs. Moore" and "Miss Blythe." She actually made a pretty tidy living selling potions, fortunes, and curses, but greedy people are never happy with "a pretty tidy living." Jun 4 French Open Women's Tennis: Belgian Justine Henin-Hardenne wins 1st of 3 straight French titles; beats Mary Pierce of France 6-1, 6-1, Jun 5 French Open Men's Tennis: Spaniard Rafael Nadal beats Mariano Puerta of Argentina 6-7, 6-3, 6-1, 7-5 to claim his first French title, Jun 13 A jury in Santa Maria, California acquits pop singer Michael Jackson of molesting 13-year-old Gavin Arvizo at his Neverland Ranch, Jun 15 "Batman Begins", directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Katie Holmes goes on wide release, Jun 18 David Tennant's first appearance as the Tenth Doctor in BBC "Doctor Who" episode "The Parting of the Ways", Jun 19 Michael Schumacher wins controversial United States Formula 1 Grand Prix where only 6 of 20 cars complete the race amongst ridicule of F1 safety and tyre rules, Jun 21 Billy Corgan releases"TheFutureEmbrace", his first solo album, Jun 23 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs beat defending champion Detroit Pistons, 81-74 in Game 7 for club's 3rd title; MVP: Tim Duncan, his 3rd MVP award. Katrina claimed 1,836 lives, and 705 people were categorized as missing. It was the year when Princess Diana of the UK separated from her husband, Prince Charles after the latter's secret affair with another lady was exposed by the media. Glancing into the rearview mirror, we see a 2005 that lacks some of the mainstays of our 2014 existence. "Halley's Comet." It's a reaction that's served us well: Scientists credit it as an important part of the survival of our species. Even if you are a PC, you must admit that Apple was doing something right when they introduced the iPod. What Happened in 2005 Major News Events, Popular Culture, History Prices Live 8 benefit concerts. Terrorist bombs are planted in crowded marketplace bazaars killing at least 61 people. Later, an airplane crash did . Leopold's father made his fortune in the shipping industry, and Loeb's father was vice president of Sears, Roebuck & Company. As early as 1705 astronomer Edmond Halley identified its orbit and predicted its reappearance every 75 to 76 years. The long term effects of the attacks are still being felt today, and will continue to shape the world for years to come. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has been elected as the new Pope, he has taken the name Pope Benedict XVI, MG Rover, the UK's sole remaining volume producer goes into receivership. They were unable to pick up any incoming radio signals, so they were unsure whether war had broken out or not. Allen's affair with Farrow's adopted daughter, Soon-Yi Previn, sparked the feud. Johnson, Bridget. They pumped his stomach and separated the plutonium back out. Tourists, mostly from Europe, were also killed during this peak travel time, with over 9,000 deaths. Hurricane Katrina Makes Landfall as Category 3 status at 6:10 AM local time near Buras-Triumph, Louisiana with sustained windspeeds of 140 MPH, Storm Surge in Area Affected up to 22 foot New Orleans, Storm Surge in Area Affected up to 30 foot Biloxi-Gulfport Mississippi, Breaches to 53 different levees in greater New Orleans. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. The tsunami is believed to have been the deadliest natural disaster since the 1976 Tangshan earthquake. 25 Crazy Things People Believe Could Happen In 2022. James Barrett James is a journalist covering everything from travel, interviews, personal essays to lifestyle and entertainment. December 31, 2020 6:34pm Updated. But "hashtags" have emerged from the pack and represent a new way to organize language by grouping words into metadata. "Y2K: The New Year's Disaster That Never Happened." Based on the book Q&A by Vikas Swarup, the movie tells the tale of an impoverished young man and his chance to make millions on the Indian version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? He answers question after question based on chance encounters throughout his life, such as how he knows who is on a US 100 dollar bill. 13. The series, with seven books planned from the start, became a global phenomenon. Oil prices rise sharply throughout the year caused by Trouble in the Middle East, and later Hurricane Katrina. "Carbon Dioxide's 400ppm Milestone Shows Humans Are Rewriting the Planet's History." The film made instant sensations out of its fresh-faced stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint. The Oregon Supreme Court nullified nearly 3,000 marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples, Wild Fires Sweep Portugal leaving over 20 dead and thousands of acres destroyed. Wojtek was eventually enlisted as a soldier in the Polish army in order to get him on a British transport ship and given his own paybook, serial number, and rank (he was a private). He has been a guest speaker on numerous national radio and television stations and is a five time published author. 1 of 10. 16 members of the EU are obliged to adopt the euro eventually, with the United Kingdom and Denmark exempt. What, then, would happen if there were another such eruption? Negotiations went on for six days while the United States Strategic Air Command, which was responsible for the nation's strategic nuclear strike forces, stood at DEFCON 2, the highest level of readiness ever ordered [source: U.S. Department of State]. As various nations suffered the consequences of the downturns, world leaders grappled with how to counter the economic crisis in a unified manner. Jul 2 10 Live 8 concerts held around the world organised by Bob Geldof to raise awareness of poverty, Jul 2 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Venus Williams beats fellow American Lindsay Davenport 4-6, 7-6, 9-7 for the 3rd of her 5 Wimbledon singles titles. By 2006, search engine Google purchased the company for $1.65 billion in Google stock. ThoughtCo, Aug. 31, 2021, thoughtco.com/top-news-stories-of-the-decade-3555536. (Oct. 13, 2016) https://www.britannica.com/topic/Halleys-Comet, White, Josh. Let's hop back a decade and remember why your friends couldn't stop quoting Hitch. 18/18. I'd like to think we respond with thoughtful, positive action, but judging from these events it seems mass hysteria is a more common reaction. It's unclear whether Hemingway involved any actual guano (bird or bat droppings) in the process. Really tense. Countries that didn't prepare were no worse off than those that did. He has 70 point IQ: In "Making a Murderer," Reesa Evans, Avery . It just goes to show how close the world came to all-out nuclear war during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. One guy accidentally swallowed their precious plutonium. Feb. 24, 2023 An object near the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy . ), Harrison County ( Biloxi and Gulfport ), and Jackson County ( Pascagoula ), No Clean Water or electricity in the City Of New Orleans, No Communications Including Cell Phones Available New Orleans, Hurricane disrupts 95 % of the daily Gulf of Mexico oil production, Over 1.7 million people lost power in the Gulf states of Mississippi and Louisiana, Interstate 10 leading east out of the city of New Orleans is closed due to bridges smashed, Most coastal highways along the Gulf were impassable due to severe flooding in places, Katrina Moves Inland and downgrades to tropical storm with rain and Tornadoes affecting Tennessee, Ohio and Georgia. Less than six months later, Jessop was aboard the Titanic, again as a stewardess, when it sank. After the war, he was placed in the Edinburgh Zoo where he lived out the rest of his days until he died at age 21. June 12, 2012. Runners-up: Hotel Rwanda, Brokeback Mountain. From the awe-inspiring to the downright bizarre, below we've handpicked the 22 most amazing things that happened in the UK this year (in no particular order). Thirty-five Serbian Orthodox Church called Serbian Orthodox shrines in Kosovo and two mosques in . In the 1980s, we wanted our hair to be as big as possible, our fanny packs to be as bright as possible, and our spandex to be as tight as possible. From a deadly pandemic to a global movement for racial justice, the year 2020 . Runners-up: Dotcom bust, real estate collapse. Britain implements The Civil Partnership Act granting civil partnerships "which include same sex partnerships" with rights and responsibilities identical to civil marriage. It released a whopping 585 cubic miles (2,450 square kilometers) of molten rock and created a caldera measuring some 60 miles (96.6 kilometers) across. Today billions of videos are uploaded and watched by millions of users of the website. An Australian speedskater won that country's first-ever gold medal in a Winter Games because of sheer crazy luck. A Concert for Hurricane Relief. There is much weird and crazy that's happened in my life. So the USSR bought billions of dollars worth of Pepsi by trading submarines, military ships, and a lot of vodka for the soda. Encyclopedia Britannica. By Paramore, by becoming the first band actually from the Nashville area to go platinum - the curse existed for twenty years. Feb. 1, 2005. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Live 8 concerts happen in members of the G8 cities around the world to put pressure on the Leaders of the G8 countries to do more for the world's poor. In fact, there are so many things we've been scared of over the years that it was hard to narrow down the list. The Guardian. Clint Pumphrey Both the patient and the assistant died later of gangrene, most likely due to the saw being unclean. Michael Jackson is found not guilty of Child Molestation Charges. On that day, according to the BBC, a 70-year-old man rode his bicycle down a stretch of highway in Raahe, Finland, when he was hit and killed by a passing truck. Not only that, but when the original Antioch was destroyed, all of its remaining citizens were relocated to the "new" Antioch. This prompted what has been called the largest Christian pilgrimage ever, with four million mourners descending on Rome for the funeral. (Oct. 10, 2016) http://nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/Y2K-bug/, National Security Archive. Jamie founded Listverse due to an insatiable desire to share fascinating, obscure, and bizarre facts. 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