In 2004, however, U.S. President George W. Bush finally discussed the conflict,which took an estimated 300,000 lives between 2003 and 2005 and displaced two million people. One of the biggest problems would be the massive amounts of ash thrown into the air, which winds would carry across the United States. Countries that didn't prepare were no worse off than those that did. The Olympic was damaged, but made it back to port with no casualties. Deaths occurred in fourteen different countries, and Indonesia suffered the worst fatalities. 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. 1 /18. U.S. Geological Survey. 1 of 10. That's exactly what happened on Feb. 20, 1962, when Americans held their collective breath as astronaut John Glenn and the Friendship 7 spacecraft orbited 160 miles (257 kilometers) above Earth at a face-melting 17,500 miles per hour (28,164 kilometers per hour). In order to make it through the daily eight-hour makeup session it took to transform him into the titular character in How the. By 1910 the sight of Halley's Comet wasn't a surprise. The morning of September 11, 2001, would end with two hijacked airliners flown into each of the WTC towers, another plane flown into the Pentagon, and a fourth plane crashing into the ground in Pennsylvania after passengers stormed the cockpit. Leicester Hemingway sailed a barge made mostly out of bamboo, roughly 8 foot by 30 foot, out to sea and declared it a micro-nation that was half independent and half part of the United States. Terrorist bombs are planted in crowded marketplace bazaars killing at least 61 people. 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. Now isn't that a scary thought? 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. Jan 9 Elections are held to replace Yasser Arafat as head of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Polish soldiers found a bear cub, whose mother had been killed by hunters, by the side of the road. Really tense. 42 of 68 43 of 68 Aug. 31, 2005 Express-News file photo Show More Show Less 44 of 68 Sept. 1, . 11. In 1983, during the Cold War, a single Soviet lieutenant colonel by the name of Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov avoided nuclear war by correctly identifying a false alarm with the Soviet missile detection system. Got a gun pointed at my crotch by the girl whose apartment the party was at. 2. It was so popular Zac Efron even got a tattoo of the saying on his hand. One guy accidentally swallowed their precious plutonium. Pepsi, the soda company, once had the 6th largest military in the world. 8. He is succeeded by Rawhi Fattouh. Perhaps the most annoying of all entries on this list, reality TV has changed the landscape of television over the past decade. That first-place finisher, Fred Lorz, hitched a ride in a car to the end of the course after he was struck with serious cramping. Katrina Makes Landfall As Category 3 Louisiana. "10 Major News Stories of the 2000s." Britain implements The Civil Partnership Act granting civil partnerships "which include same sex partnerships" with rights and responsibilities identical to civil marriage. To add to the list of fun things that happened in 2020, Chernobyl - yes, that Chernobyl - caught fire, releasing radiation into the smoke-filled air. But however much it might feel like it, a pandemic was not the only thing to happen in 2020. solidsnake4545. There is much weird and crazy that's happened in my life. Over 220,000,000 iPods have been sold throughout the world, making them the highest selling digital audio player. The wild things that happened 10 years ago . An international poll showed an average of 49% worldwide in favor of Obama, while McCain only garnered 12%. He. Having reached the end of the first decade of the new millennium, its time to look back at all the things that helped shape the cultural heritage of our ever globalizing society. That wasn't the scary part [source: Weissman]. 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. "2021 has been a complete blur. 1989: The Berlin War Was Taken Down The Berlin was was demolished in 1989. Reports of bedbug infestations soared, topping out at an 81% increase in calls for pest control since 2000. Thus, three people died during an operation that was meant to save one life. Usually, victims know the killer. Long Island Lolita Amy Fisher shot the wife of her lover, Joey Buttafuoco (pronounced Butt-a-foo-co), Mary Jo Buttafuoco in the face. Earthquake struck off Sumatra, magnitude of 8.7 it is the second largest earthquake since 1965. Seriously, how did he get all that stage time? Cheating, Stealing, and Strychnine. Larry King, Rush Limbaugh, and Prince Phillip died. The town of Palisade, NV like many other "Wild West" towns of the time was actually very peaceful and had so few crimes that it didn't even have an official sheriff. Carbajal stopped at a roadside orchard for a snack during the race, but the apples were rotten so he was struck with stomach cramps and had to sleep it off. Mass protests during the G20 Economic Summit in 2009. Runners-up: Darfur Genocide, Benazir Bhutto assassination, London train bombings. Here's just a couple of them: 1) One time I was driving home, dirt roads midday, and I had to stop. Slumdog Millionaire took the world by storm, grossing $377 million. After that, Jessop became a stewardess for the British Red Cross and served aboard the HMS Britannic during WWI. By the time the waters receded, nearly 228,000 people in 14 countries were dead, and some communities in hard-hit Indonesia were almost completely wiped off the map [source: Folger]. In fact, they swept the Cardinals in 4 games to win the championship, in what analysts would later call the greatest story baseball ever told. But, their job was not done yet. "10 Major News Stories of the 2000s." Jackie Salo. 19. (Oct. 10, 2016) http://time.com/3645828/y2k-look-back/, Sheesley, John. 6th January African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968) known as American Civil Rights Movement: Edgar Ray Killen is arrested as a suspect in the 1964 Mississippi civil rights workers murders called murders of three civil rights workers. Time. Yikes! And proceeded to pull out the magazine. ), 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. From a deadly pandemic to a global movement for racial justice, the year 2020 . Of course what happened to him makes his own crimes seem pretty tame. She laughed and said it wasn't loaded. That second-place finisher, Thomas Hicks, was given a mixture of egg whites and strychnine, a poison that is often used to kill rodents or birds, as an attempt at a performance-enhancing drug. (Oct. 11, 2016) http://www.livescience.com/20714-yellowstone-supervolcano-eruption.html, Philofsky, Rachel. Adding to the crisis was the weak government response from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, with the Coast Guard leading rescue efforts. Some of the events that rocked the world in the 2000s continue to reverberate years later. Photo credit: Bundesarchiv, Bild 102-00652 / CC-BY-SA 3.0. While some things will (hopefully) go back to normal as more and more people receive the COVID-19 vaccine, there are still some new ways of life that will probably stick around post-pandemic. Following the attack, President George W. Bush started his War on Terror, which has led to major conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Dec. 25, 2014. 25 October 2016. As Glenn descended, he watched burning chunks of spacecraft fly by his window, unsure whether these were pieces of the critical heat shield. Rural Europe was no different during the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Mercifully, police were able to identify Muhammed and Malvo as suspects and capture them at a rest stop, but not before they killed 10 people and injured three others. Johnson, Bridget. How we managed to function without it remains a baffling mystery. Clint Pumphrey The marriage of The Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles takes place, The IRA announces end to armed conflict and gives up its weapons to independent weapons inspectors, Israeli settlers are forced to leave settlements in the Gaza Strip as part of peace settlement, Syria withdraws the last of its 14,000 troop military garrison in Lebanon ending its twenty nine year military occupation, The Disneyland Resort celebrates it 50th birthday, F3 tornado strikes Evansville, Indiana killing 25 people making it one of the deadliest single tornadoes on record, Four Robotic vehicles complete the difficult task of crossing 240km across Nevada's Mojave desert, Indonesia suffers the worst power outage blackout in history with 100 million affected, Lance Armstrong wins a record seventh straight Tours de France before his scheduled retirement, Civil unrest continues in Paris suburbs, President Jacques Chirac announced a national state of emergency, Dennis Rader, the BTK ( Bind, Torture and Kill, ) serial killer, is charged with 10 counts of murder in Wichita, Kan. 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. Hotels and motels were especially susceptible, as travelers spread them from location to location. It was Powderfinger's year. For that brief time, PepsiCo had the 6th largest military in the world, until it sold all of the ships and submarines for scrap recycling. The witch trials, sadly, had more to do with petty, vindictive and superstitious accusers who were empowered by low-level local authorities [source: Miller]. Natural disasters ensued around the world. Elton John went a little too hard on his piano. Harry Potter became famous for its cult-like following, with millions of kids everywhere waiting outside bookstores for midnight parties on release dates. The News Feed -- now the homepage of the site -- wasn't introduced until 2006. It has also changed the music industry itself. Who knew reality TV love couldn't last? It's been a full nine years since The Huffington Post emerged into the virtual world, and in that time the world has become wildly different place. "The Definitive Map of America's Creepy Clown Epidemic." Eric Rudolph (Olympic Park Bomber) sentenced to multiple life sentences. Unfortunately, there have been many terrible events in our history that have struck fear in the hearts of people across the globe. Anyway, he was arrested and charged with a double homicide in 2005 and sentenced to life in prison. 5. "What Would Happen if Yellowstone's Supervolcano Erupted?" The Superjumbo jet aircraft Airbus A380 makes its first flight from Toulouse. New York Magazine. So how do we handle these situations? Wentworth Miller played Mariah Carey's love interest in her "We Belong Together" music video, which served as a sexual awakening for soooo many millennials. Dec. 31, 2014. Daniela Jovanovska-Hristovska / Getty Images. Tourists, mostly from Europe, were also killed during this peak travel time, with over 9,000 deaths. The public reaction was frightening as well. Allen's affair with Farrow's adopted daughter, Soon-Yi Previn, sparked the feud. He didn't have a lot of screen time on the film but he did happen to take things too far when all was said and done. 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). Oscar died in 1955, a full 14 years after the sinking of the Bismarck. "10 Scare-inducing Moments in History" First off, the entire course was very dusty and breathing in that dust caused all kinds of injuries, including one runner who was hospitalized with hemorrhaging after the dust tore his esophagus and stomach lining. May 5, 2016. Brandon Lee, a promising actor and son of . They pumped his stomach and separated the plutonium back out. All the hysteria prompted author Stephen King whose murderous clown character Pennywise from his novel It probably contributed to the clown craze to issue a statement calling for people to cool it [source: Carlson]. All this begs the question: Why clowns? Steve Fossett breaks world record by completing the first non-stop, non-refueled, solo flight around the world in the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer. Runners-up: Lost, The Sopranos, Family Guy. Feb. 1, 2005. The vice president of PepsiCo attended an American "exhibition" in Moscow in 1959 as part of an effort to convince the Soviet Union of the benefits of capitalism. The recession showed that globalization means that countries aren't immune to the effects of foreclosures, rising unemployment rates, controversial bank bailouts, and a weak gross domestic product. Here are 16 of the wildest experiences actors and crew had on set: 1. Or maybe it was just so the people of Palisade could have a good laugh at the city-folk. The search for the missing and involved over 130 people. Along with tie-in merchandise and movie deals, the franchise is worth an estimated 15 billion. 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. On Oct. 2, John Allen Muhammed and Lee Boyd Malvo climbed into a blue Chevrolet Caprice and headed toward an Aspen Hill, Maryland, craft store on a deadly mission. Eighty percent of the city remained in stagnant floodwaters for weeks. It's unclear whether Hemingway involved any actual guano (bird or bat droppings) in the process. ThoughtCo. This story happened at Disneyland Paris. Some of the top featured acts were U2, Paul McCartney, Elton, John, Pink Floyd, Madonna, Stevie Wonder, and Green Day. Like other recent food product successes, Taco Bell relied heavily on social media marketing to make the Locos Tacos fad go viral. The entire year has been almost overwhelming," he was honest with Bored Panda. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. We have been busting out Kevin James ' Hitch dance moves since the movie dropped in 2005. Runners-up: Hurricane Katrina, Victorian Bushfire, Climate Change. Obsessed with travel? Now, here's 25 things that have happened since the birth of the internet. Carrie Underwood won Season 4 of American Idol. Salon. Previously, mp3 players were unpopular because they were fragile, had short battery life, or were simply not sexy and fashionable. By 2006, search engine Google purchased the company for $1.65 billion in Google stock. These were followed by a large scale ground invasion on four primary fronts. One decade ago was a wild time in pop culture history. There were countless natural disasters in 2022, stoking concerns that the consequences of climate change have finally arrived. Just as scary as the tsunami itself is the possibility that a deadly event could happen again despite the installation of an early detection system in the Indian Ocean. Did anyone really grasp the ability for computers and the internet to permeate every aspect of our day to day lives? As the story goes, a train conductor mentioned that railroad passengers were often disappointed at how these quiet towns were so different from how they were portrayed in Western dime novels. The second most widely used currency in the world was formally introduced in 2002. The service drew the most heads of state in history: four kings, five queens, 70 presidents and prime ministers, and 14 heads of other religions. on his bagpipes before being knocked unconscious by a grenade. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala made history in March by becoming the first African and the first woman to serve as director-general of the World Trade. The AP reported that Avery poured gasoline on a cat and threw it into a bonfire. Here are the worst things that have happened. They influence government policy, disaster . Oscar survived that attack as well, and afterward retired to Belfast, where he lived in a seaman's home. Before the company's founding in 2006, we had to get through our days without recognizing the 13 Potatoes That Look Like Channing Tatum nor the 14 Cats Who Think Theyre Sushi. Waco Burning. Your source for entertainment news, celebrities, celeb news, and celebrity gossip. "Steam Explosions, Earthquakes, and Volcanic Eruptions What's in Yellowstone's Future?" Woody Allen (age 56) left his long-term partner Mia Farrow after she discovered his secret affair with her adopted daughter, Soon-Yi Previn (age 21). What followed was nothing short of mania. It all started in August 2016 at an apartment complex in Greenville, South Carolina, where a boy told his mom about a frightening experience: Two clowns tried to lure him into the woods outside their building [source: Teague]. The video-sharing website "YouTube" was founded. Just two hours later, before the family had been informed of the death, the man's twin brother rode his own bicycle across the exact same stretch of highway. Jeva Lange. A trend toward stronger and more frequent hurricanes, though not yet definitively tied to climate change, is also expected to accelerate. From Tokyo to London, New York to Sydney, Rio De Janeiro to Cairo, the fireworks and celebrations were extraordinary. Levees separating Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans, Louisiana were breached by the surge, ultimately flooding roughly 80% of the city of New Orleans and 1600 perished. Danny Boyle created a masterpiece in 2008 with his film Slumdog Millionaire. Halley's Comet came again in 1986, and with any luck, we'll all see it again in 2061 [source: Clark]. Encyclopedia Britannica. Consider this: The Kardashian sex tape didn't come out until 2007. "People Fear Clowns for the Same Reason They Fear Uncertainty." Buckle up kid, 2020 is one big rollercoaster of WTF. (Oct. 14, 2016) https://www.britannica.com/topic/Washington-DC-sniper-attacks-of-2002, Readfearn, Graham. Pope Benedict served until his resignation in 2013 and the current pontiff,Pope Francis, was appointed. Encyclopedia Britannica. "Who Burned the Witches?" Consider that it took the radio 38 years to reach 50 million users, but it took facebook less than 9 months to reach 100 million users. We all cried a little harder when the world lost Whiney Houston. (Oct. 15, 2016) http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php/doc_large_image.php?flash=old&doc=93, National Geographic. It's from this angle a fear of the uncertain that we compiled our list of 10 anxiety-inducing events in history. Eight years later, its hard to find a teenager or young adult without an iPod. You didn't mean it! 2020 events: Yep, these things all happened in the year from hell. A Mysterious Object Is Being Dragged Into the Supermassive Black Hole at the Milky Way's Center. For one, clowns are unpredictable: You never know if they're going to squirt water on you or pull something from their sleeve. Twice, the US and the USSR were likely saved from all-out nuclear war by just one person. However, here are the craziest ones about what could potentially happen this year. Today billions of videos are uploaded and watched by millions of users of the website. The issue at hand was the Soviet Union's use of Cuba as a launching pad for nuclear weapons capable of striking the United States. The Crow (1994) The Crow has become a moody, gothic cult classic. 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. We were so innocent then! You bring some food over to a neighbor who's just had a baby, and the next day the child comes down with a terrible illness. Nearly three thousand people were killed in the attacks. While such actions may seem crazy now, they could one day prove necessary. Here are the facts. 16. He is an ethnically Italian Argentine and the first Jesuit Pope. A crew member almost lost his life in a car accident while driving to the set. A star-studded memorial service took place for the singer at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The series, with seven books planned from the start, became a global phenomenon. They scored the tying run, and eventually won the game in the 12th inning. Research by the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) suggests that women who take Hormone Replacement Therapy are more at risk from breast cancer, heart disease and stroke. And did anyone think the Rolling Stones would still be touring? Y2K was a computer bug. In 2016 an important measurement station in Tasmania recorded levels exceeding 400 parts per million, which is higher than any time in the past 15 million years [source: Readfearn]. In 1944, he was captured in Yugoslavia after the rest of his command was injured or killed by mortar fire. As of 2016, the 10 warmest years since 1880 have all happened within the past 12 years. That fourth-place finisher, Andarn Carbajal (pictured above), was a Cuban national who raised money to attend the Olympics by running the entire length of Cuba. The resulting tsunami slammed 11 countries as far away as South Africa, with waves up to 100 feet high. "Meet the President Trying to Save His Island Nation From Climate Change." Discover unique things to do, places to eat, and sights to see in the best destinations around the world with Bring Me! The News Feed -- now the homepage of the site -- wasn't introduced until 2006. Even the venerated Time magazine set up a generator-powered "war room" in the basement of their building. All rights reserved. Kim, Drizzy and Miley Many of the personas that dominate the headlines were totally off the radar in 2005. Runners-up: Hotel Rwanda, Brokeback Mountain. (Oct. 21, 2016) http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/10/clowns-are-scary-because-people-cant-handle-uncertainty.html, Rothman, Lily. An African woman leads the World Trade Organization. 17th March 2004 unrest in Kosovo known as Unrest in Kosovo: More than 22 are killed and 200 wounded. 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