Reports of bedbug infestations soared, topping out at an 81% increase in calls for pest control since 2000. 3. So what was the big deal? The Guardian. Facebook Newsfeed Facebook was merely an infant at the time of HuffPost's debut, and the now-ubiquitous platform was limited to users at Harvard and other elite universities. By Hannah Orenstein Published: Jun 23, 2016 Getty 1. Most recently, prosecutors have said that Ana's phone pinged on her home on both Jan. 1 and Jan. 2 when surveillance video obtained during the police investigation revealed that Brian went to. "Meet the President Trying to Save His Island Nation From Climate Change." Many times, things you may have assumed to be true (for years!) (Oct. 15, 2016) http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php/doc_large_image.php?flash=old&doc=93, National Geographic. Runners-up: Lost, The Sopranos, Family Guy. This president didn't do that and now all of America is paying the price. 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]. He said, "give me that.". So "10/15/1965," for example, would simply be coded as "10/15/65." 28. ajoker40 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." Social networking is fundamentally changing the way the world communicates. "Y2K: The New Year's Disaster That Never Happened." The News Feed -- now the homepage of the site -- wasn't introduced until 2006. Remember the guy that leaned out the window in Boyz N the Hood and used a shotgun to almost blow Ricky in half? While most were horrified by the carnage, news footage from around the globe captured some people cheering in response to the attacks. 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. 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. Oscar survived that attack as well, and afterward retired to Belfast, where he lived in a seaman's home. Today it sells that amount every two days, and more than 500 million iPhones have been sold in total. Nearly 3,000 people died in the country's worst terrorist attack, which made al-Qaida and Osama bin Laden household names. It's a reaction that's served us well: Scientists credit it as an important part of the survival of our species. The Oklahoma City ThunderThe Oklahoma City Thunder quickly became one of basketball's most dominant teams after relocating from Seattle in 2008. The list is broken into ten different categories, with at least one runner-up listed for each. For one, clowns are unpredictable: You never know if they're going to squirt water on you or pull something from their sleeve. Oct. 18, 2016. 2020 events: Yep, these things all happened in the year from hell. Don't lose too much sleep over this one, though: Scientists say that the chances of a Yellowstone super-eruption are exceedingly low at least over next few thousand years [source: Diggles]. An entire generation grew up along with Harry, Ron, and Hermione, reading thousands of pages in a time where most children are watching TV. August 29th, 2005 Katrina Makes Landfall As Category 3 Louisiana. Halley's Comet came again in 1986, and with any luck, we'll all see it again in 2061 [source: Clark]. 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. Johnson, Bridget. Photodisc/Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin. 1989: The Berlin War Was Taken Down The Berlin was was demolished in 1989. Steve Fossett breaks world record by completing the first non-stop, non-refueled, solo flight around the world in the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer. At long, long, long last, this weird and horrible year is ending. Making things worse, a recently-discovered technique known as spectroscopy was used to analyze the composition of the comet, and scientists learned something unsettling namely that the tail contained a toxic gas known as cyanogen. The tsunami is believed to have been the deadliest natural disaster since the 1976 Tangshan earthquake. 6. Hurricane Stan hits Mexico and Central America killing over 1,620 people. "People Fear Clowns for the Same Reason They Fear Uncertainty." We have been busting out Kevin James ' Hitch dance moves since the movie dropped in 2005. The 1904 marathon was one of the most bizarre Olympic events ever staged, as the organizers knew almost nothing about . Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/top-news-stories-of-the-decade-3555536. A Walk to Remember Jan. 25, 2002. The film made instant sensations out of its fresh-faced stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint. Brandon Lee, a promising actor and son of . 10. Michael Jackson is found not guilty of Child Molestation Charges. 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. It also won 8 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The launch of the unmanned Cosmos 1 failed during June. Later, an airplane crash did . Elton John went a little too hard on his piano. on his bagpipes before being knocked unconscious by a grenade. 9 Things We Can't Believe Didn't Exist Before 2005, 13 Potatoes That Look Like Channing Tatum. I almost drowned. 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). The movement of the seafloor thrust a tsunami in all directions, like the ripples of a stone tossed in a pond. 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. "Stephen King Urges People to 'Cool the Clown Hysteria' After More Reports and Arrests." Despite the doomsday predictions, however, nothing happened. Maybe it was a way to drum up more tourism. 10 Major News Stories of the 2000s. Rural Europe was no different during the late 16th and early 17th centuries. A Mysterious Object Is Being Dragged Into the Supermassive Black Hole at the Milky Way's Center. Any small musician, looking to make it big, can get his music in the iTunes store, and theoretically propel himself to stardom. Matthew McConaughey was crowned People's Sexiest Man Alive because he's so hot all the time, every year, so why not 2005? The spacecraft was created by the Planetary Society, a non-profit space advocacy group. This prompted what has been called the largest Christian pilgrimage ever, with four million mourners descending on Rome for the funeral. It's said that she had thousands of horses, possibly even up to ten thousand, as a result of her many victories. 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. Microsoft releases the Xbox 360 gaming console in North America. 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. 5. Despite all this, she returned to work for the same shipping company, White Star, about four years later. U.S. Geological Survey. In October 2020, an Italian farmer's dog gave birth to a litter of five puppiesincluding one that had green fur. People are in a crazy hoarding frenzy, eventually resulting in a Lysol shortage. Jamie founded Listverse due to an insatiable desire to share fascinating, obscure, and bizarre facts. Feb 23 Slovakia Summit 2005 begins; George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend - 1st visit of a sitting US President to Slovakia. Leopold's father made his fortune in the shipping industry, and Loeb's father was vice president of Sears, Roebuck & Company. 4. Thankfully, another runner used a knife to cut his pants into shorts. 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. Even if Sumatran residents are instantly warned, they may only have 30 minutes to evacuate. 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. And back then, the smart phone wasn't an immediate smash hit, only selling 717,000 during its first quarter, according to Forbes. Then some guy called her back over to the table where he was sitting. Daniela Jovanovska-Hristovska / Getty Images. Glancing into the rearview mirror, we see a 2005 that lacks some of the mainstays of our 2014 existence. Apr 26 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's 13th studio album "Devils and Dust", May 3 Fall Out Boy's breakthrough album "From Under the Cork Tree" is released through Island Records, May 9 Liberal commentary website The Huffington Post is launched, May 15 "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith", directed by George Lucas, starring Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman, premieres at the Cannes Film Festival, May 15 Laureus World Sports Awards, Casino Estoril, Portugal: Sportsman: Roger Federer; Sportswoman: Kelly Holmes; Team: Greece Men's National Football team, May 17 Singer Kylie Minogue is diagnosed with breast cancer at 36, May 27 DreamWorks releases computer-animated film "Madagascar" with voices by Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, and Jada Pinkett-Smith, May 28 Super Rugby Final, Christchurch: Canterbury Crusaders claim their 5th title with a 35-25 win over the NSW Waratahs; Dan Carter lands 3 conversions & 2 penalties for the winners, May 30 Gordon Ramsay first appears on US television in cooking competition show "Hell's Kitchen" on Fox. The Guardian. Jeva Lange. Whatever the reason for the spree, it remains one of the scariest examples of serial killing in American history [source: White]. Many African counties have also adopted it unofficially and some countries have negotiated usage. Here's just a couple of them: 1) One time I was driving home, dirt roads midday, and I had to stop. Thinking he had been cut open, the doctor went into shock and died of a subsequent heart attack. Mass protests during the G20 Economic Summit in 2009. Slumdog Millionaire took the world by storm, grossing $377 million. But before you know it, local officials are dragging you off to a witch trial where logic doesn't matter and torture is the preferred way to draw a confession. The 1950s had UFO sightings, the 1970s had Disco Demolition Night and the 1990s had people going into survivalist mode in the months leading up to Y2K. They scored the tying run, and eventually won the game in the 12th inning. 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