Explore the incredible moments that shaped 2004, a year filled with captivating events you won’t want to miss!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Jan 2\r\n\r\nThe Stardust space probe collected a sample of comet dust.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The probe flew within 147 miles (237km) of the Wild 2 comet to collect the samples of dust. On January 15, 2006, a capsule containing the sample was returned to Earth. On August 14, 2014, interstellar dust particles were identified within the sample.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJan 14\r\n\r\nThe country of Georgia officially adopted the Five Cross Flag after more than five hundred years since its last use.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nThe last time the Five Cross Flag, Georgia’s current national flag, was used was during the time of the Kingdom of Georgia. The flag, which is made up of four small crosses and one large red cross, closely resembles the flag of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.\r\n\r\n
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The dead 56-foot-long sperm whale was sitting on the back of a lorry on its way to be researched. She exploded because of the gasses building up inside her during decay. The flying debris literally washed the surrounding street, and nearby cars as witnesses watched in horror.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFeb 4\r\n\r\nMark Zuckerberg founded the social networking website Facebook.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFeb 5\r\n\r\nThe Morecambe Bay cockling disaster killed twenty-three people.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
On this day, at around 21:30, a group of 35 Chinese immigrant cockle pickers became trapped by rising tides.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMar 13\r\n\r\nLuciano Pavarotti’s final opera took place at New York Metropolitan Opera.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMar 29\r\n\r\nIreland became the first in the world to ban smoking in pubs, restaurants, and workplaces.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\nRead More\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nApr 24\r\n\r\nBusinesswoman Estée Lauder, famous for her American cosmetics line, died at the age of 97.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 6\r\n\r\nThe final episode of “Friends” aired.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nThe 10th season of “Friends” was it’s last. The final episode, “The One Where They Say Goodbye,” had 52.5 million viewers. It was the 5th most-watched TV finale in the history of the US and the most-watched episode of any TV series in the 2000s.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 17\r\n\r\nMassachusetts became the first US state to legalize same-sex marriage.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 29\r\n\r\nThe World War II Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C, dedicated by President George W. Bush.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 31\r\n\r\nHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the 3rd film based on the books by J. K. Rowling, was released in UK cinemas.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 1\r\n\r\nThe Cassini–Huygens spacecraft became the first to enter Saturn’s orbit.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nThe spacecraft was a collaboration between multiple international space agencies and consisted of NASA’s Cassini probe and the European Space Agencies Huygens lander. It took seven years for Cassini–Huygens to reach Saturn, remaining there until 2017.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 3\r\n\r\nMaria Sharapova became the first Russian to win Wimbledon.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The 17-year-old Sharapova stunned audiences when she defeated reigning champion Serena Williams, who had remained undefeated at Wimbledon since 2001.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 4\r\n\r\nGreece won its first UEFA Euro Cup after beating Portugal in the final 1-0.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 3\r\n\r\nThe Statue of Liberty pedestal reopened after the 9\/11 disaster that occurred in 2001.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 3\r\n\r\nNASA’s Messenger probe launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The Messenger probe reached Mercury in 2008 and orbited it from 2011 until 2015. It completely mapped the planet’s surface during this time, taking over 100,000 images within the first year alone. After completing its mission, it used the last drops of its fuel to crash-land into Mercury.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 22\r\n\r\nTwo gunmen stole Edvard Munch’s paintings “The Scream” and “Madonna” from Much Museum in Oslo, Norway.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The two pieces were safely recovered in August 2006.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 21\r\n\r\nRockband Green Day released their seventh album, “American Idiot.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 22\r\n\r\nThe American drama TV series “Lost” premiered on ABC.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nIt ran for six seasons, comprising of 121 episodes in total.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\nRead More\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 26\r\n\r\nEd Whitlock became the world’s first person over the age of 70 to run a marathon in under 3 hours.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
He completed the 26.2 miles at the Toronto Marathon in just 2 hours, 54 minutes, and 48 seconds.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 29\r\n\r\nAt just 0.010AU from Earth, 4179 Toutatis became the closest asteroid to Earth in the last century.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 30\r\n\r\nFor the first time, scientists captured images of a live giant squid in its natural environment.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nThe live giant squid is the largest invertebrate in the world and is estimated to be 26 feet in size.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOct 8\r\n\r\nKenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai became the first African female to win the Nobel Peace Prize.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 3\r\n\r\nGeorge W Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 4\r\n\r\nPhysicists in New Zealand observed a record-breaking solar flair.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nIt was designated as an X45 in energy and size. An X45 could have fried most of the world’s telecommunications infrastructure with an x-ray burst containing 5,000 times more energy than usual. Thankfully, the flair did not travel in our direction.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 8\r\n\r\nCanadian country singer Shania Twain released her Greatest Hits album and later received Billboard’s 2004 Album of the Year.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 16\r\n\r\nAmerican singer Mario released his hit single “Let Me Love You.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The song became Billboard’s Song of the Year for 2005.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 23\r\n\r\nBlizzard released World of Warcraft for PC and Mac, changing the MMORPG scene forever.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Most people know someone addicted to World of Warcraft (WoW) at some point in their lives, and that’s not even an exaggeration! With expansion pack after expansion pack releasing, it’s no surprise that WoW keeps dragging players back to the game.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 15\r\n\r\nMillion Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 25\r\n\r\nCassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 26\r\n\r\nA devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
Jan 14\r\n\r\nThe country of Georgia officially adopted the Five Cross Flag after more than five hundred years since its last use.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe last time the Five Cross Flag, Georgia’s current national flag, was used was during the time of the Kingdom of Georgia. The flag, which is made up of four small crosses and one large red cross, closely resembles the flag of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJan 26\r\n\r\nA 60-ton decomposing whale exploded onto the busy streets of Taipei, Taiwan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The dead 56-foot-long sperm whale was sitting on the back of a lorry on its way to be researched. She exploded because of the gasses building up inside her during decay. The flying debris literally washed the surrounding street, and nearby cars as witnesses watched in horror.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFeb 4\r\n\r\nMark Zuckerberg founded the social networking website Facebook.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFeb 5\r\n\r\nThe Morecambe Bay cockling disaster killed twenty-three people.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
On this day, at around 21:30, a group of 35 Chinese immigrant cockle pickers became trapped by rising tides.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMar 13\r\n\r\nLuciano Pavarotti’s final opera took place at New York Metropolitan Opera.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMar 29\r\n\r\nIreland became the first in the world to ban smoking in pubs, restaurants, and workplaces.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\nRead More\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nApr 24\r\n\r\nBusinesswoman Estée Lauder, famous for her American cosmetics line, died at the age of 97.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 6\r\n\r\nThe final episode of “Friends” aired.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe 10th season of “Friends” was it’s last. The final episode, “The One Where They Say Goodbye,” had 52.5 million viewers. It was the 5th most-watched TV finale in the history of the US and the most-watched episode of any TV series in the 2000s.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 17\r\n\r\nMassachusetts became the first US state to legalize same-sex marriage.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 29\r\n\r\nThe World War II Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C, dedicated by President George W. Bush.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 31\r\n\r\nHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the 3rd film based on the books by J. K. Rowling, was released in UK cinemas.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 1\r\n\r\nThe Cassini–Huygens spacecraft became the first to enter Saturn’s orbit.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe spacecraft was a collaboration between multiple international space agencies and consisted of NASA’s Cassini probe and the European Space Agencies Huygens lander. It took seven years for Cassini–Huygens to reach Saturn, remaining there until 2017.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 3\r\n\r\nMaria Sharapova became the first Russian to win Wimbledon.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The 17-year-old Sharapova stunned audiences when she defeated reigning champion Serena Williams, who had remained undefeated at Wimbledon since 2001.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 4\r\n\r\nGreece won its first UEFA Euro Cup after beating Portugal in the final 1-0.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 3\r\n\r\nThe Statue of Liberty pedestal reopened after the 9\/11 disaster that occurred in 2001.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 3\r\n\r\nNASA’s Messenger probe launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The Messenger probe reached Mercury in 2008 and orbited it from 2011 until 2015. It completely mapped the planet’s surface during this time, taking over 100,000 images within the first year alone. After completing its mission, it used the last drops of its fuel to crash-land into Mercury.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 22\r\n\r\nTwo gunmen stole Edvard Munch’s paintings “The Scream” and “Madonna” from Much Museum in Oslo, Norway.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The two pieces were safely recovered in August 2006.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 21\r\n\r\nRockband Green Day released their seventh album, “American Idiot.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 22\r\n\r\nThe American drama TV series “Lost” premiered on ABC.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt ran for six seasons, comprising of 121 episodes in total.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\nRead More\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 26\r\n\r\nEd Whitlock became the world’s first person over the age of 70 to run a marathon in under 3 hours.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
He completed the 26.2 miles at the Toronto Marathon in just 2 hours, 54 minutes, and 48 seconds.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 29\r\n\r\nAt just 0.010AU from Earth, 4179 Toutatis became the closest asteroid to Earth in the last century.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 30\r\n\r\nFor the first time, scientists captured images of a live giant squid in its natural environment.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe live giant squid is the largest invertebrate in the world and is estimated to be 26 feet in size.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOct 8\r\n\r\nKenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai became the first African female to win the Nobel Peace Prize.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 3\r\n\r\nGeorge W Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 4\r\n\r\nPhysicists in New Zealand observed a record-breaking solar flair.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt was designated as an X45 in energy and size. An X45 could have fried most of the world’s telecommunications infrastructure with an x-ray burst containing 5,000 times more energy than usual. Thankfully, the flair did not travel in our direction.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 8\r\n\r\nCanadian country singer Shania Twain released her Greatest Hits album and later received Billboard’s 2004 Album of the Year.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 16\r\n\r\nAmerican singer Mario released his hit single “Let Me Love You.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The song became Billboard’s Song of the Year for 2005.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 23\r\n\r\nBlizzard released World of Warcraft for PC and Mac, changing the MMORPG scene forever.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Most people know someone addicted to World of Warcraft (WoW) at some point in their lives, and that’s not even an exaggeration! With expansion pack after expansion pack releasing, it’s no surprise that WoW keeps dragging players back to the game.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 15\r\n\r\nMillion Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 25\r\n\r\nCassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 26\r\n\r\nA devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nThe last time the Five Cross Flag, Georgia’s current national flag, was used was during the time of the Kingdom of Georgia. The flag, which is made up of four small crosses and one large red cross, closely resembles the flag of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.\r\n\r\n
Jan 26\r\n\r\nA 60-ton decomposing whale exploded onto the busy streets of Taipei, Taiwan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The dead 56-foot-long sperm whale was sitting on the back of a lorry on its way to be researched. She exploded because of the gasses building up inside her during decay. The flying debris literally washed the surrounding street, and nearby cars as witnesses watched in horror.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFeb 4\r\n\r\nMark Zuckerberg founded the social networking website Facebook.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFeb 5\r\n\r\nThe Morecambe Bay cockling disaster killed twenty-three people.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
On this day, at around 21:30, a group of 35 Chinese immigrant cockle pickers became trapped by rising tides.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMar 13\r\n\r\nLuciano Pavarotti’s final opera took place at New York Metropolitan Opera.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMar 29\r\n\r\nIreland became the first in the world to ban smoking in pubs, restaurants, and workplaces.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\nRead More\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nApr 24\r\n\r\nBusinesswoman Estée Lauder, famous for her American cosmetics line, died at the age of 97.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 6\r\n\r\nThe final episode of “Friends” aired.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe 10th season of “Friends” was it’s last. The final episode, “The One Where They Say Goodbye,” had 52.5 million viewers. It was the 5th most-watched TV finale in the history of the US and the most-watched episode of any TV series in the 2000s.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 17\r\n\r\nMassachusetts became the first US state to legalize same-sex marriage.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 29\r\n\r\nThe World War II Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C, dedicated by President George W. Bush.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 31\r\n\r\nHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the 3rd film based on the books by J. K. Rowling, was released in UK cinemas.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 1\r\n\r\nThe Cassini–Huygens spacecraft became the first to enter Saturn’s orbit.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe spacecraft was a collaboration between multiple international space agencies and consisted of NASA’s Cassini probe and the European Space Agencies Huygens lander. It took seven years for Cassini–Huygens to reach Saturn, remaining there until 2017.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 3\r\n\r\nMaria Sharapova became the first Russian to win Wimbledon.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The 17-year-old Sharapova stunned audiences when she defeated reigning champion Serena Williams, who had remained undefeated at Wimbledon since 2001.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 4\r\n\r\nGreece won its first UEFA Euro Cup after beating Portugal in the final 1-0.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 3\r\n\r\nThe Statue of Liberty pedestal reopened after the 9\/11 disaster that occurred in 2001.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 3\r\n\r\nNASA’s Messenger probe launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The Messenger probe reached Mercury in 2008 and orbited it from 2011 until 2015. It completely mapped the planet’s surface during this time, taking over 100,000 images within the first year alone. After completing its mission, it used the last drops of its fuel to crash-land into Mercury.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 22\r\n\r\nTwo gunmen stole Edvard Munch’s paintings “The Scream” and “Madonna” from Much Museum in Oslo, Norway.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The two pieces were safely recovered in August 2006.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 21\r\n\r\nRockband Green Day released their seventh album, “American Idiot.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 22\r\n\r\nThe American drama TV series “Lost” premiered on ABC.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt ran for six seasons, comprising of 121 episodes in total.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\nRead More\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 26\r\n\r\nEd Whitlock became the world’s first person over the age of 70 to run a marathon in under 3 hours.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
He completed the 26.2 miles at the Toronto Marathon in just 2 hours, 54 minutes, and 48 seconds.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 29\r\n\r\nAt just 0.010AU from Earth, 4179 Toutatis became the closest asteroid to Earth in the last century.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 30\r\n\r\nFor the first time, scientists captured images of a live giant squid in its natural environment.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe live giant squid is the largest invertebrate in the world and is estimated to be 26 feet in size.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOct 8\r\n\r\nKenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai became the first African female to win the Nobel Peace Prize.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 3\r\n\r\nGeorge W Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 4\r\n\r\nPhysicists in New Zealand observed a record-breaking solar flair.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt was designated as an X45 in energy and size. An X45 could have fried most of the world’s telecommunications infrastructure with an x-ray burst containing 5,000 times more energy than usual. Thankfully, the flair did not travel in our direction.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 8\r\n\r\nCanadian country singer Shania Twain released her Greatest Hits album and later received Billboard’s 2004 Album of the Year.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 16\r\n\r\nAmerican singer Mario released his hit single “Let Me Love You.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The song became Billboard’s Song of the Year for 2005.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 23\r\n\r\nBlizzard released World of Warcraft for PC and Mac, changing the MMORPG scene forever.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Most people know someone addicted to World of Warcraft (WoW) at some point in their lives, and that’s not even an exaggeration! With expansion pack after expansion pack releasing, it’s no surprise that WoW keeps dragging players back to the game.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 15\r\n\r\nMillion Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 25\r\n\r\nCassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 26\r\n\r\nA devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
Feb 4\r\n\r\nMark Zuckerberg founded the social networking website Facebook.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFeb 5\r\n\r\nThe Morecambe Bay cockling disaster killed twenty-three people.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
On this day, at around 21:30, a group of 35 Chinese immigrant cockle pickers became trapped by rising tides.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMar 13\r\n\r\nLuciano Pavarotti’s final opera took place at New York Metropolitan Opera.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMar 29\r\n\r\nIreland became the first in the world to ban smoking in pubs, restaurants, and workplaces.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\nRead More\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nApr 24\r\n\r\nBusinesswoman Estée Lauder, famous for her American cosmetics line, died at the age of 97.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 6\r\n\r\nThe final episode of “Friends” aired.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe 10th season of “Friends” was it’s last. The final episode, “The One Where They Say Goodbye,” had 52.5 million viewers. It was the 5th most-watched TV finale in the history of the US and the most-watched episode of any TV series in the 2000s.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 17\r\n\r\nMassachusetts became the first US state to legalize same-sex marriage.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 29\r\n\r\nThe World War II Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C, dedicated by President George W. Bush.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 31\r\n\r\nHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the 3rd film based on the books by J. K. Rowling, was released in UK cinemas.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 1\r\n\r\nThe Cassini–Huygens spacecraft became the first to enter Saturn’s orbit.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe spacecraft was a collaboration between multiple international space agencies and consisted of NASA’s Cassini probe and the European Space Agencies Huygens lander. It took seven years for Cassini–Huygens to reach Saturn, remaining there until 2017.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 3\r\n\r\nMaria Sharapova became the first Russian to win Wimbledon.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The 17-year-old Sharapova stunned audiences when she defeated reigning champion Serena Williams, who had remained undefeated at Wimbledon since 2001.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 4\r\n\r\nGreece won its first UEFA Euro Cup after beating Portugal in the final 1-0.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 3\r\n\r\nThe Statue of Liberty pedestal reopened after the 9\/11 disaster that occurred in 2001.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 3\r\n\r\nNASA’s Messenger probe launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The Messenger probe reached Mercury in 2008 and orbited it from 2011 until 2015. It completely mapped the planet’s surface during this time, taking over 100,000 images within the first year alone. After completing its mission, it used the last drops of its fuel to crash-land into Mercury.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 22\r\n\r\nTwo gunmen stole Edvard Munch’s paintings “The Scream” and “Madonna” from Much Museum in Oslo, Norway.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The two pieces were safely recovered in August 2006.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 21\r\n\r\nRockband Green Day released their seventh album, “American Idiot.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 22\r\n\r\nThe American drama TV series “Lost” premiered on ABC.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt ran for six seasons, comprising of 121 episodes in total.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\nRead More\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 26\r\n\r\nEd Whitlock became the world’s first person over the age of 70 to run a marathon in under 3 hours.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
He completed the 26.2 miles at the Toronto Marathon in just 2 hours, 54 minutes, and 48 seconds.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 29\r\n\r\nAt just 0.010AU from Earth, 4179 Toutatis became the closest asteroid to Earth in the last century.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 30\r\n\r\nFor the first time, scientists captured images of a live giant squid in its natural environment.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe live giant squid is the largest invertebrate in the world and is estimated to be 26 feet in size.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOct 8\r\n\r\nKenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai became the first African female to win the Nobel Peace Prize.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 3\r\n\r\nGeorge W Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 4\r\n\r\nPhysicists in New Zealand observed a record-breaking solar flair.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt was designated as an X45 in energy and size. An X45 could have fried most of the world’s telecommunications infrastructure with an x-ray burst containing 5,000 times more energy than usual. Thankfully, the flair did not travel in our direction.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 8\r\n\r\nCanadian country singer Shania Twain released her Greatest Hits album and later received Billboard’s 2004 Album of the Year.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 16\r\n\r\nAmerican singer Mario released his hit single “Let Me Love You.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The song became Billboard’s Song of the Year for 2005.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 23\r\n\r\nBlizzard released World of Warcraft for PC and Mac, changing the MMORPG scene forever.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Most people know someone addicted to World of Warcraft (WoW) at some point in their lives, and that’s not even an exaggeration! With expansion pack after expansion pack releasing, it’s no surprise that WoW keeps dragging players back to the game.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 15\r\n\r\nMillion Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 25\r\n\r\nCassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 26\r\n\r\nA devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFeb 5\r\n\r\nThe Morecambe Bay cockling disaster killed twenty-three people.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
On this day, at around 21:30, a group of 35 Chinese immigrant cockle pickers became trapped by rising tides.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMar 13\r\n\r\nLuciano Pavarotti’s final opera took place at New York Metropolitan Opera.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMar 29\r\n\r\nIreland became the first in the world to ban smoking in pubs, restaurants, and workplaces.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\nRead More\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nApr 24\r\n\r\nBusinesswoman Estée Lauder, famous for her American cosmetics line, died at the age of 97.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 6\r\n\r\nThe final episode of “Friends” aired.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe 10th season of “Friends” was it’s last. The final episode, “The One Where They Say Goodbye,” had 52.5 million viewers. It was the 5th most-watched TV finale in the history of the US and the most-watched episode of any TV series in the 2000s.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 17\r\n\r\nMassachusetts became the first US state to legalize same-sex marriage.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 29\r\n\r\nThe World War II Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C, dedicated by President George W. Bush.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 31\r\n\r\nHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the 3rd film based on the books by J. K. Rowling, was released in UK cinemas.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 1\r\n\r\nThe Cassini–Huygens spacecraft became the first to enter Saturn’s orbit.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe spacecraft was a collaboration between multiple international space agencies and consisted of NASA’s Cassini probe and the European Space Agencies Huygens lander. It took seven years for Cassini–Huygens to reach Saturn, remaining there until 2017.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 3\r\n\r\nMaria Sharapova became the first Russian to win Wimbledon.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The 17-year-old Sharapova stunned audiences when she defeated reigning champion Serena Williams, who had remained undefeated at Wimbledon since 2001.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 4\r\n\r\nGreece won its first UEFA Euro Cup after beating Portugal in the final 1-0.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 3\r\n\r\nThe Statue of Liberty pedestal reopened after the 9\/11 disaster that occurred in 2001.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 3\r\n\r\nNASA’s Messenger probe launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The Messenger probe reached Mercury in 2008 and orbited it from 2011 until 2015. It completely mapped the planet’s surface during this time, taking over 100,000 images within the first year alone. After completing its mission, it used the last drops of its fuel to crash-land into Mercury.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 22\r\n\r\nTwo gunmen stole Edvard Munch’s paintings “The Scream” and “Madonna” from Much Museum in Oslo, Norway.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The two pieces were safely recovered in August 2006.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 21\r\n\r\nRockband Green Day released their seventh album, “American Idiot.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 22\r\n\r\nThe American drama TV series “Lost” premiered on ABC.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt ran for six seasons, comprising of 121 episodes in total.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\nRead More\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 26\r\n\r\nEd Whitlock became the world’s first person over the age of 70 to run a marathon in under 3 hours.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
He completed the 26.2 miles at the Toronto Marathon in just 2 hours, 54 minutes, and 48 seconds.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 29\r\n\r\nAt just 0.010AU from Earth, 4179 Toutatis became the closest asteroid to Earth in the last century.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 30\r\n\r\nFor the first time, scientists captured images of a live giant squid in its natural environment.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe live giant squid is the largest invertebrate in the world and is estimated to be 26 feet in size.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOct 8\r\n\r\nKenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai became the first African female to win the Nobel Peace Prize.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 3\r\n\r\nGeorge W Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 4\r\n\r\nPhysicists in New Zealand observed a record-breaking solar flair.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt was designated as an X45 in energy and size. An X45 could have fried most of the world’s telecommunications infrastructure with an x-ray burst containing 5,000 times more energy than usual. Thankfully, the flair did not travel in our direction.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 8\r\n\r\nCanadian country singer Shania Twain released her Greatest Hits album and later received Billboard’s 2004 Album of the Year.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 16\r\n\r\nAmerican singer Mario released his hit single “Let Me Love You.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The song became Billboard’s Song of the Year for 2005.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 23\r\n\r\nBlizzard released World of Warcraft for PC and Mac, changing the MMORPG scene forever.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Most people know someone addicted to World of Warcraft (WoW) at some point in their lives, and that’s not even an exaggeration! With expansion pack after expansion pack releasing, it’s no surprise that WoW keeps dragging players back to the game.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 15\r\n\r\nMillion Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 25\r\n\r\nCassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 26\r\n\r\nA devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
Mar 13\r\n\r\nLuciano Pavarotti’s final opera took place at New York Metropolitan Opera.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMar 29\r\n\r\nIreland became the first in the world to ban smoking in pubs, restaurants, and workplaces.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\nRead More\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nApr 24\r\n\r\nBusinesswoman Estée Lauder, famous for her American cosmetics line, died at the age of 97.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 6\r\n\r\nThe final episode of “Friends” aired.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe 10th season of “Friends” was it’s last. The final episode, “The One Where They Say Goodbye,” had 52.5 million viewers. It was the 5th most-watched TV finale in the history of the US and the most-watched episode of any TV series in the 2000s.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 17\r\n\r\nMassachusetts became the first US state to legalize same-sex marriage.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 29\r\n\r\nThe World War II Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C, dedicated by President George W. Bush.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 31\r\n\r\nHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the 3rd film based on the books by J. K. Rowling, was released in UK cinemas.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 1\r\n\r\nThe Cassini–Huygens spacecraft became the first to enter Saturn’s orbit.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe spacecraft was a collaboration between multiple international space agencies and consisted of NASA’s Cassini probe and the European Space Agencies Huygens lander. It took seven years for Cassini–Huygens to reach Saturn, remaining there until 2017.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 3\r\n\r\nMaria Sharapova became the first Russian to win Wimbledon.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The 17-year-old Sharapova stunned audiences when she defeated reigning champion Serena Williams, who had remained undefeated at Wimbledon since 2001.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 4\r\n\r\nGreece won its first UEFA Euro Cup after beating Portugal in the final 1-0.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 3\r\n\r\nThe Statue of Liberty pedestal reopened after the 9\/11 disaster that occurred in 2001.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 3\r\n\r\nNASA’s Messenger probe launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The Messenger probe reached Mercury in 2008 and orbited it from 2011 until 2015. It completely mapped the planet’s surface during this time, taking over 100,000 images within the first year alone. After completing its mission, it used the last drops of its fuel to crash-land into Mercury.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 22\r\n\r\nTwo gunmen stole Edvard Munch’s paintings “The Scream” and “Madonna” from Much Museum in Oslo, Norway.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The two pieces were safely recovered in August 2006.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 21\r\n\r\nRockband Green Day released their seventh album, “American Idiot.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 22\r\n\r\nThe American drama TV series “Lost” premiered on ABC.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt ran for six seasons, comprising of 121 episodes in total.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\nRead More\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 26\r\n\r\nEd Whitlock became the world’s first person over the age of 70 to run a marathon in under 3 hours.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
He completed the 26.2 miles at the Toronto Marathon in just 2 hours, 54 minutes, and 48 seconds.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 29\r\n\r\nAt just 0.010AU from Earth, 4179 Toutatis became the closest asteroid to Earth in the last century.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 30\r\n\r\nFor the first time, scientists captured images of a live giant squid in its natural environment.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe live giant squid is the largest invertebrate in the world and is estimated to be 26 feet in size.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOct 8\r\n\r\nKenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai became the first African female to win the Nobel Peace Prize.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 3\r\n\r\nGeorge W Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 4\r\n\r\nPhysicists in New Zealand observed a record-breaking solar flair.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt was designated as an X45 in energy and size. An X45 could have fried most of the world’s telecommunications infrastructure with an x-ray burst containing 5,000 times more energy than usual. Thankfully, the flair did not travel in our direction.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 8\r\n\r\nCanadian country singer Shania Twain released her Greatest Hits album and later received Billboard’s 2004 Album of the Year.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 16\r\n\r\nAmerican singer Mario released his hit single “Let Me Love You.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The song became Billboard’s Song of the Year for 2005.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 23\r\n\r\nBlizzard released World of Warcraft for PC and Mac, changing the MMORPG scene forever.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Most people know someone addicted to World of Warcraft (WoW) at some point in their lives, and that’s not even an exaggeration! With expansion pack after expansion pack releasing, it’s no surprise that WoW keeps dragging players back to the game.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 15\r\n\r\nMillion Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 25\r\n\r\nCassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 26\r\n\r\nA devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
Mar 29\r\n\r\nIreland became the first in the world to ban smoking in pubs, restaurants, and workplaces.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\nRead More\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nApr 24\r\n\r\nBusinesswoman Estée Lauder, famous for her American cosmetics line, died at the age of 97.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 6\r\n\r\nThe final episode of “Friends” aired.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe 10th season of “Friends” was it’s last. The final episode, “The One Where They Say Goodbye,” had 52.5 million viewers. It was the 5th most-watched TV finale in the history of the US and the most-watched episode of any TV series in the 2000s.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 17\r\n\r\nMassachusetts became the first US state to legalize same-sex marriage.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 29\r\n\r\nThe World War II Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C, dedicated by President George W. Bush.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 31\r\n\r\nHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the 3rd film based on the books by J. K. Rowling, was released in UK cinemas.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 1\r\n\r\nThe Cassini–Huygens spacecraft became the first to enter Saturn’s orbit.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe spacecraft was a collaboration between multiple international space agencies and consisted of NASA’s Cassini probe and the European Space Agencies Huygens lander. It took seven years for Cassini–Huygens to reach Saturn, remaining there until 2017.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 3\r\n\r\nMaria Sharapova became the first Russian to win Wimbledon.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The 17-year-old Sharapova stunned audiences when she defeated reigning champion Serena Williams, who had remained undefeated at Wimbledon since 2001.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 4\r\n\r\nGreece won its first UEFA Euro Cup after beating Portugal in the final 1-0.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 3\r\n\r\nThe Statue of Liberty pedestal reopened after the 9\/11 disaster that occurred in 2001.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 3\r\n\r\nNASA’s Messenger probe launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The Messenger probe reached Mercury in 2008 and orbited it from 2011 until 2015. It completely mapped the planet’s surface during this time, taking over 100,000 images within the first year alone. After completing its mission, it used the last drops of its fuel to crash-land into Mercury.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 22\r\n\r\nTwo gunmen stole Edvard Munch’s paintings “The Scream” and “Madonna” from Much Museum in Oslo, Norway.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The two pieces were safely recovered in August 2006.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 21\r\n\r\nRockband Green Day released their seventh album, “American Idiot.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 22\r\n\r\nThe American drama TV series “Lost” premiered on ABC.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt ran for six seasons, comprising of 121 episodes in total.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\nRead More\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 26\r\n\r\nEd Whitlock became the world’s first person over the age of 70 to run a marathon in under 3 hours.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
He completed the 26.2 miles at the Toronto Marathon in just 2 hours, 54 minutes, and 48 seconds.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 29\r\n\r\nAt just 0.010AU from Earth, 4179 Toutatis became the closest asteroid to Earth in the last century.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 30\r\n\r\nFor the first time, scientists captured images of a live giant squid in its natural environment.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe live giant squid is the largest invertebrate in the world and is estimated to be 26 feet in size.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOct 8\r\n\r\nKenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai became the first African female to win the Nobel Peace Prize.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 3\r\n\r\nGeorge W Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 4\r\n\r\nPhysicists in New Zealand observed a record-breaking solar flair.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt was designated as an X45 in energy and size. An X45 could have fried most of the world’s telecommunications infrastructure with an x-ray burst containing 5,000 times more energy than usual. Thankfully, the flair did not travel in our direction.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 8\r\n\r\nCanadian country singer Shania Twain released her Greatest Hits album and later received Billboard’s 2004 Album of the Year.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 16\r\n\r\nAmerican singer Mario released his hit single “Let Me Love You.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The song became Billboard’s Song of the Year for 2005.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 23\r\n\r\nBlizzard released World of Warcraft for PC and Mac, changing the MMORPG scene forever.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Most people know someone addicted to World of Warcraft (WoW) at some point in their lives, and that’s not even an exaggeration! With expansion pack after expansion pack releasing, it’s no surprise that WoW keeps dragging players back to the game.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 15\r\n\r\nMillion Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 25\r\n\r\nCassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 26\r\n\r\nA devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
Apr 24\r\n\r\nBusinesswoman Estée Lauder, famous for her American cosmetics line, died at the age of 97.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 6\r\n\r\nThe final episode of “Friends” aired.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe 10th season of “Friends” was it’s last. The final episode, “The One Where They Say Goodbye,” had 52.5 million viewers. It was the 5th most-watched TV finale in the history of the US and the most-watched episode of any TV series in the 2000s.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 17\r\n\r\nMassachusetts became the first US state to legalize same-sex marriage.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 29\r\n\r\nThe World War II Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C, dedicated by President George W. Bush.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 31\r\n\r\nHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the 3rd film based on the books by J. K. Rowling, was released in UK cinemas.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 1\r\n\r\nThe Cassini–Huygens spacecraft became the first to enter Saturn’s orbit.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe spacecraft was a collaboration between multiple international space agencies and consisted of NASA’s Cassini probe and the European Space Agencies Huygens lander. It took seven years for Cassini–Huygens to reach Saturn, remaining there until 2017.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 3\r\n\r\nMaria Sharapova became the first Russian to win Wimbledon.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The 17-year-old Sharapova stunned audiences when she defeated reigning champion Serena Williams, who had remained undefeated at Wimbledon since 2001.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 4\r\n\r\nGreece won its first UEFA Euro Cup after beating Portugal in the final 1-0.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 3\r\n\r\nThe Statue of Liberty pedestal reopened after the 9\/11 disaster that occurred in 2001.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 3\r\n\r\nNASA’s Messenger probe launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The Messenger probe reached Mercury in 2008 and orbited it from 2011 until 2015. It completely mapped the planet’s surface during this time, taking over 100,000 images within the first year alone. After completing its mission, it used the last drops of its fuel to crash-land into Mercury.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 22\r\n\r\nTwo gunmen stole Edvard Munch’s paintings “The Scream” and “Madonna” from Much Museum in Oslo, Norway.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The two pieces were safely recovered in August 2006.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 21\r\n\r\nRockband Green Day released their seventh album, “American Idiot.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 22\r\n\r\nThe American drama TV series “Lost” premiered on ABC.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt ran for six seasons, comprising of 121 episodes in total.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\nRead More\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 26\r\n\r\nEd Whitlock became the world’s first person over the age of 70 to run a marathon in under 3 hours.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
He completed the 26.2 miles at the Toronto Marathon in just 2 hours, 54 minutes, and 48 seconds.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 29\r\n\r\nAt just 0.010AU from Earth, 4179 Toutatis became the closest asteroid to Earth in the last century.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 30\r\n\r\nFor the first time, scientists captured images of a live giant squid in its natural environment.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe live giant squid is the largest invertebrate in the world and is estimated to be 26 feet in size.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOct 8\r\n\r\nKenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai became the first African female to win the Nobel Peace Prize.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 3\r\n\r\nGeorge W Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 4\r\n\r\nPhysicists in New Zealand observed a record-breaking solar flair.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt was designated as an X45 in energy and size. An X45 could have fried most of the world’s telecommunications infrastructure with an x-ray burst containing 5,000 times more energy than usual. Thankfully, the flair did not travel in our direction.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 8\r\n\r\nCanadian country singer Shania Twain released her Greatest Hits album and later received Billboard’s 2004 Album of the Year.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 16\r\n\r\nAmerican singer Mario released his hit single “Let Me Love You.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The song became Billboard’s Song of the Year for 2005.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 23\r\n\r\nBlizzard released World of Warcraft for PC and Mac, changing the MMORPG scene forever.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Most people know someone addicted to World of Warcraft (WoW) at some point in their lives, and that’s not even an exaggeration! With expansion pack after expansion pack releasing, it’s no surprise that WoW keeps dragging players back to the game.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 15\r\n\r\nMillion Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 25\r\n\r\nCassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 26\r\n\r\nA devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
May 6\r\n\r\nThe final episode of “Friends” aired.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe 10th season of “Friends” was it’s last. The final episode, “The One Where They Say Goodbye,” had 52.5 million viewers. It was the 5th most-watched TV finale in the history of the US and the most-watched episode of any TV series in the 2000s.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 17\r\n\r\nMassachusetts became the first US state to legalize same-sex marriage.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 29\r\n\r\nThe World War II Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C, dedicated by President George W. Bush.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 31\r\n\r\nHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the 3rd film based on the books by J. K. Rowling, was released in UK cinemas.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 1\r\n\r\nThe Cassini–Huygens spacecraft became the first to enter Saturn’s orbit.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe spacecraft was a collaboration between multiple international space agencies and consisted of NASA’s Cassini probe and the European Space Agencies Huygens lander. It took seven years for Cassini–Huygens to reach Saturn, remaining there until 2017.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 3\r\n\r\nMaria Sharapova became the first Russian to win Wimbledon.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The 17-year-old Sharapova stunned audiences when she defeated reigning champion Serena Williams, who had remained undefeated at Wimbledon since 2001.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 4\r\n\r\nGreece won its first UEFA Euro Cup after beating Portugal in the final 1-0.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 3\r\n\r\nThe Statue of Liberty pedestal reopened after the 9\/11 disaster that occurred in 2001.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 3\r\n\r\nNASA’s Messenger probe launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The Messenger probe reached Mercury in 2008 and orbited it from 2011 until 2015. It completely mapped the planet’s surface during this time, taking over 100,000 images within the first year alone. After completing its mission, it used the last drops of its fuel to crash-land into Mercury.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 22\r\n\r\nTwo gunmen stole Edvard Munch’s paintings “The Scream” and “Madonna” from Much Museum in Oslo, Norway.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The two pieces were safely recovered in August 2006.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 21\r\n\r\nRockband Green Day released their seventh album, “American Idiot.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 22\r\n\r\nThe American drama TV series “Lost” premiered on ABC.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt ran for six seasons, comprising of 121 episodes in total.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\nRead More\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 26\r\n\r\nEd Whitlock became the world’s first person over the age of 70 to run a marathon in under 3 hours.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
He completed the 26.2 miles at the Toronto Marathon in just 2 hours, 54 minutes, and 48 seconds.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 29\r\n\r\nAt just 0.010AU from Earth, 4179 Toutatis became the closest asteroid to Earth in the last century.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 30\r\n\r\nFor the first time, scientists captured images of a live giant squid in its natural environment.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe live giant squid is the largest invertebrate in the world and is estimated to be 26 feet in size.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOct 8\r\n\r\nKenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai became the first African female to win the Nobel Peace Prize.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 3\r\n\r\nGeorge W Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 4\r\n\r\nPhysicists in New Zealand observed a record-breaking solar flair.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt was designated as an X45 in energy and size. An X45 could have fried most of the world’s telecommunications infrastructure with an x-ray burst containing 5,000 times more energy than usual. Thankfully, the flair did not travel in our direction.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 8\r\n\r\nCanadian country singer Shania Twain released her Greatest Hits album and later received Billboard’s 2004 Album of the Year.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 16\r\n\r\nAmerican singer Mario released his hit single “Let Me Love You.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The song became Billboard’s Song of the Year for 2005.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 23\r\n\r\nBlizzard released World of Warcraft for PC and Mac, changing the MMORPG scene forever.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Most people know someone addicted to World of Warcraft (WoW) at some point in their lives, and that’s not even an exaggeration! With expansion pack after expansion pack releasing, it’s no surprise that WoW keeps dragging players back to the game.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 15\r\n\r\nMillion Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 25\r\n\r\nCassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 26\r\n\r\nA devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nThe 10th season of “Friends” was it’s last. The final episode, “The One Where They Say Goodbye,” had 52.5 million viewers. It was the 5th most-watched TV finale in the history of the US and the most-watched episode of any TV series in the 2000s.\r\n\r\n
May 17\r\n\r\nMassachusetts became the first US state to legalize same-sex marriage.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 29\r\n\r\nThe World War II Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C, dedicated by President George W. Bush.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 31\r\n\r\nHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the 3rd film based on the books by J. K. Rowling, was released in UK cinemas.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 1\r\n\r\nThe Cassini–Huygens spacecraft became the first to enter Saturn’s orbit.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe spacecraft was a collaboration between multiple international space agencies and consisted of NASA’s Cassini probe and the European Space Agencies Huygens lander. It took seven years for Cassini–Huygens to reach Saturn, remaining there until 2017.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 3\r\n\r\nMaria Sharapova became the first Russian to win Wimbledon.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The 17-year-old Sharapova stunned audiences when she defeated reigning champion Serena Williams, who had remained undefeated at Wimbledon since 2001.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 4\r\n\r\nGreece won its first UEFA Euro Cup after beating Portugal in the final 1-0.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 3\r\n\r\nThe Statue of Liberty pedestal reopened after the 9\/11 disaster that occurred in 2001.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 3\r\n\r\nNASA’s Messenger probe launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The Messenger probe reached Mercury in 2008 and orbited it from 2011 until 2015. It completely mapped the planet’s surface during this time, taking over 100,000 images within the first year alone. After completing its mission, it used the last drops of its fuel to crash-land into Mercury.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 22\r\n\r\nTwo gunmen stole Edvard Munch’s paintings “The Scream” and “Madonna” from Much Museum in Oslo, Norway.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The two pieces were safely recovered in August 2006.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 21\r\n\r\nRockband Green Day released their seventh album, “American Idiot.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 22\r\n\r\nThe American drama TV series “Lost” premiered on ABC.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt ran for six seasons, comprising of 121 episodes in total.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\nRead More\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 26\r\n\r\nEd Whitlock became the world’s first person over the age of 70 to run a marathon in under 3 hours.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
He completed the 26.2 miles at the Toronto Marathon in just 2 hours, 54 minutes, and 48 seconds.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 29\r\n\r\nAt just 0.010AU from Earth, 4179 Toutatis became the closest asteroid to Earth in the last century.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 30\r\n\r\nFor the first time, scientists captured images of a live giant squid in its natural environment.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe live giant squid is the largest invertebrate in the world and is estimated to be 26 feet in size.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOct 8\r\n\r\nKenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai became the first African female to win the Nobel Peace Prize.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 3\r\n\r\nGeorge W Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 4\r\n\r\nPhysicists in New Zealand observed a record-breaking solar flair.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt was designated as an X45 in energy and size. An X45 could have fried most of the world’s telecommunications infrastructure with an x-ray burst containing 5,000 times more energy than usual. Thankfully, the flair did not travel in our direction.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 8\r\n\r\nCanadian country singer Shania Twain released her Greatest Hits album and later received Billboard’s 2004 Album of the Year.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 16\r\n\r\nAmerican singer Mario released his hit single “Let Me Love You.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The song became Billboard’s Song of the Year for 2005.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 23\r\n\r\nBlizzard released World of Warcraft for PC and Mac, changing the MMORPG scene forever.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Most people know someone addicted to World of Warcraft (WoW) at some point in their lives, and that’s not even an exaggeration! With expansion pack after expansion pack releasing, it’s no surprise that WoW keeps dragging players back to the game.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 15\r\n\r\nMillion Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 25\r\n\r\nCassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 26\r\n\r\nA devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
May 29\r\n\r\nThe World War II Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C, dedicated by President George W. Bush.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 31\r\n\r\nHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the 3rd film based on the books by J. K. Rowling, was released in UK cinemas.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 1\r\n\r\nThe Cassini–Huygens spacecraft became the first to enter Saturn’s orbit.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe spacecraft was a collaboration between multiple international space agencies and consisted of NASA’s Cassini probe and the European Space Agencies Huygens lander. It took seven years for Cassini–Huygens to reach Saturn, remaining there until 2017.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 3\r\n\r\nMaria Sharapova became the first Russian to win Wimbledon.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The 17-year-old Sharapova stunned audiences when she defeated reigning champion Serena Williams, who had remained undefeated at Wimbledon since 2001.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 4\r\n\r\nGreece won its first UEFA Euro Cup after beating Portugal in the final 1-0.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 3\r\n\r\nThe Statue of Liberty pedestal reopened after the 9\/11 disaster that occurred in 2001.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 3\r\n\r\nNASA’s Messenger probe launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The Messenger probe reached Mercury in 2008 and orbited it from 2011 until 2015. It completely mapped the planet’s surface during this time, taking over 100,000 images within the first year alone. After completing its mission, it used the last drops of its fuel to crash-land into Mercury.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 22\r\n\r\nTwo gunmen stole Edvard Munch’s paintings “The Scream” and “Madonna” from Much Museum in Oslo, Norway.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The two pieces were safely recovered in August 2006.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 21\r\n\r\nRockband Green Day released their seventh album, “American Idiot.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 22\r\n\r\nThe American drama TV series “Lost” premiered on ABC.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt ran for six seasons, comprising of 121 episodes in total.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\nRead More\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 26\r\n\r\nEd Whitlock became the world’s first person over the age of 70 to run a marathon in under 3 hours.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
He completed the 26.2 miles at the Toronto Marathon in just 2 hours, 54 minutes, and 48 seconds.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 29\r\n\r\nAt just 0.010AU from Earth, 4179 Toutatis became the closest asteroid to Earth in the last century.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 30\r\n\r\nFor the first time, scientists captured images of a live giant squid in its natural environment.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe live giant squid is the largest invertebrate in the world and is estimated to be 26 feet in size.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOct 8\r\n\r\nKenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai became the first African female to win the Nobel Peace Prize.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 3\r\n\r\nGeorge W Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 4\r\n\r\nPhysicists in New Zealand observed a record-breaking solar flair.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt was designated as an X45 in energy and size. An X45 could have fried most of the world’s telecommunications infrastructure with an x-ray burst containing 5,000 times more energy than usual. Thankfully, the flair did not travel in our direction.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 8\r\n\r\nCanadian country singer Shania Twain released her Greatest Hits album and later received Billboard’s 2004 Album of the Year.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 16\r\n\r\nAmerican singer Mario released his hit single “Let Me Love You.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The song became Billboard’s Song of the Year for 2005.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 23\r\n\r\nBlizzard released World of Warcraft for PC and Mac, changing the MMORPG scene forever.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Most people know someone addicted to World of Warcraft (WoW) at some point in their lives, and that’s not even an exaggeration! With expansion pack after expansion pack releasing, it’s no surprise that WoW keeps dragging players back to the game.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 15\r\n\r\nMillion Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 25\r\n\r\nCassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 26\r\n\r\nA devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMay 31\r\n\r\nHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the 3rd film based on the books by J. K. Rowling, was released in UK cinemas.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 1\r\n\r\nThe Cassini–Huygens spacecraft became the first to enter Saturn’s orbit.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe spacecraft was a collaboration between multiple international space agencies and consisted of NASA’s Cassini probe and the European Space Agencies Huygens lander. It took seven years for Cassini–Huygens to reach Saturn, remaining there until 2017.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 3\r\n\r\nMaria Sharapova became the first Russian to win Wimbledon.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The 17-year-old Sharapova stunned audiences when she defeated reigning champion Serena Williams, who had remained undefeated at Wimbledon since 2001.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 4\r\n\r\nGreece won its first UEFA Euro Cup after beating Portugal in the final 1-0.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 3\r\n\r\nThe Statue of Liberty pedestal reopened after the 9\/11 disaster that occurred in 2001.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 3\r\n\r\nNASA’s Messenger probe launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The Messenger probe reached Mercury in 2008 and orbited it from 2011 until 2015. It completely mapped the planet’s surface during this time, taking over 100,000 images within the first year alone. After completing its mission, it used the last drops of its fuel to crash-land into Mercury.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 22\r\n\r\nTwo gunmen stole Edvard Munch’s paintings “The Scream” and “Madonna” from Much Museum in Oslo, Norway.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The two pieces were safely recovered in August 2006.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 21\r\n\r\nRockband Green Day released their seventh album, “American Idiot.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 22\r\n\r\nThe American drama TV series “Lost” premiered on ABC.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt ran for six seasons, comprising of 121 episodes in total.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\nRead More\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 26\r\n\r\nEd Whitlock became the world’s first person over the age of 70 to run a marathon in under 3 hours.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
He completed the 26.2 miles at the Toronto Marathon in just 2 hours, 54 minutes, and 48 seconds.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 29\r\n\r\nAt just 0.010AU from Earth, 4179 Toutatis became the closest asteroid to Earth in the last century.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 30\r\n\r\nFor the first time, scientists captured images of a live giant squid in its natural environment.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe live giant squid is the largest invertebrate in the world and is estimated to be 26 feet in size.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOct 8\r\n\r\nKenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai became the first African female to win the Nobel Peace Prize.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 3\r\n\r\nGeorge W Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 4\r\n\r\nPhysicists in New Zealand observed a record-breaking solar flair.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt was designated as an X45 in energy and size. An X45 could have fried most of the world’s telecommunications infrastructure with an x-ray burst containing 5,000 times more energy than usual. Thankfully, the flair did not travel in our direction.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 8\r\n\r\nCanadian country singer Shania Twain released her Greatest Hits album and later received Billboard’s 2004 Album of the Year.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 16\r\n\r\nAmerican singer Mario released his hit single “Let Me Love You.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The song became Billboard’s Song of the Year for 2005.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 23\r\n\r\nBlizzard released World of Warcraft for PC and Mac, changing the MMORPG scene forever.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Most people know someone addicted to World of Warcraft (WoW) at some point in their lives, and that’s not even an exaggeration! With expansion pack after expansion pack releasing, it’s no surprise that WoW keeps dragging players back to the game.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 15\r\n\r\nMillion Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 25\r\n\r\nCassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 26\r\n\r\nA devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 1\r\n\r\nThe Cassini–Huygens spacecraft became the first to enter Saturn’s orbit.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe spacecraft was a collaboration between multiple international space agencies and consisted of NASA’s Cassini probe and the European Space Agencies Huygens lander. It took seven years for Cassini–Huygens to reach Saturn, remaining there until 2017.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 3\r\n\r\nMaria Sharapova became the first Russian to win Wimbledon.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The 17-year-old Sharapova stunned audiences when she defeated reigning champion Serena Williams, who had remained undefeated at Wimbledon since 2001.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 4\r\n\r\nGreece won its first UEFA Euro Cup after beating Portugal in the final 1-0.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 3\r\n\r\nThe Statue of Liberty pedestal reopened after the 9\/11 disaster that occurred in 2001.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 3\r\n\r\nNASA’s Messenger probe launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The Messenger probe reached Mercury in 2008 and orbited it from 2011 until 2015. It completely mapped the planet’s surface during this time, taking over 100,000 images within the first year alone. After completing its mission, it used the last drops of its fuel to crash-land into Mercury.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 22\r\n\r\nTwo gunmen stole Edvard Munch’s paintings “The Scream” and “Madonna” from Much Museum in Oslo, Norway.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The two pieces were safely recovered in August 2006.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 21\r\n\r\nRockband Green Day released their seventh album, “American Idiot.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 22\r\n\r\nThe American drama TV series “Lost” premiered on ABC.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt ran for six seasons, comprising of 121 episodes in total.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\nRead More\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 26\r\n\r\nEd Whitlock became the world’s first person over the age of 70 to run a marathon in under 3 hours.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
He completed the 26.2 miles at the Toronto Marathon in just 2 hours, 54 minutes, and 48 seconds.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 29\r\n\r\nAt just 0.010AU from Earth, 4179 Toutatis became the closest asteroid to Earth in the last century.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 30\r\n\r\nFor the first time, scientists captured images of a live giant squid in its natural environment.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe live giant squid is the largest invertebrate in the world and is estimated to be 26 feet in size.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOct 8\r\n\r\nKenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai became the first African female to win the Nobel Peace Prize.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 3\r\n\r\nGeorge W Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 4\r\n\r\nPhysicists in New Zealand observed a record-breaking solar flair.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt was designated as an X45 in energy and size. An X45 could have fried most of the world’s telecommunications infrastructure with an x-ray burst containing 5,000 times more energy than usual. Thankfully, the flair did not travel in our direction.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 8\r\n\r\nCanadian country singer Shania Twain released her Greatest Hits album and later received Billboard’s 2004 Album of the Year.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 16\r\n\r\nAmerican singer Mario released his hit single “Let Me Love You.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The song became Billboard’s Song of the Year for 2005.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 23\r\n\r\nBlizzard released World of Warcraft for PC and Mac, changing the MMORPG scene forever.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Most people know someone addicted to World of Warcraft (WoW) at some point in their lives, and that’s not even an exaggeration! With expansion pack after expansion pack releasing, it’s no surprise that WoW keeps dragging players back to the game.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 15\r\n\r\nMillion Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 25\r\n\r\nCassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 26\r\n\r\nA devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nThe spacecraft was a collaboration between multiple international space agencies and consisted of NASA’s Cassini probe and the European Space Agencies Huygens lander. It took seven years for Cassini–Huygens to reach Saturn, remaining there until 2017.\r\n\r\n
Jul 3\r\n\r\nMaria Sharapova became the first Russian to win Wimbledon.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The 17-year-old Sharapova stunned audiences when she defeated reigning champion Serena Williams, who had remained undefeated at Wimbledon since 2001.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJul 4\r\n\r\nGreece won its first UEFA Euro Cup after beating Portugal in the final 1-0.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 3\r\n\r\nThe Statue of Liberty pedestal reopened after the 9\/11 disaster that occurred in 2001.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 3\r\n\r\nNASA’s Messenger probe launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The Messenger probe reached Mercury in 2008 and orbited it from 2011 until 2015. It completely mapped the planet’s surface during this time, taking over 100,000 images within the first year alone. After completing its mission, it used the last drops of its fuel to crash-land into Mercury.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 22\r\n\r\nTwo gunmen stole Edvard Munch’s paintings “The Scream” and “Madonna” from Much Museum in Oslo, Norway.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The two pieces were safely recovered in August 2006.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 21\r\n\r\nRockband Green Day released their seventh album, “American Idiot.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 22\r\n\r\nThe American drama TV series “Lost” premiered on ABC.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt ran for six seasons, comprising of 121 episodes in total.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\nRead More\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 26\r\n\r\nEd Whitlock became the world’s first person over the age of 70 to run a marathon in under 3 hours.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
He completed the 26.2 miles at the Toronto Marathon in just 2 hours, 54 minutes, and 48 seconds.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 29\r\n\r\nAt just 0.010AU from Earth, 4179 Toutatis became the closest asteroid to Earth in the last century.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 30\r\n\r\nFor the first time, scientists captured images of a live giant squid in its natural environment.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe live giant squid is the largest invertebrate in the world and is estimated to be 26 feet in size.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOct 8\r\n\r\nKenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai became the first African female to win the Nobel Peace Prize.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 3\r\n\r\nGeorge W Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 4\r\n\r\nPhysicists in New Zealand observed a record-breaking solar flair.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt was designated as an X45 in energy and size. An X45 could have fried most of the world’s telecommunications infrastructure with an x-ray burst containing 5,000 times more energy than usual. Thankfully, the flair did not travel in our direction.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 8\r\n\r\nCanadian country singer Shania Twain released her Greatest Hits album and later received Billboard’s 2004 Album of the Year.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 16\r\n\r\nAmerican singer Mario released his hit single “Let Me Love You.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The song became Billboard’s Song of the Year for 2005.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 23\r\n\r\nBlizzard released World of Warcraft for PC and Mac, changing the MMORPG scene forever.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Most people know someone addicted to World of Warcraft (WoW) at some point in their lives, and that’s not even an exaggeration! With expansion pack after expansion pack releasing, it’s no surprise that WoW keeps dragging players back to the game.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 15\r\n\r\nMillion Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 25\r\n\r\nCassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 26\r\n\r\nA devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
Jul 4\r\n\r\nGreece won its first UEFA Euro Cup after beating Portugal in the final 1-0.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 3\r\n\r\nThe Statue of Liberty pedestal reopened after the 9\/11 disaster that occurred in 2001.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 3\r\n\r\nNASA’s Messenger probe launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The Messenger probe reached Mercury in 2008 and orbited it from 2011 until 2015. It completely mapped the planet’s surface during this time, taking over 100,000 images within the first year alone. After completing its mission, it used the last drops of its fuel to crash-land into Mercury.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 22\r\n\r\nTwo gunmen stole Edvard Munch’s paintings “The Scream” and “Madonna” from Much Museum in Oslo, Norway.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The two pieces were safely recovered in August 2006.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 21\r\n\r\nRockband Green Day released their seventh album, “American Idiot.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 22\r\n\r\nThe American drama TV series “Lost” premiered on ABC.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt ran for six seasons, comprising of 121 episodes in total.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\nRead More\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 26\r\n\r\nEd Whitlock became the world’s first person over the age of 70 to run a marathon in under 3 hours.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
He completed the 26.2 miles at the Toronto Marathon in just 2 hours, 54 minutes, and 48 seconds.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 29\r\n\r\nAt just 0.010AU from Earth, 4179 Toutatis became the closest asteroid to Earth in the last century.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 30\r\n\r\nFor the first time, scientists captured images of a live giant squid in its natural environment.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe live giant squid is the largest invertebrate in the world and is estimated to be 26 feet in size.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOct 8\r\n\r\nKenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai became the first African female to win the Nobel Peace Prize.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 3\r\n\r\nGeorge W Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 4\r\n\r\nPhysicists in New Zealand observed a record-breaking solar flair.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt was designated as an X45 in energy and size. An X45 could have fried most of the world’s telecommunications infrastructure with an x-ray burst containing 5,000 times more energy than usual. Thankfully, the flair did not travel in our direction.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 8\r\n\r\nCanadian country singer Shania Twain released her Greatest Hits album and later received Billboard’s 2004 Album of the Year.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 16\r\n\r\nAmerican singer Mario released his hit single “Let Me Love You.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The song became Billboard’s Song of the Year for 2005.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 23\r\n\r\nBlizzard released World of Warcraft for PC and Mac, changing the MMORPG scene forever.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Most people know someone addicted to World of Warcraft (WoW) at some point in their lives, and that’s not even an exaggeration! With expansion pack after expansion pack releasing, it’s no surprise that WoW keeps dragging players back to the game.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 15\r\n\r\nMillion Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 25\r\n\r\nCassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 26\r\n\r\nA devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
Aug 3\r\n\r\nThe Statue of Liberty pedestal reopened after the 9\/11 disaster that occurred in 2001.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 3\r\n\r\nNASA’s Messenger probe launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The Messenger probe reached Mercury in 2008 and orbited it from 2011 until 2015. It completely mapped the planet’s surface during this time, taking over 100,000 images within the first year alone. After completing its mission, it used the last drops of its fuel to crash-land into Mercury.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 22\r\n\r\nTwo gunmen stole Edvard Munch’s paintings “The Scream” and “Madonna” from Much Museum in Oslo, Norway.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The two pieces were safely recovered in August 2006.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 21\r\n\r\nRockband Green Day released their seventh album, “American Idiot.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 22\r\n\r\nThe American drama TV series “Lost” premiered on ABC.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt ran for six seasons, comprising of 121 episodes in total.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\nRead More\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 26\r\n\r\nEd Whitlock became the world’s first person over the age of 70 to run a marathon in under 3 hours.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
He completed the 26.2 miles at the Toronto Marathon in just 2 hours, 54 minutes, and 48 seconds.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 29\r\n\r\nAt just 0.010AU from Earth, 4179 Toutatis became the closest asteroid to Earth in the last century.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 30\r\n\r\nFor the first time, scientists captured images of a live giant squid in its natural environment.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe live giant squid is the largest invertebrate in the world and is estimated to be 26 feet in size.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOct 8\r\n\r\nKenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai became the first African female to win the Nobel Peace Prize.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 3\r\n\r\nGeorge W Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 4\r\n\r\nPhysicists in New Zealand observed a record-breaking solar flair.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt was designated as an X45 in energy and size. An X45 could have fried most of the world’s telecommunications infrastructure with an x-ray burst containing 5,000 times more energy than usual. Thankfully, the flair did not travel in our direction.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 8\r\n\r\nCanadian country singer Shania Twain released her Greatest Hits album and later received Billboard’s 2004 Album of the Year.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 16\r\n\r\nAmerican singer Mario released his hit single “Let Me Love You.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The song became Billboard’s Song of the Year for 2005.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 23\r\n\r\nBlizzard released World of Warcraft for PC and Mac, changing the MMORPG scene forever.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Most people know someone addicted to World of Warcraft (WoW) at some point in their lives, and that’s not even an exaggeration! With expansion pack after expansion pack releasing, it’s no surprise that WoW keeps dragging players back to the game.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 15\r\n\r\nMillion Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 25\r\n\r\nCassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 26\r\n\r\nA devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
Aug 3\r\n\r\nNASA’s Messenger probe launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The Messenger probe reached Mercury in 2008 and orbited it from 2011 until 2015. It completely mapped the planet’s surface during this time, taking over 100,000 images within the first year alone. After completing its mission, it used the last drops of its fuel to crash-land into Mercury.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAug 22\r\n\r\nTwo gunmen stole Edvard Munch’s paintings “The Scream” and “Madonna” from Much Museum in Oslo, Norway.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The two pieces were safely recovered in August 2006.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 21\r\n\r\nRockband Green Day released their seventh album, “American Idiot.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 22\r\n\r\nThe American drama TV series “Lost” premiered on ABC.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt ran for six seasons, comprising of 121 episodes in total.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\nRead More\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 26\r\n\r\nEd Whitlock became the world’s first person over the age of 70 to run a marathon in under 3 hours.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
He completed the 26.2 miles at the Toronto Marathon in just 2 hours, 54 minutes, and 48 seconds.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 29\r\n\r\nAt just 0.010AU from Earth, 4179 Toutatis became the closest asteroid to Earth in the last century.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 30\r\n\r\nFor the first time, scientists captured images of a live giant squid in its natural environment.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe live giant squid is the largest invertebrate in the world and is estimated to be 26 feet in size.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOct 8\r\n\r\nKenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai became the first African female to win the Nobel Peace Prize.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 3\r\n\r\nGeorge W Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 4\r\n\r\nPhysicists in New Zealand observed a record-breaking solar flair.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt was designated as an X45 in energy and size. An X45 could have fried most of the world’s telecommunications infrastructure with an x-ray burst containing 5,000 times more energy than usual. Thankfully, the flair did not travel in our direction.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 8\r\n\r\nCanadian country singer Shania Twain released her Greatest Hits album and later received Billboard’s 2004 Album of the Year.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 16\r\n\r\nAmerican singer Mario released his hit single “Let Me Love You.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The song became Billboard’s Song of the Year for 2005.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 23\r\n\r\nBlizzard released World of Warcraft for PC and Mac, changing the MMORPG scene forever.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Most people know someone addicted to World of Warcraft (WoW) at some point in their lives, and that’s not even an exaggeration! With expansion pack after expansion pack releasing, it’s no surprise that WoW keeps dragging players back to the game.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 15\r\n\r\nMillion Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 25\r\n\r\nCassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 26\r\n\r\nA devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
Aug 22\r\n\r\nTwo gunmen stole Edvard Munch’s paintings “The Scream” and “Madonna” from Much Museum in Oslo, Norway.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The two pieces were safely recovered in August 2006.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 21\r\n\r\nRockband Green Day released their seventh album, “American Idiot.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 22\r\n\r\nThe American drama TV series “Lost” premiered on ABC.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt ran for six seasons, comprising of 121 episodes in total.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\nRead More\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 26\r\n\r\nEd Whitlock became the world’s first person over the age of 70 to run a marathon in under 3 hours.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
He completed the 26.2 miles at the Toronto Marathon in just 2 hours, 54 minutes, and 48 seconds.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 29\r\n\r\nAt just 0.010AU from Earth, 4179 Toutatis became the closest asteroid to Earth in the last century.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 30\r\n\r\nFor the first time, scientists captured images of a live giant squid in its natural environment.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe live giant squid is the largest invertebrate in the world and is estimated to be 26 feet in size.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOct 8\r\n\r\nKenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai became the first African female to win the Nobel Peace Prize.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 3\r\n\r\nGeorge W Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 4\r\n\r\nPhysicists in New Zealand observed a record-breaking solar flair.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt was designated as an X45 in energy and size. An X45 could have fried most of the world’s telecommunications infrastructure with an x-ray burst containing 5,000 times more energy than usual. Thankfully, the flair did not travel in our direction.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 8\r\n\r\nCanadian country singer Shania Twain released her Greatest Hits album and later received Billboard’s 2004 Album of the Year.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 16\r\n\r\nAmerican singer Mario released his hit single “Let Me Love You.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The song became Billboard’s Song of the Year for 2005.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 23\r\n\r\nBlizzard released World of Warcraft for PC and Mac, changing the MMORPG scene forever.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Most people know someone addicted to World of Warcraft (WoW) at some point in their lives, and that’s not even an exaggeration! With expansion pack after expansion pack releasing, it’s no surprise that WoW keeps dragging players back to the game.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 15\r\n\r\nMillion Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 25\r\n\r\nCassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 26\r\n\r\nA devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
Sep 21\r\n\r\nRockband Green Day released their seventh album, “American Idiot.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 22\r\n\r\nThe American drama TV series “Lost” premiered on ABC.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt ran for six seasons, comprising of 121 episodes in total.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\nRead More\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 26\r\n\r\nEd Whitlock became the world’s first person over the age of 70 to run a marathon in under 3 hours.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
He completed the 26.2 miles at the Toronto Marathon in just 2 hours, 54 minutes, and 48 seconds.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 29\r\n\r\nAt just 0.010AU from Earth, 4179 Toutatis became the closest asteroid to Earth in the last century.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 30\r\n\r\nFor the first time, scientists captured images of a live giant squid in its natural environment.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe live giant squid is the largest invertebrate in the world and is estimated to be 26 feet in size.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOct 8\r\n\r\nKenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai became the first African female to win the Nobel Peace Prize.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 3\r\n\r\nGeorge W Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 4\r\n\r\nPhysicists in New Zealand observed a record-breaking solar flair.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt was designated as an X45 in energy and size. An X45 could have fried most of the world’s telecommunications infrastructure with an x-ray burst containing 5,000 times more energy than usual. Thankfully, the flair did not travel in our direction.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 8\r\n\r\nCanadian country singer Shania Twain released her Greatest Hits album and later received Billboard’s 2004 Album of the Year.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 16\r\n\r\nAmerican singer Mario released his hit single “Let Me Love You.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The song became Billboard’s Song of the Year for 2005.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 23\r\n\r\nBlizzard released World of Warcraft for PC and Mac, changing the MMORPG scene forever.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Most people know someone addicted to World of Warcraft (WoW) at some point in their lives, and that’s not even an exaggeration! With expansion pack after expansion pack releasing, it’s no surprise that WoW keeps dragging players back to the game.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 15\r\n\r\nMillion Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 25\r\n\r\nCassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 26\r\n\r\nA devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
Sep 22\r\n\r\nThe American drama TV series “Lost” premiered on ABC.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt ran for six seasons, comprising of 121 episodes in total.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\nRead More\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 26\r\n\r\nEd Whitlock became the world’s first person over the age of 70 to run a marathon in under 3 hours.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
He completed the 26.2 miles at the Toronto Marathon in just 2 hours, 54 minutes, and 48 seconds.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 29\r\n\r\nAt just 0.010AU from Earth, 4179 Toutatis became the closest asteroid to Earth in the last century.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 30\r\n\r\nFor the first time, scientists captured images of a live giant squid in its natural environment.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe live giant squid is the largest invertebrate in the world and is estimated to be 26 feet in size.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOct 8\r\n\r\nKenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai became the first African female to win the Nobel Peace Prize.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 3\r\n\r\nGeorge W Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 4\r\n\r\nPhysicists in New Zealand observed a record-breaking solar flair.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt was designated as an X45 in energy and size. An X45 could have fried most of the world’s telecommunications infrastructure with an x-ray burst containing 5,000 times more energy than usual. Thankfully, the flair did not travel in our direction.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 8\r\n\r\nCanadian country singer Shania Twain released her Greatest Hits album and later received Billboard’s 2004 Album of the Year.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 16\r\n\r\nAmerican singer Mario released his hit single “Let Me Love You.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The song became Billboard’s Song of the Year for 2005.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 23\r\n\r\nBlizzard released World of Warcraft for PC and Mac, changing the MMORPG scene forever.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Most people know someone addicted to World of Warcraft (WoW) at some point in their lives, and that’s not even an exaggeration! With expansion pack after expansion pack releasing, it’s no surprise that WoW keeps dragging players back to the game.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 15\r\n\r\nMillion Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 25\r\n\r\nCassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 26\r\n\r\nA devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nIt ran for six seasons, comprising of 121 episodes in total.\r\n\r\n
Sep 26\r\n\r\nEd Whitlock became the world’s first person over the age of 70 to run a marathon in under 3 hours.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
He completed the 26.2 miles at the Toronto Marathon in just 2 hours, 54 minutes, and 48 seconds.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 29\r\n\r\nAt just 0.010AU from Earth, 4179 Toutatis became the closest asteroid to Earth in the last century.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 30\r\n\r\nFor the first time, scientists captured images of a live giant squid in its natural environment.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe live giant squid is the largest invertebrate in the world and is estimated to be 26 feet in size.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOct 8\r\n\r\nKenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai became the first African female to win the Nobel Peace Prize.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 3\r\n\r\nGeorge W Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 4\r\n\r\nPhysicists in New Zealand observed a record-breaking solar flair.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt was designated as an X45 in energy and size. An X45 could have fried most of the world’s telecommunications infrastructure with an x-ray burst containing 5,000 times more energy than usual. Thankfully, the flair did not travel in our direction.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 8\r\n\r\nCanadian country singer Shania Twain released her Greatest Hits album and later received Billboard’s 2004 Album of the Year.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 16\r\n\r\nAmerican singer Mario released his hit single “Let Me Love You.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The song became Billboard’s Song of the Year for 2005.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 23\r\n\r\nBlizzard released World of Warcraft for PC and Mac, changing the MMORPG scene forever.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Most people know someone addicted to World of Warcraft (WoW) at some point in their lives, and that’s not even an exaggeration! With expansion pack after expansion pack releasing, it’s no surprise that WoW keeps dragging players back to the game.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 15\r\n\r\nMillion Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 25\r\n\r\nCassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 26\r\n\r\nA devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
Sep 29\r\n\r\nAt just 0.010AU from Earth, 4179 Toutatis became the closest asteroid to Earth in the last century.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSep 30\r\n\r\nFor the first time, scientists captured images of a live giant squid in its natural environment.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe live giant squid is the largest invertebrate in the world and is estimated to be 26 feet in size.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOct 8\r\n\r\nKenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai became the first African female to win the Nobel Peace Prize.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 3\r\n\r\nGeorge W Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 4\r\n\r\nPhysicists in New Zealand observed a record-breaking solar flair.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt was designated as an X45 in energy and size. An X45 could have fried most of the world’s telecommunications infrastructure with an x-ray burst containing 5,000 times more energy than usual. Thankfully, the flair did not travel in our direction.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 8\r\n\r\nCanadian country singer Shania Twain released her Greatest Hits album and later received Billboard’s 2004 Album of the Year.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 16\r\n\r\nAmerican singer Mario released his hit single “Let Me Love You.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The song became Billboard’s Song of the Year for 2005.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 23\r\n\r\nBlizzard released World of Warcraft for PC and Mac, changing the MMORPG scene forever.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Most people know someone addicted to World of Warcraft (WoW) at some point in their lives, and that’s not even an exaggeration! With expansion pack after expansion pack releasing, it’s no surprise that WoW keeps dragging players back to the game.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 15\r\n\r\nMillion Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 25\r\n\r\nCassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 26\r\n\r\nA devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
Sep 30\r\n\r\nFor the first time, scientists captured images of a live giant squid in its natural environment.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe live giant squid is the largest invertebrate in the world and is estimated to be 26 feet in size.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOct 8\r\n\r\nKenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai became the first African female to win the Nobel Peace Prize.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 3\r\n\r\nGeorge W Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 4\r\n\r\nPhysicists in New Zealand observed a record-breaking solar flair.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt was designated as an X45 in energy and size. An X45 could have fried most of the world’s telecommunications infrastructure with an x-ray burst containing 5,000 times more energy than usual. Thankfully, the flair did not travel in our direction.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 8\r\n\r\nCanadian country singer Shania Twain released her Greatest Hits album and later received Billboard’s 2004 Album of the Year.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 16\r\n\r\nAmerican singer Mario released his hit single “Let Me Love You.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The song became Billboard’s Song of the Year for 2005.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 23\r\n\r\nBlizzard released World of Warcraft for PC and Mac, changing the MMORPG scene forever.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Most people know someone addicted to World of Warcraft (WoW) at some point in their lives, and that’s not even an exaggeration! With expansion pack after expansion pack releasing, it’s no surprise that WoW keeps dragging players back to the game.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 15\r\n\r\nMillion Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 25\r\n\r\nCassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 26\r\n\r\nA devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nThe live giant squid is the largest invertebrate in the world and is estimated to be 26 feet in size.\r\n\r\n
Oct 8\r\n\r\nKenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai became the first African female to win the Nobel Peace Prize.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 3\r\n\r\nGeorge W Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 4\r\n\r\nPhysicists in New Zealand observed a record-breaking solar flair.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt was designated as an X45 in energy and size. An X45 could have fried most of the world’s telecommunications infrastructure with an x-ray burst containing 5,000 times more energy than usual. Thankfully, the flair did not travel in our direction.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 8\r\n\r\nCanadian country singer Shania Twain released her Greatest Hits album and later received Billboard’s 2004 Album of the Year.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 16\r\n\r\nAmerican singer Mario released his hit single “Let Me Love You.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The song became Billboard’s Song of the Year for 2005.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 23\r\n\r\nBlizzard released World of Warcraft for PC and Mac, changing the MMORPG scene forever.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Most people know someone addicted to World of Warcraft (WoW) at some point in their lives, and that’s not even an exaggeration! With expansion pack after expansion pack releasing, it’s no surprise that WoW keeps dragging players back to the game.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 15\r\n\r\nMillion Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 25\r\n\r\nCassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 26\r\n\r\nA devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
Nov 3\r\n\r\nGeorge W Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 4\r\n\r\nPhysicists in New Zealand observed a record-breaking solar flair.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt was designated as an X45 in energy and size. An X45 could have fried most of the world’s telecommunications infrastructure with an x-ray burst containing 5,000 times more energy than usual. Thankfully, the flair did not travel in our direction.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 8\r\n\r\nCanadian country singer Shania Twain released her Greatest Hits album and later received Billboard’s 2004 Album of the Year.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 16\r\n\r\nAmerican singer Mario released his hit single “Let Me Love You.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The song became Billboard’s Song of the Year for 2005.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 23\r\n\r\nBlizzard released World of Warcraft for PC and Mac, changing the MMORPG scene forever.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Most people know someone addicted to World of Warcraft (WoW) at some point in their lives, and that’s not even an exaggeration! With expansion pack after expansion pack releasing, it’s no surprise that WoW keeps dragging players back to the game.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 15\r\n\r\nMillion Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 25\r\n\r\nCassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 26\r\n\r\nA devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
Nov 4\r\n\r\nPhysicists in New Zealand observed a record-breaking solar flair.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt was designated as an X45 in energy and size. An X45 could have fried most of the world’s telecommunications infrastructure with an x-ray burst containing 5,000 times more energy than usual. Thankfully, the flair did not travel in our direction.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 8\r\n\r\nCanadian country singer Shania Twain released her Greatest Hits album and later received Billboard’s 2004 Album of the Year.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 16\r\n\r\nAmerican singer Mario released his hit single “Let Me Love You.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The song became Billboard’s Song of the Year for 2005.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 23\r\n\r\nBlizzard released World of Warcraft for PC and Mac, changing the MMORPG scene forever.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Most people know someone addicted to World of Warcraft (WoW) at some point in their lives, and that’s not even an exaggeration! With expansion pack after expansion pack releasing, it’s no surprise that WoW keeps dragging players back to the game.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 15\r\n\r\nMillion Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 25\r\n\r\nCassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 26\r\n\r\nA devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nIt was designated as an X45 in energy and size. An X45 could have fried most of the world’s telecommunications infrastructure with an x-ray burst containing 5,000 times more energy than usual. Thankfully, the flair did not travel in our direction.\r\n\r\n
Nov 8\r\n\r\nCanadian country singer Shania Twain released her Greatest Hits album and later received Billboard’s 2004 Album of the Year.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 16\r\n\r\nAmerican singer Mario released his hit single “Let Me Love You.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The song became Billboard’s Song of the Year for 2005.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 23\r\n\r\nBlizzard released World of Warcraft for PC and Mac, changing the MMORPG scene forever.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Most people know someone addicted to World of Warcraft (WoW) at some point in their lives, and that’s not even an exaggeration! With expansion pack after expansion pack releasing, it’s no surprise that WoW keeps dragging players back to the game.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 15\r\n\r\nMillion Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 25\r\n\r\nCassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 26\r\n\r\nA devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
Nov 16\r\n\r\nAmerican singer Mario released his hit single “Let Me Love You.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The song became Billboard’s Song of the Year for 2005.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNov 23\r\n\r\nBlizzard released World of Warcraft for PC and Mac, changing the MMORPG scene forever.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Most people know someone addicted to World of Warcraft (WoW) at some point in their lives, and that’s not even an exaggeration! With expansion pack after expansion pack releasing, it’s no surprise that WoW keeps dragging players back to the game.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 15\r\n\r\nMillion Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 25\r\n\r\nCassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 26\r\n\r\nA devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
Nov 23\r\n\r\nBlizzard released World of Warcraft for PC and Mac, changing the MMORPG scene forever.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Most people know someone addicted to World of Warcraft (WoW) at some point in their lives, and that’s not even an exaggeration! With expansion pack after expansion pack releasing, it’s no surprise that WoW keeps dragging players back to the game.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 15\r\n\r\nMillion Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 25\r\n\r\nCassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 26\r\n\r\nA devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
Dec 15\r\n\r\nMillion Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 25\r\n\r\nCassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 26\r\n\r\nA devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
Dec 25\r\n\r\nCassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 26\r\n\r\nA devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
Dec 26\r\n\r\nA devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
\r\nShare\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nThe earthquake was a 9.3 magnitude which caused a tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives. The destruction killed 230,000 people.\r\n\r\n
Dec 27\r\n\r\nRadiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reached Earth.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nThis was the brightest stellar event ever recorded, with a flash of light so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The radiation from the starquake explosion took 50,000 years to reach Earth.\r\n\r\n
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