A Decade of Memories

  

Not only is this the end of the year, but also the end of the decade.  Here’s a brief re-hash of interesting events...

2000

Bush v. Gore
Reality TV
Elián Gonzalez
RIP Charles Schultz and Tom Landry

2001
9/11
The iPod
Enron
RIP Dale Earnhardt

2002
American Idol premiere
The Beltway Snipers
RIP Dave Thomas , Julia Child, and  Christopher Reeve

2003

Iraq invasion

Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates

The Terminator is elected governor of CA

RIP Johnny and June Cash 

2004

Facebook is founded

THE Tsunami

Janet Jackson at the SuperBowl

The Passion of the Christ

RIP Ronald Reagan, Julia Child, and Christopher Reeve

2005

Hurricane Katrina

Lance Armstrong wins 7th Tours de France

YouTube is founded

RIP Pope John Paul II and Johnny Carson

2006

Saddam Hussein is sentenced to death

Nintendo releases the Wii

Google purchases YouTube

Pluto is no longer considered a planet

RIP Don Knotts

2007
Virginia Tech killing spree
The iPhone
RIP Ruth Bell Graham

2008

Petroleum hits $100/barrel for 1st time

Michael Phelps earns 8 gold medals

Barack Obama

Hollywood writers’ strike

RIP Heath Ledger

2009

Swine Flu

Tiger Woods

RIP Michael Jackson

2010

Haiti

The oil spill

The Chilean miners

Tiger Woods

RIP Gary Coleman