Funny Thing I Remeber About Past Year
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31 Things We Totally Forgot Happened This Decade
Let's just say the past 10 years have been a total whirlwind.
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As the year 2019 draws to a close, the most exciting thing about 2020 is not just that we're entering a new year — we're also starting an entirely new decade. That's right — come January, we're full-on entering the 2020s (!!!).
Looking back on the year alone is crazy enough — but attempting to wrap your head around the past 10 years? It almost seems like an impossible task, but luckily for you, we've rounded up some of the most iconic moments and events that have happened in the past decade (and trust us, there's a lot to remember). Of course, it's pretty easy to list off some of the more memorable and recent events — like Donald Trump becoming president or that much-debated Game of Thrones finale that finally aired this year — but admittedly, there are also a lot of things that might have fallen off our radar since 2011. Like does anyone still remember when everyone thought the world would end in December 2012? Or what about that time when we all argued over the color of a dress for weeks in 2015?
There's no denying that the 2010s have been a wild ride, and as the end of the year — and decade — approaches, there's really no better way to celebrate than to take a trip down memory lane and remember all of the notable things that have happened from through 2019. So before we ring in the new year and kick off a completely new decade (here we come, Roaring Twenties 2.o!), here's a look at 31 things you totally forgot happened during the last 10 years.
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April 2010: The first iPad came out.
It's crazy to think that the iPad first came out this decade (it seems like it's been in our lives forever?!) but it was just back in April 2010 when Apple released the first generation of the iPad. When it was originally launched, it was quite a novelty tech item — so new, so shiny, so exciting — and looking back on it now, it's crazy to think that we were so fascinated with something as simple as playing Fruit Ninja on a tablet screen.
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September 2010: Lady Gaga wore a "meat dress" to the VMAs.
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March 2011: Rebecca Black's "Friday" was released.
Maybe we've erased this one from our minds for good reason, but some of us will remember when this infamous music video by 13-year-old Rebecca Black became a viral hit, featuring her and her friends seemingly singing and dancing about their love for the end of the week. How could we forget such iconic lyrics like "gotta have my bowl, gotta have cereal?"
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April 2011: Millions tuned in to watch a royal wedding.
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May 2011: Everyone was planking — everywhere.
You might remember when this strange craze took over the world back in 2011 — it was a simple fad that involved lying face-down in bizarre locations and then posting the photos on social media, but literally everyone was doing it everywhere. It was the first of many social media "challenges" to become viral on the internet, but looking back on it now, we can admit it became a bit too out of hand.
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July 2011: We said goodbye to Harry Potter.
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February 2012: "Linsanity" took over the world.
You might recall when everyone was obsessing over this NBA player way back in February 2012. When New York Knicks backup point guard Jeremy Lin unexpectedly led his team on a seven-game win streak during the 2011–2012 basketball season, the global craze known as "Linsanity" was born — and took the world by storm. Now, seven years after the phenomenon, he's headed to play for China after having played for eight different NBA teams.
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March 2012: "Kony 2012" went viral.
Anyone else remember #StopKony? This short documentary film released by non-profit group Invisible Children went unexpectedly viral overnight in March 2012, receiving an unprecedented level of global media attention (and thousands of retweets from celebrities and politicians). The video, which urged viewers to take action against Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony for his many crimes and human rights abuses, got 100 million hits in just six days — but it also received a large amount of backlash and criticism.
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July 2012: "Gangnam Style" became the most-watched video ever.
No one — and I mean no one — saw it coming when a video featuring a man doing horse-riding-like dance moves ignited a worldwide dance craze, but that's exactly what happened in July 2012 when South Korean musician Psy released a new song called "Gangnam Style." The accompanying music video was instantly a major hit, and subsequently became the first video ever to reach a billion views on YouTube.
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December 2012: People thought the world would end.
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February 2013: "The Harlem Shake" went viral.
When this viral meme sensation took over the internet back in early 2013, thousands of bizarre 30-second versions of the "Harlem Shake" — a dance set to the electronic song by DJ Baauer — were being uploaded on the daily. The video usually began with a lone person dancing in a room full of seemingly oblivious onlookers, then — once the beat drops — cutting into the entire group joining the dance and going nuts in the most ridiculous way possible.
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April - July 2013: Everyone learned "The Cup Song" from Pitch Perfect.
Remember when everyone was doing that silly (but admittedly, super fun) cup routine to that song "When I'm Gone"? When Anna Kendrick performed this song — and the accompanying percussion routine using a plastic cup — in the movie Pitch Perfect, it wasn't long before everyone was uploading their own versions on the internet.
RELATED: 17 of the Best Movie Songs of All Time
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September 2013: "What Does the Fox Say" became a YouTube sensation.
2012 to 2013 was truly the time of viral videos — and Ylvis' "The Fox" was truly the strangest one to ever become an internet hit. If you remember this infectious electronic song and music video by Norwegian comedy duo Ylvis from 2013, you might remember that it featured people dancing in the woods and singing about the sounds of various animals (who would've known that the "dog goes 'woof,' cat goes 'meow'"?). Somehow, it became the top trending video of 2013, and we still don't even know what the fox says.
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March 2014: An airplane disappeared.
When a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet disappeared without a trace in early 2014, the fate of the plane — and the 239 passengers and crew onboard — became one of the biggest aviation mysteries in history. The missing plane captured the attention of millions around the world, triggering a multinational search and plenty of conspiracy theories. For years it remained an unsolved mystery — until in July of this year when The Atlantic gave us the clearest story to date of what happened: the plane was likely intentionally crashed by the pilot.
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July–August 2014: Everyone was doing the Ice Bucket Challenge.
Remember that time when your Facebook newsfeed was filled with videos of people dumping ice-cold water on themselves, then challenging others to do the same? No one really knew how exactly it got so viral, but the Ice Bucket Challenge became the most popular internet trend in the summer of 2014, raising a total of $115 million for ALS awareness and research — and even leading to the discovery of a new ALS gene.
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February 2015: The internet had a heated debate over a dress.
Never before has the world been so divided over something so simple as the color of a dress — but that's exactly what happened back in February 2015 when a picture of a dress originally posted on Tumblr suddenly went viral overnight. For weeks, people argued over whether the dress was #blackandblue or #whiteandgold (it was totally #blackandblue, by the way) — and the conversation blew up so much that even A-list celebs and world scientists weighed in on the debate.
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February 2015: Apple released racially-diverse emojis.
The option to change the skin color of your thumbs-up emoji might be a staple in today's iPhone world, but it was actually back in early 2015 when Apple first introduced the new feature of racially-diverse emoijs, able to be customized into six different color skin tones. With the release of 300 brand new emojis, the new iOS update also included 32 new country flags as well as — for the first time ever — emojis depicting same-sex couples and families.
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June 2015: Same-sex marriage became legal in the U.S.
June 26, 2015 was a historic day for LGBTQ+ in America — gay marriage finally became legalized nationwide. In the landmark court case Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage was legal in all fifty states, establishing a new civil right across the nation and giving the gay rights movement a long-sought victory.
RELATED: The 30 Best LGBT Movies on Netflix to Watch Now
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February 2016: Leonardo DiCaprio finally won an Oscar.
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May 2016: Harambe became an internet phenomenon.
You might remember when this gorilla took over the internet back in May 2016 — a phenomenon that occurred after the animal from Cincinnati Zoo was tragically killed when a boy fell into the enclosure pit. Somehow, Harambe then became the centerpiece of ironic internet meme culture, with the news of his death sparking a massive outpouring of public grief and cries for justice — some earnest and some facetious — for the dead silverback gorilla.
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July 2016: The world went crazy over Pokémon Go.
Ah, that glorious time when we were all wandering our neighborhoods with eyes glued to our screens — it was a golden era of complete strangers organizing Pokemon meet-ups and millennials wandering roadsides just to catch another Eevee. The launch of this augmented reality (AR) mobile game in July 2016 took the world by storm, and though it's still popular among the most dedicated fans of the game, it never quite saw such utter mania like in the summer of 2016.
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October 2016: The Vine app shut down.
Before TikTok, there was Vine — and those who recall this popular video-sharing app might remember that it was the go-to platform for the funniest six-second videos on the internet (at one time, it had over 200 million active users!). When it was announced that Vine was being shut down in October 2016 — only three years after its launch in 2013 — we all mourned the loss of the groundbreaking app that spurred a new generation of memes.
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January 2017: Millions attended the Women's March.
On the first day of Donald Trump's presidency, millions of people took to the streets of Washington and other cities to protest — and the result was the largest single-day demonstration in U.S. history. Supporting gender equality, civil rights, and other issues that faced challenges under the new presidency, the Women's March drew over 5 million people in over 600 marches across the world — with the Washington March alone having had 500,000 people in attendance.
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May-June 2017: Everyone was playing with fidget spinners.
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August 2017: We experienced a total solar eclipse.
This once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event was a pretty big deal — it was the first time a solar eclipse was visible across the entire U.S. since June 1918. If you're one of the many who experienced the Great American Eclipse, you'll remember everyone was scrambling to get eclipse glasses in time for the celestial event. If you missed it, though, don't worry — there's another one happening in 2024.
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October 2017: The #MeToo movement took off.
After Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein faced many public sexual abuse allegations in early October 2017, the #MeToo hashtag spread virally on social media — and became a rallying cry for women as millions shared their own experiences with sexual harassment and sexual assault. Spurring more than 19 million tweets, the Me Too campaign led to widespread awareness and discussion of the topic and has since then become a historic feminist movement.
RELATED: 21 Inspiring Feminist Quotes for a Serious Dose of Girl Power
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January 2018: There was a false missile warning in Hawaii.
It was only a little over two years ago in January 2018 when more than a million people in Hawaii woke up to their worst nightmare — a terrifying emergency alert on their cell phones warning them of an incoming ballistic missile threat — only to discover 38 minutes later that it was a false alarm sent by mistake. Needless to say, it wasn't exactly the best way to start off the new year.
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May 2018: There was another royal wedding.
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October 2018: A Banksy painting self-destructed.
You might remember when this famous painting by British graffiti artist Banksy spectacularly self-destructed after selling for $1.4 million at an auction in London — a clever art stunt that involved the "Girl With Balloon" painting immediately running through a shredder after the closing bid was made. Since this iconic moment in 2018, the shredded work has been renamed "Love Is in the Bin" and has been put up for display in a museum in Germany.
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January 2019: The most diverse class of lawmakers in history was sworn into Congress.
When the 116th Congress was sworn in earlier this year on January 3, it was the most diverse class of lawmakers to ever take office. The incoming class had a record-breaking number of women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ representatives — and among the 117 women newly elected to office, we also got the first Native-American women and the first Muslim-American women in Congress.
Hannah Jeon Editorial Assistant Hannah (she/her) is an Editorial Assistant for Good Housekeeping, where she covers content and strategy across GH's social media platforms including Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Twitter.
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