May 17th 2001 - The U.S. Postal Service issued a stamp based on Charles M. Schulz's "Peanuts" comic strip.

I seem to remember that. :)

May 27th 2001 – Members of the Islamist separatist group Abu Sayyaf seize twenty hostages from an affluent island resort on Palawan in the Philippines; the hostage crisis would not be resolved until June 2002.

May 29th 2001 - In New York, four followers of Osama bin Laden were convicted of a global conspiracy to murder Americans. The crimes included the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa that killed 224 people.

May 29th 2001 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that disabled golfer Casey Martin could use a cart to ride in tournaments.

May 29th 2001 - The Eagles made their first ever visit to Russia when they appeared at SC Olymisky in Moscow.

...and I was spending the day studying for final exams in college. I had three to take the next day!

...and I was spending the day studying for final exams in college. I had three to take the next day!

...and on May 30, 2001, I took all three finals. One was in the morning, one was in the afternoon, and the other one in the evening. While all three went well for me (the classes were music, math, and computer programming), I was kinda stressed by the end of the day.

June 1st 2001 – Nepalese royal massacre: Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal shoots and kills several members of his family including his father and mother, King Birendra of Nepal and Queen Aiswarya.

June 9th 2001 - Ray Bourque (Colorado Avalanche) won his first Stanley Cup. He retired from the NHL just 17 days later after a 22 year career.

June 9th 2001 - Patrick Roy (Colorado Avalanche) became the first National Hockey League (NHL) player to win three Conn Smythe Trophies. The award is given to the playoff's Most Valuable Player.

June 10th 2001 – Pope John Paul II canonizes Lebanon's first female saint, Saint Rafqa.

June 11th 2001 – Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.

The Gameboy Advance was released here in the United States!

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The Gameboy Advance was released here in the United States!

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That means it's been 15 years since the first Super Mario Advance game was around.

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June 11th 2001 – Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.

He had originally been sentenced for execution a month earlier, as I recall; this was the day it finally happened.

June 21st 2001 – A federal grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, indicts 13 Saudis and a Lebanese in the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia that killed 19 American servicemen.

June 21st 2001 - John Lee Hooker, American blues singer and guitarist died in his sleep aged 83. Had hits with 'Boom Boom', 'Dimples' and 'I'm In The Mood'. His songs have been covered by many artists including Cream, AC/DC, ZZ Top, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Van Morrison, The Yardbirds, The Doors and The White Stripes. He appeared and sang in the 1980 movie The Blues Brothers.

June 21st 2001 - The final episode of "Xena: Warrior Princess" aired.

June 23rd 2001 – The 8.4 Mw southern Peru earthquake shakes coastal Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A destructive tsunami followed, leaving at least 74 people dead, and 2,687 injured.

June 24th 2001 - Blink 182 scored their second US No.1 album with 'Take Off Your...' The group's fourth studio album has sold over 12m copies worldwide and contains the singles 'The Rock Show', 'Stay Together for the Kids', and 'First Date'.

June 28th 2001 - Slobodan Milosevic was taken into custody and was handed over to the U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands. The indictment charged Milosevic and four other senior officials, with crimes against humanity and violations of the laws and customs of war in Kosovo.

June 30th 2001 - American guitarist and producer Chet Atkins died in Nashville aged 77. Recorded over 100 albums during his career, produced records for Perry Como, Elvis Presley, Don Gibson, Jim Reeves and Waylon Jennings. He was a major influence on George Harrison and Mark Knopfler.

June 30th 2001 - Beach Boys member Al Jardine went to court in a bid to sue his former band mates, claiming he had been frozen out of the Beach Boys. The $4 million (£2.35 million) suit was filed against Mike Love, Brian Wilson, the Carl Wilson Trust and Brother Records Incorporated in a New York Superior Court. In 1998 a US judge temporarily barred Jardine from performing under the name Beach Boys Family And Friends after representations from Mike Love and Brother Records. Jardine lost the case in 2003.

July 12, 2001 - Fred Marcellino, American illustrator and later an author of children's books who was very influential in the book industry, died in New York City at age 61. :\'(

July 28th 2001 – Australian Ian Thorpe becomes the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championships.

August 3rd 2001 – The Real IRA detonates a car bomb in Ealing, London, England, United Kingdom injuring seven people.

August 12th 2001, Atomic Kitten went to No.1 on the UK album chart with their debut release 'Right Now'. UK rappers So Solid Crew scored their first UK No.1 single with '21 Seconds.'

August 12th 2001 – NATO decides to send a peace-keeping force to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

August 24th 2001: Air Transat Flight 236 runs out of fuel over the Atlantic Ocean (en route to Lisbon from Toronto) and makes an emergency landing in the Azores.

August 25th 2001 - American singer, actress Aaliyah was killed in a plane crash in the Bahamas aged 22. The small Cessna plane crashed a few minutes after take off killing everyone on board with exception to four passengers who were pulled from the wreckage but later died. Aaliyah had been filming a video for her latest release 'Rock The Boat' on the island.

I came here to post about her but you beat me to it. She was so amazing, talented, beautiful, kind, compassionate... I miss her. I had been a fan for years when this happened. I'll forever appreciate her for all the wonderful music she gave us. And for her great film performances.

Here is my favorite song of hers, "4 Page Letter"
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^ I was just remembering that this morning as well. It really is a shame that she was taken from us at such a young age, only 22. :\'( She was a very talented performer in more ways than one.

^ I was just remembering that this morning as well. It really is a shame that she was taken from us at such a young age, only 22. :\'( She was a very talented performer in more ways than one.



can't believe it's been 15 years.  :(

can't believe it's been 15 years.  :(

I know, it's sad. Had she lived, she'd now be 37, and might have released several more albums. The world will never know for sure. :-\\

August 27th 2001 - Work began on the future site of a World War II memorial on the U.S. capital's historic national Mall. The site is between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.

August 27th 2001 - The U.S. military announced that an Air Force RQ-1B "Predator" aircraft was lost over Iraq. It was reported that the unmanned aircraft "may have crashed or been shot down."

September 2nd 2001, American saxophonist Jay Migliori died of cancer aged 70. As a session musician he recorded with The Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra and Frank Zappa and was the founding member of Supersax, a tribute band to Charlie Parker.

September 3rd 2001 – In Belfast, Protestant loyalists begin a picket of Holy Cross, a Catholic primary school for girls. For the next 11 weeks, riot police escort the schoolchildren and their parents through hundreds of protesters, some of whom hurl missiles and abuse. The protest sparks fierce rioting and grabs world headlines.

September 3rd 2001 - Bud Smith became the 16th major league rookie to throw a no-hitter. It was his 11th career start.

August 27th 2001 - Work began on the future site of a World War II memorial on the U.S. capital's historic national Mall. The site is between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.

August 27th 2001 - The U.S. military announced that an Air Force RQ-1B "Predator" aircraft was lost over Iraq. It was reported that the unmanned aircraft "may have crashed or been shot down."

A week late, but... for me, that was the day that I began my studies at California State University Northridge. :) It was a brand new experience for me, attending a university. But for the most part I enjoyed it... and little did I know that I'd be going to school there for seven years altogether.

September 4th 2001 – Tokyo DisneySea opens to the public as part of the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan.

September 5th 2001 - Fox News Channel terminated Paula Zahn for breach of contract.

September 5th 2001 - The reality TV show "Amazing Race" aired for the first time.

September 5th 2001 - "Junichiro Koizumi Presents: My Favorite Elvis Songs" was released exclusively in Japan. The collection of Elvis Presley songs were picked by Japan's prime minister.

September 5th 2001 - The New York Islanders signed Alexi Yashin to a 10-year $90 million contract. It was the biggest deal in NHL history.

September 6th 2001 - Ebay Inc. was found not liable for copyright infringement because bootleg copies of a Charles Manson documentary had been sold on the site.

September 6th 2001 - The U.S. Justice Department announced that it was seeking a lesser antitrust penalty and would not attempt to break up Microsoft.

September 6th 2001 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco) became the fifth player in major league baseball history to hit 60 home runs in a season.

September 6th 2001, Earth Wind and Fire announced that Viagra would sponsor their forthcoming 30th anniversary American tour.

September 7th 2001, Michael Jackson was reunited onstage with the Jackson Five at his 30th Anniversary Celebration in New York City's Madison Square Garden. It ended Jackson's 11-year hiatus from performing in the U.S. Jackson was joined by Eminem, Whitney Houston, Gladys Knight, Britney Spears and Destiny's Child to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his singing career.

September 9th 2001 – Pärnu methanol tragedy occurs in Pärnu County, Estonia.

September 9th 2001 – Ahmad Shah Massoud, leader of the Northern Alliance, is assassinated in Afghanistan by two al-Qaeda assassins who claimed to be Arab journalists wanting an interview.

September 9th 2001 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco) hit three home runs to give him 63 for the season.

September 9th 2001 – The Unix billennium is reached, marking the beginning of the use of 10-digit decimal Unix time stamps.

September 9th 2001 – The Unix billennium is reached, marking the beginning of the use of 10-digit decimal Unix time stamps.

Something I remember quite well. It marked 1 billion seconds since the start of the year 1970.

September 10th 2001 – Antônio da Costa Santos, mayor of Campinas, Brazil is assassinated.

September 10th 2001, Jamiroquai singer Jay Kay pleaded not guilty to assault charges after being accused of hitting a photographer and destroying camera equipment outside London night-club. Photographer, Dennis Gill, alleged that on April 14, Jay Kay punched him and destroyed camera equipment worth £250 outside the Attica night-club in London's West End, the case was adjourned until October 22.

2001 – Two hijacked aircraft crash into the World Trade Center in New York City, while a third smashes into The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in a series of coordinated suicide attacks by 19 members of al-Qaeda. In total 2,996 people are killed.

:\'(

2001 – Two hijacked aircraft crash into the World Trade Center in New York City, while a third smashes into The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in a series of coordinated suicide attacks by 19 members of al-Qaeda. In total 2,996 people are killed.

:\'(

:\'( :\'( indeed.

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2001 – Two hijacked aircraft crash into the World Trade Center in New York City, while a third smashes into The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in a series of coordinated suicide attacks by 19 members of al-Qaeda. In total 2,996 people are killed.

:\'(


What a sad day. :\'(

2001 – Two hijacked aircraft crash into the World Trade Center in New York City, while a third smashes into The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in a series of coordinated suicide attacks by 19 members of al-Qaeda. In total 2,996 people are killed.

:\'(


A sad day in which I wish I remembered, even though I was only a baby at the time.

2001 – Two hijacked aircraft crash into the World Trade Center in New York City, while a third smashes into The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in a series of coordinated suicide attacks by 19 members of al-Qaeda. In total 2,996 people are killed.

:\'(


Sad day in world history :(

I was 21 at the time and remember exactly what I was doing. Since it was a Tuesday, I was supposed to have my class at Cal State Northridge in the afternoon, but when I got there I found out that the campus was being evacuated for safety reasons.

September 11th 2001, Walking to work in New York (as an comic book illustrator) Gerard Way witnessed the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre. The day's events inspired him to start a band, which became My Chemical Romance with Way becoming their lead singer.

September 12th 2001 – Ansett Australia, Australia's first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the international airline industry, leaving 10,000 people unemployed.

September 13th 2001 – Civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the United States after the September 11 attacks.

September 14th 2001 - The FBI released the names of the 19 suspected hijackers that had taken part in the September 11 terror attacks on the U.S.

September 14th 2001 – Historic National Prayer Service held at Washington National Cathedral for victims of the September 11 attacks. A similar service is held in Canada on Parliament Hill, the largest vigil ever held in the nation's capital.

September 14th 2001 - Nintendo released the GameCube home video game console in Japan.

September 15th 2001 - George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States, 46th Governor of Texas, gives Post 9-11 Weekly Address, foreshadowing an interventionist United States Foreign Policy, leading to the Iraq, and Afghanistan Wars.

September 15th 2001 - Metallica action figures went on sale.

September 16th 2001, Austrian act DJ Otzi went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Hey Baby', a Euro-dance version of Bruce Channel's No.2 hit from 1962.

September 17th 2001 – The New York Stock Exchange reopens for trading after the September 11 attacks, the longest closure since the Great Depression.

September 17th 2001 – The New York Stock Exchange reopens for trading after the September 11 attacks, the longest closure since the Great Depression.

Also on that day, professional sports resumed play after the attacks.

September 18th 2001 – First mailing of anthrax letters from Trenton, New Jersey in the 2001 anthrax attacks.

September 20th 2001 – In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, U.S. President George W. Bush declares a "War on Terror".

September 21, 2001 - Ten days after 9/11, Mike Piazza gave the Mets an unforgettable home run, leading them 3-2 against the Braves in Shea Stadium.

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September 21st 2001 – Deep Space 1 flies within 2,200 km of Comet Borrelly.

September 21, 2001 - Ten days after 9/11, Mike Piazza gave the Mets an unforgettable home run, leading them 3-2 against the Braves in Shea Stadium.


And it was the first game played in New York City since before the attacks. Before the game, Mets and Braves players warmly greeted each other on the field.

September 22nd 2001, ‘A Tribute to Heroes’ was aired commercial-free on most of the major US TV networks. The live program was organised to raise money following the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and New York’s World Trade Center. Neil Young, Tom Petty, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, U2, Limp Bizkit, Bruce Springsteen and Pearl Jam all performed. Manning the telephones to take pledges were celebrities including Jack Nicholson, Jim Carrey, Whoopi Goldberg, Goldie Hawn, Robin Williams, Meg Ryan, Cuba Gooding Jr., Kurt Russell, Adam Sandler and many more.

September 22nd 2001 - A jury dismissed claims against Cher brought by an accountant who said that he lost his job and was harassed for alleging that there were labor violations during the construction of her Malibu mansion.

September 23rd 2001 - Barry Bonds hit his 65th and 66th home run of the season to tie Sammy Sosa for the second most home runs in a season.

September 23rd 2001 - Yoko Ono placed a full-page ad in The New York Times with the message - "Imagine all the people living life in peace." The ad was Ono's response to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

September 23rd 2001, Kylie Minogue started a five-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head.' The Australian singers 6th No.1 was written and produced by Cathy Dennis and former Mud guitarist Rob Davis, for which the pair won an Ivor Novello Award for the most performed song of the year. 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' also charted at No.1 in 40 countries.

September 24th 2001 - U.S. President George W. Bush froze the assets of 27 suspected terrorists and terrorist groups.

September 25th 2001 - Michael Jordan announced that he would return to the NBA as a player for the Washington Wizards. Jordan became the president of basketball operations for the team on January 19, 2000.

September 27th 2001 – Zug massacre: In Zug, Switzerland, Friedrich Leibacher shoots 18 citizens, killing 14 and then himself.

September 28th 2001 - Courtney Love filed a claim against Geffen Records and two musicians from her late husband's band, Nirvana. The suit was aimed at invalidating a 1997 agreement over the group's body of work. Love claimed that she signed the deal while she was distressed.

October 1st 2001 – Militants attack the state legislature building in Srinagar, Kashmir, killing 38.

September 23rd 2001, Kylie Minogue started a five-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head.' The Australian singers 6th No.1 was written and produced by Cathy Dennis and former Mud guitarist Rob Davis, for which the pair won an Ivor Novello Award for the most performed song of the year. 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' also charted at No.1 in 40 countries.

...and it wouldn't become popular in the States until 2002. Another one of those "hand me down" songs, that first gets released in other countries and hits big there, but takes several months to a year before finally making it to the U.S.

October 4th 2001 - Siberia Airlines Flight 1812: A Sibir Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 crashes into the Black Sea after being struck by an errant Ukrainian S-200 missile; 78 people are killed. :\'(

October 7th 2001 – The Global War on Terrorism begins as a result of the September 11 attacks. The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan initiates with an air assault and covert operations on the ground.

October 7th 2001 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) hit his 73rd home run of the season and set a new major league record.

October 7th 2001 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) hit his 73rd home run of the season and set a new major league record.

In doing so, he broke a record set 3 years earlier by Mark McGwire for most home runs in a single regular season.

Bonds hit home runs 71 through 73 in this three game series at AT&T Park in San Francisco, against the Los Angeles Dodgers. (Another note: this series was originally slated to be played Sept. 14 thru 16, but the terror attacks on the 11th suspended play in professional sports for a week, which resulted in the regular season ending on Sunday October 7th instead.)

October 8th 2001 - Two Russian cosmonauts made the first spacewalk to be conducted outside of the international space station without a shuttle present.

October 8th 2001 – U.S. President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.

October 8th 2001 - Tom Ridge, former Governor of Pennsylvania, was sworn in as director of the new U.S. department of Homeland Security.

October 11th 2001 – The Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection.

October 15th 2001: NASA's Galileo spacecraft passes within 112 miles of Jupiter's moon Io.

October 16th 2001: Etta Jones, American jazz singer-songwriter, died at the age of 72 from cancer (b. November 1928) in Mount Vernon, NY. (Not to be confused with Etta James.) :\'(

October 22nd 2001 – Grand Theft Auto III was released, popularizing a genre of open-world, action-adventure video games as well as spurring controversy around violence in video games.

October 25th, 2001: Windows XP, one of the most popular and widely used versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system, was released for retail sale.

October 25th, 2001: Windows XP, one of the most popular and widely used versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system, was released for retail sale.


And 15 years has already past. I really loved XP when I was a kid. It was the second operating system that I used on my dad's PC when I was a kid. He probably upgraded it from Windows Me around 2004 or 2005.

October 26th 2001 – The United States passes the USA PATRIOT Act into law.

And 15 years has already past. I really loved XP when I was a kid. It was the second operating system that I used on my dad's PC when I was a kid. He probably upgraded it from Windows Me around 2004 or 2005.

That's nice. ;) I used Windows XP a lot during my days at Cal State Northridge, although when I first started there it was just a couple months before XP got released, so those machines were on Windows NT at the time. We upgraded our home PC to Windows XP sometime later in the 2000s... only to replace it a few years after that.

That's nice. ;) I used Windows XP a lot during my days at Cal State Northridge, although when I first started there it was just a couple months before XP got released, so those machines were on Windows NT at the time. We upgraded our home PC to Windows XP sometime later in the 2000s... only to replace it a few years after that.


I was in high school at the time when Windows XP launched and my school upgraded pretty quick. Pretty much all of their computers were running on XP by late 2002. It was a very different story at my house, though. My parents have always been behind the times technologically, and our primary computer was still a Compaq Presario 5304 running on Windows 98 all the way up until 2004! :o

October 28th 2001, Afroman (Joseph Foreman), started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Because I Got High.' The song about how cannabis use was degrading his quality of life, rose from obscurity to popularity after it was circulated around the Internet.

October 31st 2001: The World Series was played on Halloween for the first time ever. It was Game Four of that year's series, with the Arizona Diamondbacks taking on the New York Yankees. The Yankees ended up winning the game, thanks to heroics by Derek Jeter... and because the game ended after midnight local time, it technically became the first-ever November MLB game; Jeter earned the title "Mr. November" from his contributions in the game.

November 3rd 2001: The Arizona Diamondbacks were one loss away from elimination in the World Series when they returned to Chase Field in Phoenix to take on the New York Yankees for Game Six. The Dbacks won by a score of 15 to 2, to force a deciding Game Seven the next day.

November 4th 2001: The World Series came down to Game Seven for the New York Yankees and Arizona Diamondbacks. The Yankees took a 2-1 lead on a solo homer by Alfonso Soriano off Curt Schilling, and the score remained that way until the bottom of the 9th. Mariano Rivera entered the game, intending to close it out for the Yankees' fourth straight World Series title, but he could not do it. He faced six batters, all of whom reached base, but he managed only one out (a force out of the lead runner on a bunt attempt). A one-out double tied the score, the next batter was hit by a pitch to load the bases, and Luis Gonzalez knocked in the go-ahead run with a single, giving the Diamondbacks their first (to date) World Series title, in only the team's fourth year of existence.

November 8th 2001, Winners at the MTV Europe Awards included Robbie Williams who won Best male and Best song for 'Rock DJ', Craig David won Best R&B act and Best UK & Ireland act, Dido won Best new act and Anastacia won Best pop act. Gorillaz won Best song for ‘Clint Eastwood’ and Best Dance act and Eminem won the Best Hip Hop award.

November 11th 2001 - ABC-TV aired the "I Love Lucy 50th Anniversary" special. The show featured never before seen footage.

November 11th 2001 – Journalists Pierre Billaud, Johanne Sutton and Volker Handloik are killed in Afghanistan during an attack on the convoy they are traveling in.

November 12th 2001 – War in Afghanistan: Taliban forces abandon Kabul, ahead of advancing Afghan Northern Alliance troops.

November 12th 2001, The three living former Beatles met for the last time at George Harrison's hotel in New York City for lunch. Harrison died two weeks later at a friend's home in Los Angeles on 29 November 2001, aged 58.

November 12th 2001, The three living former Beatles met for the last time at George Harrison's hotel in New York City for lunch. Harrison died two weeks later at a friend's home in Los Angeles on 29 November 2001, aged 58.

Only 17 days before he passed on. :\'(

November 13th 2001 - The 200th episode of "Frasier" aired on NBC.

November 13th 2001 – War on Terror: In the first such act since World War II, US President George W. Bush signs an executive order allowing military tribunals against foreigners suspected of connections to terrorist acts or planned acts on the United States.

November 14th 2001 – War in Afghanistan: Afghan Northern Alliance fighters take over the capital Kabul.

November 18th 2001, Britney Spears scored her second US No.1 album with 'Britney.' The album's success made her the first female artist in music history to have her first three studio albums to debut at the No.1 spot. This record however would later be broken by Spears herself with her 4th studio album In the Zone which charted in the same position.

November 19th 2001 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) became the first baseball player to win four Most Valuable Player Awards.

November 23rd 2001, Singer O.C. Smith died aged 65. Famous for his 1968 US No.1 single 'Little Green Apples' and 1968 UK No.2 single 'The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp'. Smith became pastor and founder of The City Of Angels Church in Los Angeles, California.

November 23rd 2001 - A crowd of 87,555 people watched the Texas Longhorns beat the Texas A&M Aggies 21-7. The crowd was the largest to see a football game in Texas.

November 23rd 2001 – The Convention on Cybercrime is signed in Budapest, Hungary.

November 25th 2001, Robbie Williams started an eight-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Swing When You're Winning'. The album spent 57 weeks on the UK Albums Chart, certified 7x Platinum, and became the 49th best-selling album of all-time in the UK.

November 27th 2001 - A hydrogen atmosphere is discovered on the extrasolar planet Osiris by the Hubble Space Telescope, the first atmosphere detected on an extrasolar planet.

November 29th 2001, Beatles guitarist George Harrison died in Los Angeles of lung cancer aged 58. Following the breakup of The Beatles Harrison had a successful career as a solo artist and later as part of the Traveling Wilburys. The youngest member of The Beatles, (aged 16 when he joined), his compositions include ‘Taxman’, ‘Here Comes the Sun’, ‘Something’, and ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’. Harrison released the acclaimed triple album, All Things Must Pass, in 1970, from which came the worldwide No.1 single 'My Sweet Lord.'

November 29th 2001, Beatles guitarist George Harrison died in Los Angeles of lung cancer aged 58. Following the breakup of The Beatles Harrison had a successful career as a solo artist and later as part of the Traveling Wilburys. The youngest member of The Beatles, (aged 16 when he joined), his compositions include ‘Taxman’, ‘Here Comes the Sun’, ‘Something’, and ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’. Harrison released the acclaimed triple album, All Things Must Pass, in 1970, from which came the worldwide No.1 single 'My Sweet Lord.'

:\'(

I remember this.

November 30th 2001, The first Top Of The Pops UK Awards were held in Manchester, with categories voted by viewers of the BBC show. Winners included: Best pop act: Westlife, Best R&B Act: Destiny's Child, Best Rock Act: U2, Best Dance Act: Fatboy Slim, Best Newcomer: Nelly Furtado, Best Single: Kylie Minogue, 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head', Best Album: Travis, 'The Invisible Band', Artist on top of the world: Jennifer Lopez, Hall of Fame Award went to Paul McCartney.

:\'(

I remember this.
So do I, the day it was announced I was stopped in a London park by a news reporter for my views on the death of George Harrison, I just carried on walking saying I am too upset to speak.

December 1st 2001 - Jimmy Fallon and Tina Fey presented a tribute to the late Beatle George Harrison on "Saturday Night Live."

December 2nd 2001 – Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

December 2nd 2001, Singer Valerie Jones died aged 45. One-third of the sister group The Jones Girls, who sang back-up vocals with Lou Reed, Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, Lou Rawls, Teddy Pendergrass and Betty Everett.

December 3rd 2001, American session guitarist Grady Martin died aged 72. He was a member of the legendary Nashville A-Team, playing guitar on hits ranging from Roy Orbison's ‘Oh, Pretty Woman’, Marty Robbins' ‘El Paso’ and Loretta Lynn's ‘Coal Miner's Daughter’. During a 50-year career, Martin backed such names as Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Joan Baez and J. J. Cale.

December 3rd 2001 - Michael Jackson's single "Cry" was released internationally.

December 3rd 2001 - Michael Jackson's album "Invincible" was certified Gold and Platinum by the RIAA.

December 4th 2001 - O.J. Simpson was involved in an incident with another motorist in Miami, FL. Simpson was accused of scratching the other motorists face while pulling off the man's glasses.

December 4th 2001 - The soundtrack to "Vanilla Sky" was released. Paul McCartney recorded the title track.

December 8th 2001 - In Belgrade, Yugoslavia, a street was renamed "John Lennon Street" in honor of the late Beatle.

December 9th 2001, Channel 4 TV apologised to viewers after Madonna said something very rude during live UK TV coverage at The Tate Gallery, London. Madonna was presenting a prize to artist Martin Creed. A TV spokesman said that did have a bleeper system but they missed the offending word.

December 15th 2001 - The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens after 11 years and $27,000,000 spent to stabilize it, without fixing its famous lean.

December 31st 2001, UK record chain HMV listed the best selling music products over Christmas: 'No Angel' by Dido was the best selling album, Kylie Minogue sold the most calendars, Kurt Cobain: 'Heavier Than Heaven' was the best selling book and D-12 T-Shirt was listed as the No.1 seller.

January 1st 2002 - Euro banknotes and coins become legal tender in twelve of the European Union's member states.

January 1st 2002 – The Open Skies mutual surveillance treaty, initially signed in 1992, officially comes into force.

January 1st 2002 – Taiwan officially joins the World Trade Organization, as Chinese Taipei.

January 8th 2002 - President George W. Bush signs into law the No Child Left Behind Act.

Also on January 8th 2002: Dave Thomas, American businessman and philanthropist who founded the Wendy's fast food chain, passed away at the age of 69 from a carcinoid neuroendocrine tumor. :\'(

January 11th 2002 - Muhammad Ali received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

January 12th 2002 - Brenden Shanahan (Detroit Red Wings) got his 1,000th career point in a 5-2 win over the Dallas Stars.

January 13th 2002 - U.S. President George W. Bush fainted after choking on a pretzel.

January 14th 2002 - Barry Bonds signed a contract with the San Francisco Giants worth $90 million for five years.

January 14th 2002 - TNT world premiered the TV movie "Monday Night Mayhem."

January 14th 2002 - Lance Armstrong ran the final leg of the Olympic torch relay in San Diego.

January 14th 2002 - The NBA announced a three game suspension for Shaquille O'Neal (Los Angeles Lakers) and a one game suspension for Brad Miller (Chicago Bulls) for a fight that occurred during a game.

January 15th 2002 - Seven minority players took part in an NHL game between the St. Louis Blues and the Edmonton Oilers. The record number of minority skaters included Edmonton's Anson Carter, Georges Laraque, Sean Brown and Mike Grier and St. Louis' Jamal Mayers, Fred Brathwaite and Bryce Salvador.

January 19th 2002: GSN began airing the reruns of the Fox game show Greed.

January 21st 2002: American singer Peggy Lee died of complications from diabetes and a heart attack on at the age of 81. :\'(

February 3rd 2002: The Super Bowl was played in the month of February for the first time ever. This was Super Bowl XXXVI, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans; and the two teams in it were the then-St. Louis Rams and the New England Patriots. Patriots won, 20-17, with quarterback Tom Brady being named MVP.

March 1st 2002 – U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins in eastern Afghanistan.

March 13th 2002: Marc Moreland, a member of American new wave band Wall Of Voodoo (best known for their song "Mexican Radio") died of kidney and liver failure. He was 44.

March 18th 2002, Ramones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Eddie Vedder, lead singer of Pearl Jam and close friend of the Ramones. The ceremony took place at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.

March 18th 2002, Ramones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Eddie Vedder, lead singer of Pearl Jam and close friend of the Ramones. The ceremony took place at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.

The previous day, actress Rosetta LeNoire passed away at the age of 90. :\'( (In 1989 at the age of 78 she was cast as 'Mother Estelle Winslow' in the sitcom Family Matters.)

March ​19th 2002 – Zimbabwe is suspended from the Commonwealth on charges of human rights abuses and of electoral fraud, following a turbulent presidential election.

March 20th 2002 - Actress Pamela Anderson disclosed that she had hepatitis C.

March 20th 2002 - Arthur Andersen pled innocent to charges that it had shredded documents and deleted computer files related to the energy company Enron.

March 27th 2002 - American comedian Milton Berle died of colon cancer at the age of 93 in Los Angeles. :\'(

April 11th 2002 - In a coup attempt, members of the Venezuelan military detained President Hugo Chávez and demanded his resignation.

April 11th 2002 - In a coup attempt, members of the Venezuelan military detained President Hugo Chávez and demanded his resignation.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez returns to office two days after being ousted and arrested by the country's military on April 14 2002.

April 15th 2002 - The series finale of ABC's "Once & Again" aired.

April 15th 2002 - HSN began airing "The NHL Show" featuring Phil Esposito.

April 15th 2002 - The series finale of ABC's "Once & Again" aired.

April 15th 2002 - HSN began airing "The NHL Show" featuring Phil Esposito.

One other television program made its debut on April 15th 2002: Whammy - The All New Press Your Luck premiered on GSN.
It was a revival of the 1980s game show Press Your Luck.

April 25th 2002 - Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, a member of TLC, was killed in an automobile accident at the tender age of 30. :\'(

May 2nd 2002 - Mike Cameron (Seattle Mariners) hit four home runs against the Chicago White Sox.

May 2nd 2002 - Mike Cameron (Seattle Mariners) hit four home runs against the Chicago White Sox.


I remember this

I remember this
Were you watching it live or on live television?

May 12th 2002: Former US President Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba for a five-day visit with Fidel Castro, becoming the first President of the United States, in or out of office, to visit the island since Castro's 1959 revolution.

May 14th 2002, The musical We Will Rock You opened in the West End of London, England at the Dominion Theatre. The musical was written by British comedian and author Ben Elton in collaboration with Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor. The musical tells the story of a group of Bohemians who struggle to restore the free exchange of thought, fashion, and live music in a distant future where everyone dresses, thinks and does the same. Musical instruments and composers are forbidden, and rock music is all but unknown. WWRY has since become the longest-running musical at the Dominion Theatre.

May 23rd 2002: Shawn Green of the Los Angeles Dodgers went 6-for-6 in an overwhelming 16-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, at Miller Park in Milwaukee, WI. His hits, which included 4 home runs, amounted to 19 total bases, a record in Dodgers history.

June 22nd 2002 – An earthquake measuring 6.5 Mw strikes a region of northwestern Iran killing at least 261 people and injuring 1,300 others and eventually causing widespread public anger due to the slow official response.

June 22nd 2002 – An earthquake measuring 6.5 Mw strikes a region of northwestern Iran killing at least 261 people and injuring 1,300 others and eventually causing widespread public anger due to the slow official response.


Also on that day, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Darryl Kile suddenly passed away from what was ruled to be a heart attack caused by a coronary artery blockage. He was only 33 years of age. :\'(

June 24th 2002 – The Igandu train disaster in Tanzania kills 281, the worst train accident in African history.

June 24th 2002 - Connie Chung debuted her prime-time news program on CNN.

July 4th 2002, George Michael took part in a live phone interview on US news channel CNN, defending his new single 'Shoot The Dog'. Americans were upset by the controversial video, which had President Bush in bed with Tony Blair.

July 9th 2002: The MLB All-Star Game infamously ended in a 7-7 tie after 11 innings of play, because both leagues ran out of pitchers. This resulted in no MVP for the game.

27 July 2002 - Ukraine airshow disaster: A Sukhoi Su-27 fighter crashes during an air show at Lviv, Ukraine... killing 77 and injuring more than 500 others, making it the deadliest air show disaster in history.

August 8th 2002 - Major league baseball players and owners agreed to a $100,000 increase in baseball's minimum salary. The minimum was set at $300,000 starting in 2003.

August 10th 2002, Lisa Marie Presley married actor Nicolas Cage at a resort in Hawaii. The marriage was Presley's third. She was married previously to musician Danny Keough and pop star Michael Jackson. Cage filed for divorce four months later.

August 11th 2002, Bruce Springsteen started a two week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'The Rising', the singers fifth US No.1. Also No.1 in the UK.

August 11th 2002 - US Airways announced that it had filed for bankruptcy.

August 11th 2002 - Jason Priestly crashed his car during practice for a race in the Infiniti Pro Series. He suffered a spinal fracture, a moderate concussion, a broken nose, facial lacerations and broken bones in both feet.

August 15th 2002, A memorial to John Lennon was unveiled in the remote Scottish village of Durness where Lennon had spent his holidays from age seven to fifteen. The lyrics from 'In My Life' had been inscribed on three stones.

August 15th 2002, A memorial to John Lennon was unveiled in the remote Scottish village of Durness where Lennon had spent his holidays from age seven to fifteen. The lyrics from 'In My Life' had been inscribed on three stones.

Also on that day, Comedy Central reportedly terminated production of their game show Win Ben Stein's Money. Nonetheless, new episodes continued to air into early 2003 (they had likely been filmed prior to August 2002).

August 16th 2002 - Curt Shilling (Arizona Diamondbacks) won his 20th game of the year.

August 16th 2002 - The major league baseball players union announced that they would begin a strike on August 30th.

August 16th 2002 - The major league baseball players union announced that they would begin a strike on August 30th.

This left fans wondering, "I hope it doesn't happen!" over the next two weeks.

Finally, on the 30th, this "strike" would be averted!

This left fans wondering, "I hope it doesn't happen!" over the next two weeks.

Finally, on the 30th, this "strike" would be averted!
A massive sense of apprehension?

August 17th 2002 - In Santa Rosa, CA, the Charles M. Schulz Museum opened to the public.

August 17th 2002, Darius was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Colourblind'. The third "Pop Idol" finalist to get a number one. He'd originally lost out on "Popstars", failing to get a place in the group Hear'Say, and then came third in "Pop Idol".

August 18th 2002 - CNN began airing parts of 64 al-Qaeda tapes found in Afghanistan. The tapes contained footage of the terrorist networks activities.

August 21st 2002 - In Pakistan, President General Pervez Musharraf unilaterally amended the Pakistani constitution. He extended his term in office and granted himself powers that included the right to dissolve parliament.

April 8, 2002: I was born  ;)

This left fans wondering, "I hope it doesn't happen!" over the next two weeks.

Finally, on the 30th, this "strike" would be averted!

A massive sense of apprehension?

I would say so.

By the way, it was on this date 15 years ago, when the strike would be averted... less than 24 hours before it would have taken effect.

September 1st 2002, Coldplay scored their second UK No.1 album with A Rush Of Blood To The Head. The album won the band the 2003 Grammy for Best Alternative Album for the second time in a row, successive to their previous win in the same category, and the 2004 Grammy for Record of the Year for the song 'Clocks'.

September 4th 2002 - The Oakland Athletics won their AL-record 20th straight game. The A's gave up an 11-run lead during the game and then won the game on a Scott Hatteberg home run in the bottom of the ninth inning. The game hosted the largest crowd (55,528) ever for a regular season game at the Coliseum.

September 4th 2002 - FOX aired the two-hour finale of "American Idol." Kelly Clarkson was selected as the nation's newest pop star.

September 5th 2002 - The Sour Biscuit Fire in Oregon and northern California, which burned 499,570 acres (2,022 square km), is finally contained.

September 5th 2002, Heather Mills, Paul McCartney's second wife accepted £50,000 libel damages over an article in the Sunday Mirror. The paper had suggested that Mills acted dishonestly over cash collected for an earthquake appeal.

September 5th 2002 - In New York, the NFL held a concert to celebrate its season opener. Eve, Alicia Keys, Bon Jovi, Enrique Iglesias and 'N Sync's Joey Fatone performed. The event preceded the rare Thursday-night opener between the New York Giants and the San Francisco 49ers.

September 5th 2002 - The Oakland Athletics won their AL-record 20th straight game. The A's gave up an 11-run lead during the game and then won the game on a Scott Hatteberg home run in the bottom of the ninth inning.

September 6th 2002 - In New York, the U.S. Congress convened at Federal Hall for a rare special session. The session was held in New York to express the nation's mourning for the loss on September 11, 2001 and unity in the war against terrorism.

September 4th 2002 - FOX aired the two-hour finale of "American Idol." Kelly Clarkson was selected as the nation's newest pop star.

The conclusion of the show's first season.

Kelly has gone on to become a successful pop musician.

September 10th 2002: Switzerland, traditionally a neutral country, joins the United Nations.

September 13th 2002 - Mike Vernon retired after a 19-year career as a player in the NHL.

September 21st 2002, Pink went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Just Like A Pill', the American singers first UK No.1.

Toonami's Trapped in Hyperspace event ended two days before, and its tie-in game was my new favorite computer game. I also really liked Kirby: Right Back at Ya, a show that recently premiered on Fox Kids. I wound up buying Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land from the Toys R Us in Times Square.

This day (September 22, 2002) I actually remember because I used the word "hell" in my parents' earshot. They told me I shouldn't use it as it's the name of the place bad people go to after they die.

September 28th 2002, Madonna was voted the greatest female singer of all-time by 75,0000 music fans in a VH1 poll. But critics and music fans were unhappy with the position of Kylie Minogue who was voted into second place beating Diana Ross, (12th) and Annie Lennox, (14th). The highest placed UK act was Kate Bush who was voted No. 10.

October 8th 2002 - A federal judge approved U.S. President George W. Bush's request to reopen West Coast ports, to end a caustic 10-day labor lockout. The lockout was costing the U.S. economy an estimated $1 billion to $2 billion a day.

October 8th 2002 - A federal judge approved U.S. President George W. Bush's request to reopen West Coast ports, to end a caustic 10-day labor lockout. The lockout was costing the U.S. economy an estimated $1 billion to $2 billion a day.

Also on that day, the American League Championship Series began, between the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Minnesota Twins. The Twins won the opening game, 2-1, at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
The Angels would win the next four games to advance to the World Series.

October 11th 2002 – A bomb attack in a shopping mall in Vantaa, Finland kills seven.

October 13th 2002, Will Young went to No.1 on the UK album chart with his debut album 'From Now On.' Young came to prominence after winning the 2002 inaugural series of the British music contest Pop Idol, making him the first winner of the now-worldwide Idols-format franchise. His debut single, 'Anything is Possible', was released two weeks after the show's finale and became the fastest-selling debut single in the United Kingdom.

October 13th 2002, UK rock band Muse took legal action against Celine Dion after she announced her forthcoming Las Vegas show would be called 'Muse'. Singer Matt Bellamy from the band said 'We don't want anyone to think we're Celine Dion's backing band.'

October 13th 2002, UK rock band Muse took legal action against Celine Dion after she announced her forthcoming Las Vegas show would be called 'Muse'. Singer Matt Bellamy from the band said 'We don't want anyone to think we're Celine Dion's backing band.'

That same day, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim won the American League Championship Series, defeating the Minnesota Twins 4 games to 1. This victory sent the Angels to the World Series for the first time ever (and only time, to date)... which I myself was very excited about! :D

(With apologies to Twins fans.)

October 24th 2002 - Microsoft Corp. and Walt Disney Co. announced the release of an upgraded MSN Internet service with Disney content.

October 25th 2002 - In Bloomfield, MI, an $800,000 house owned by Aretha Franklin burned down. Franklin had not lived in the house in two years.

October 27th 2002 - Emmitt Smith (Dallas Cowboys) became the all-time leading rusher in the NFL when he extended his career yardage to 16,743. He achieved the record in his 193rd game. He also scored his 150th career touchdown.

October 27th 2002 - Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was elected president of Brazil in a runoff. He was the country's first elected leftist leader.

Also on October 27th 2002... the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim won their only World Series to date, defeating the San Francisco Giants in a decisive 7th game!

I watched pretty much the whole game, cheering for the Angels all the way!

October 31st 2002 – A federal grand jury in Houston, Texas indicts former Enron chief financial officer Andrew Fastow on 78 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice related to the collapse of his ex-employer.

November 3rd 2002 - In Central Alaska, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake occurs, the world's largest earthquake in 2002. No deaths, few injuries, but extensive damage to roads. Felt as far away as Seattle, Washington.

November 3rd 2002 - At Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong, 777 people assembled a 58,435 square foot jigsaw puzzle with 21,600 pieces.

November 6th 2002 - Emmitt Smith (Dallas Cowboys) dropped the puck at a game between the Dallas Stars and the Vancouver Canucks.

November 9th 2002, It was announced that Madonna's latest movie 'Swept Away' would not be released in the UK because it had been such a box office flop in the US. The Washington Post said the film was "as awful as you've heard and as bad as you've imagined."

November 9th 2002, Viewers of the UK music channel VH1 voted 'I Will Always Love You' by Whitney Houston as the number 1 most romantic song ever. In second place Elvis Presley 'You Were Always On My Mind' and third place went to 'My Heart Will Go On' by Celine Dion.

November 10th 2002 – Veteran's Day Weekend Tornado Outbreak: A tornado outbreak stretching from Northern Ohio to the Gulf Coast, one of the largest outbreaks recorded in November. The strongest tornado, an F4, hits Van Wert, Ohio, during the early to mid afternoon and destroys a movie theater, which had been evacuated.

November 11th 2002 - Barry Bonds became the first major league baseball player to win the leagues Most Valuable Player title five times.

November 11th 2002 - Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates pledged $100 million to fight AIDS in India.

November 11th 2002 - The NHL suspended Krzysztof Oliwa (New York Rangers) for five games for a cross-check against Grant Marshall (Columbus Bluejackets) on November 9. Coach Bryan Trottier (New York Rangers) was suspended for two games for sending several enforcers on the ice for the final 2.5 seconds of the same game.

November 12th 2002 - Stan Lee filed a lawsuit against Marvel Entertainment Inc. that claimed the company had cheated him out of millions of dollars in movie profits related to the 2002 movie "Spider-Man." Lee was the creator of Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk and Daredevil.

November 14th 2002 - Microsoft officially launches the Xbox Live online video gaming service in the USA.

November 15th 2002: Hu Jintao becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and a new nine-member Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated.


Condoleeza Rice: "'Hu' is the new leader of China."
G.W. Bush: "That's what I want to know."
Condoleeza Rice: "That's what I'm telling you."
G.W. Bush: "That's what I'm asking you. Who is the new leader of China?"
Condoleeza Rice: "Yes."
G.W. Bush: "I mean the fellow's name."
Condoleeza Rice: "Hu."
G.W. Bush: "The guy in China."
Condoleeza Rice: "Hu."
G.W. Bush: "The new leader of China."
Condoleeza Rice: "Hu."
G.W. Bush: "The Chinaman!"
Condoleeza Rice: "Hu is leading China."
G.W. Bush: "Now what are ya asking me for?"
Condoleeza Rice: "I'm telling you Hu is leading China."
G.W. Bush: "Well, I'm asking you. Who is leading China?"
Condoleeza Rice: "That's the man's name."
G.W. Bush: "That's whose name?"
Condoleeza Rice: "Yes."

November 21st 2002: NATO invites Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia to become members.

January 12th 2003: Maurice Gibb, one of the three brothers who comprised The Bee Gees, passed away from heart failure at the age of 63. :\'(

January 26th 2003: The Super Bowl was played in January for the last time. This one, SB XXXVII, was played in Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, CA, and featured the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeating the Oakland Raiders by a score of 48 to 21.

February 1st 2003: Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during the reentry of mission STS-107 into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard. :\'(

March 17th 2003: In a televised presidential address, U.S. President George W. Bush announced that Saddam Hussein had 48 hours to leave Iraq.

20th March 2003: Iraq invasion begins.

20th March 2003: Iraq invasion begins.

:o

Battle of Nasiriyah, first major conflict during the invasion of Iraq, occurred three days later, on Sunday March 23rd.

March 23rd, 2003:

The Gameboy Advance SP was released in North America.

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On April 1st 2003 (well, in my world), my parents bought a new car... namely a Toyota Sienna minivan. We ended up keeping it for over 13 years (in December 2016 we sold it to a church musician friend of ours, who seriously needed a car, as his old one conked out).

April 9th 2003: Baghdad falls to American forces in the Iraq War.

May 1st 2003 – Invasion of Iraq: In what becomes known as the "Mission Accomplished" speech, on board the USS Abraham Lincoln (off the coast of California), U.S. President George W. Bush declares that "major combat operations in Iraq have ended".

May 7th 2003, A Los Angeles federal jury recommended a $1.5 million award to a British record company that sued rapper-producer Dr Dre for song plagiarism. London-based Minder Music Ltd. sued Dre in 2000, claiming his 1999 song, 'Let's Get High,' used the bass line of The Fatback's 1980 song, 'Backstroking' which was featured on Dre's successful '2001' album, which sold 9 million copies worldwide.

May 13th 2003, Michael Jackson launched a court case suing Motown Records. Jacko filed the lawsuit in LA, saying he hadn't been paid royalties due for the music he did with the Jackson Five in the 60s and 70s. The singer also claimed his music has been used in TV ads without his permission.

June 2nd 2003 - In the U.S., federal regulators voted to allow companies to buy more television stations and newspaper-broadcasting combinations in the same city. The previous ownership restrictions had not been altered since 1975.

July 15th 2003 – AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day.

July 15th 2003 – AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day.

The same day, American League would begin a 7-year streak of winning the MLB All Star Game, adding to the National League's winless streak which had begun in 1997.

July 30th 2003 - In Mexico, the last 'old style' Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line.

August 27th 2003 - Mars made its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, passing within approximately 55,758,000 kilometers (34,650,000 mi).

September 7th 2003, American rock singer Warren Zevon passed away at the age of 56 from mesothelioma.

September 12th 2003 – Iraq War: In Fallujah, U.S. forces mistakenly shoot and kill eight Iraqi police officers.

September 15th 2003 - In Independence, MO, the birthplace of Ginger Rogers was designated a local landmark. The move by the Independence City Council qualified the home for historic preservation.

September 26th 2003, British-based rock musician Robert Palmer passed away from a heart attack at age 54. His biggest hits included "Bad Case Of Loving You" (1979), "Addicted To Love" (1986 in the U.S.; this song won him the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal), and "Simply Irresistible" (1988). :\'(

October 3rd 2003 - Ray Horn, of the duo "Siegfried & Roy," was attacked by tiger during a performance. Roy survived the attack after being dragged offstage. The tiger, a 7-year-old male named Montecore, was debuting in his first show.

October 7th 2003 - The California Recall Election took place, recalling Governor Grey Davis from office and replacing him with actor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

October 10th 2003 - Rush Limbaugh announced that he was addicted to painkillers and that he was going to check into a rehab center.

October 14th 2003, was the night of the MLB game involving the "Steve Bartman incident": Game 6 of the NLCS between the Marlins and Chicago Cubs. The Cubs were just 5 outs away from advancing to the World Series for the first time in 58 years, but Bartman's reaching for a foul ball that LF Moises Alou was attempting to catch sparked a downward turn for the Cubbies.

The Cubs would have to wait 13 more years to finally return to the World Series...

and capture their first title in more than a century.

15 years ago today, I married my best friend.  :)


Cat

15 years ago today, I married my best friend.  :)


Cat

Happy anniversary to you and Carlos!!

Happy Anniversary to ya both CAT :)

Meow!!

15 years ago today, I married my best friend.  :)


Cat
Belated anniversary wishes to the both of you!

October 23rd 2003, the Miami Marlins beat the New York Yankees in Game Five of the World Series to take a 3-games-to-2 series lead.

October 24th 2003 - In London, the last commercial supersonic Concorde flight landed.

October 25th 2003 - The Cedar Fire begins in San Diego County, burning 280,000 acres (1,100 square km), 2,232 homes and killing 14.

October 25th 2003 - The Cedar Fire begins in San Diego County, burning 280,000 acres (1,100 square km), 2,232 homes and killing 14.

I remember that. :\'( There was a similar blaze closer to where I live.

That same night, the Miami Marlins captured their second World Series title by defeating the New York Yankees in Game Six, at old Yankee Stadium. Josh Beckett, the player selected as MVP of the series, pitched a complete game shutout in that game, tagging out Jorge Posada to end the game and the series. The Marlins haven't returned to the postseason since then.

October 26th 2003 - The Cedar Fire, the third-largest fire in California history, continued, as the death toll rose to 15 people.
It would be a week or so before the blaze was fully contained.

October 31st 2003 – Mahathir bin Mohamad resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia and is replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, marking an end to Mahathir's 22 years in power.

November 1st 2003, Organisers of the MTV Europe Awards 2003 recruited 500 'screamers' to attend this year's event. The music lovers were selected at an audition held in Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens. About 1,500 pop-mad teenagers and adults screamed themselves hoarse in a bid to get their hands on a ticket to the exclusive event.

November 2nd 2003 - In the U.S., the Episcopal Church diocese consecrated the church's first openly gay bishop.

November 12, 2003 - Britney Spears releases her landmark fourth album, In the Zone. Featuring such hits as "Me Against the Music" (feat. Madonna), "Toxic," and "Everytime"... as well as classic deep cuts such as "Touch of My Hand," "Early Mornin'," "The Hook Up," "Shadow," "Breathe On Me," and "Showdown." It was her last studio album prior to her ill-fated relationship and marriage to Kevin Federline and subsequent breakdown. In a way, it was (the beginning of) the end of one era and the beginning of another.

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During her post-album hiatus, Britney released Greatest Hits: My Prerogative, Britney & Kevin: Chaotic (the reality show and a tie-in EP), and B in the Mix: The Remixes (Vol 1) before returning with 2007's landmark Blackout. On Britney (2001), In The Zone, and Blackout, Britney Spears was definitely at her creative peak, and 2016's Glory is (to date) the closest she's come since.

November 14th 2003 – Astronomers Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz discover 90377 Sedna, a Trans-Neptunian object.

November 23rd 2003 – Rose Revolution: Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze resigns following weeks of mass protests over flawed elections.

On November 24th 2003, Warren Spahn, American baseball player and coach, passed away from "natural causes" at the age of 82. :\'( He played his entire career in the National League, mostly with the Braves franchise.

December 7th 2003 - The Conservative Party of Canada is officially registered, following the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.

December 14th 2003 – Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf narrowly escapes an assassination attempt.

December 19th 2003 - Images for the new design for the Freedom Tower at the World Trade Center site were released. The building slopes into a spire that reaches 1,776 feet.

December 24th 2003: The Spanish police thwart an attempt by ETA to detonate 50 kg of explosives at 3:55 p.m. inside Madrid's busy Chamartín Station.

January 2nd 2004: The robotic space probe Stardust successfully flies past Comet Wild 2, collecting samples that are returned to Earth.

3 January 2004: Flash Airlines Flight 604, bound for Paris, crashes in the Red Sea, killing all 135 passengers.

^ :\'(

January 14th 2004: The national flag of the Republic of Georgia, the so-called "five cross flag", is restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years.

February 1st 2004: Super Bowl XXXVIII was played at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas; the New England Patriots defeated the Carolina Panthers by a score of 32-29. However, the game was mainly known for a halftime incident: the wardrobe malfunction between Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson. :o

February 3rd 2004 - The US Central Intelligence Agency admits that there was no imminent threat from weapons of mass destruction before the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

February 3rd 2004 - The US Central Intelligence Agency admits that there was no imminent threat from weapons of mass destruction before the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

On that very same day, my mom had her first thyroid surgery... and on the previous day I began what would be my most challenging academic semester ever.

The semester "got the better of me" in a sense, because I struggled with everything.

February 4th 2004 – Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg.

February 1st 2004: Super Bowl XXXVIII was mainly known for a halftime incident: the wardrobe malfunction between Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson. :o
15 years later and the group Maroon 5 is now facing a similar controversy!

15 years later and the group Maroon 5 is now facing a similar controversy!
What happened?

What happened?
The show was apparently boring and Adam Levine went shirtless near the end which a lot of people apparently called out in that he should get the same treatment as Janet got.

The show was apparently boring and Adam Levine went shirtless near the end which a lot of people apparently called out in that he should get the same treatment as Janet got.
The word desperate comes to mind.

The show was apparently boring and Adam Levine went shirtless near the end which a lot of people apparently called out in that he should get the same treatment as Janet got.


I'm not complaining.

February 4th 2004 – Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg.

O0

Of course back then I was not really interested in joining such a site... but after my mom joined in 2008 and invited me to join the following year, I decided to...and have enjoyed it ever since. (Makes me wish that in retrospect I had joined around 2006/07, but like I said, I didn't really have interest in social media back then.)

February 17th 2004: I became a member on this site.

I'd have to stop and think about 15 years ago for me

February 27th 2004 – Shoko Asahara, the leader of the Japanese doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo, is sentenced to death for masterminding the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack.

February 27th 2004 – Shoko Asahara, the leader of the Japanese doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo, is sentenced to death for masterminding the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack.

Two days later, on Leap Day, Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide is overthrown in a coup d'état.

March 21st 2004: Jimmy Carter, former US president and 2002 Nobel Peace Prize winner, vehemently condemns George W. Bush and Tony Blair for waging an unnecessary war "based upon lies and misinterpretations" in order to oust Sadaam Hussein. He claims that Blair had allowed his better judgment to be swayed by Bush's desire to finish a war that his father had started.

March 22nd 2004: Ahmed Yassin, co-founder and leader of the Palestinian Sunni Islamist group Hamas, two bodyguards, and nine civilian bystanders are killed in the Gaza Strip when hit by Israeli Air Force Hellfire missiles.

March 2004

This was the time I came down with a very horrible illness. And I was bedridden throughout the Spring and Summer that year. I was only 23 and missed out on a lot of things because I was sick and confined to a bed.

March 2004

This was the time I came down with a very horrible illness. And I was bedridden throughout the Spring and Summer that year. I was only 23 and missed out on a lot of things because I was sick and confined to a bed.

Sorry you felt so bad at that time. :o

I, too, went through a stressful time in my life then, with a very challenging academic semester. In fact, I had a very tough midterm exam that month which left me in pain the next day.

Sorry you felt so bad at that time. :o

I, too, went through a stressful time in my life then, with a very challenging academic semester. In fact, I had a very tough midterm exam that month which left me in pain the next day.


That's awful. But yeah, it was a tough time in my life.

That's awful. But yeah, it was a tough time in my life.

I was going through some toughness as well. But that was also around the time I started out as a member on this site.

I even talked about it in detail here: http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=8488.msg3799821#msg3799821

March 28th 2004: Peter Ustinov -- English-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter -- passed away at the age of 82.

April 15th 2004 - The old version of this board crashed...and we were without a messageboard for a week while ChuckyG fixed it.

April 15th 2004 - The old version of this board crashed...and we were without a messageboard for a week while ChuckyG fixed it.
Oh no!

April 15th 2004 - The old version of this board crashed...and we were without a messageboard for a week while ChuckyG fixed it.
...and from advice from an online friend when our regular board had shutdown, recommended signing up here, and I eventually did on May 8th of that year.

Oh no!

Yep, it was a feeling of incompleteness at that time.



...and from advice from an online friend when our regular board had shutdown, recommended signing up here, and I eventually did on May 8th of that year.

Terrific! O0 They pointed you to the right place.

Of course, I originally found this site through Amiright, which has a link to the Messageboard in the sidebar area (which has undergone some appearance changes over time).

April 17th 2004, Kurt Cobain's Mark IV-style Mosrite Gospel guitar sold for $100,000 at the Icons of 20th Century Music auction held in Dallas, Texas. Other items sold included Elton John and Bernie Taupin's song writing piano which sold for $140,000 and a 1966 Rickenbacker guitar owned by The Byrds Roger McGuinn's sold for $99,000.

April 17th 2004, Kurt Cobain's Mark IV-style Mosrite Gospel guitar sold for $100,000 at the Icons of 20th Century Music auction held in Dallas, Texas. Other items sold included Elton John and Bernie Taupin's song writing piano which sold for $140,000 and a 1966 Rickenbacker guitar owned by The Byrds Roger McGuinn's sold for $99,000.

And this came shortly after the 10-year anniversary of his passing...

April 15th 2004 - The old version of this board crashed...and we were without a messageboard for a week while ChuckyG fixed it.

...and from advice from an online friend when our regular board had shutdown, recommended signing up here, and I eventually did on May 8th of that year.


And today marks 15 years to the day since this site reopened! Of course, all of us who were members before then had to register brand new accounts and start brand new threads. This included me, as well as Howard, Cat, and others (some of whom still have their accounts but haven't been on here in ages).

May 7th 2004, A planning inquiry hearing Madonna's appeal to ban ramblers from parts of her £9m country estate heard details of the land's make-up. The pop star claimed 100 acres of land at the 1,200-acre Ashcombe House estate had been inaccurately classified as open country. Madonna was appealing against the classification in a hearing. Under the act, people would have the right to access any land registered on the final map as open country-mountain, moor, heath or down.

May 7th 2004, A planning inquiry hearing Madonna's appeal to ban ramblers from parts of her £9m country estate heard details of the land's make-up. The pop star claimed 100 acres of land at the 1,200-acre Ashcombe House estate had been inaccurately classified as open country. Madonna was appealing against the classification in a hearing. Under the act, people would have the right to access any land registered on the final map as open country-mountain, moor, heath or down.

The very next day, May 8th 2004, you became a member on this site.

Happy anniversary of membership to you!! O0

The very next day, May 8th 2004, you became a member on this site.

Happy anniversary of membership to you!! O0
Thank you, I was not in a position to celebrate it.

Thank you, I was not in a position to celebrate it.

Even so, I was acknowledging it.

Even so, I was acknowledging it.
Many thanks!

May 15th 2004 – Arsenal F.C. go an entire league campaign unbeaten in the English Premier League, joining Preston North End F.C with the right to claim the title The Invincibles.

May 17th 2004 – The first legal same-sex marriages in the U.S. are performed in the state of Massachusetts.

May 15th 2004 – Arsenal F.C. go an entire league campaign unbeaten in the English Premier League, joining Preston North End F.C with the right to claim the title The Invincibles.


I remember that. I’m a Leeds supporter and we got relegated that season. It’s been a rough 15 years.

May 26th 2004: United States Army veteran Terry Nichols is found guilty of 161 state murder charges for helping carry out the Oklahoma City bombing.


...and I was just finishing my toughest academic semester ever.

On June 5th 2004, former U.S. President Ronald Reagan (the 40th President; served from 1981-89) passed away at age 93, from Alzheimers Disease and pneumonia. This was the first death of a former president in ten years (Richard Nixon had passed away in 1994).

June 11th 2004 – Cassini–Huygens makes its closest flyby of the Saturn moon Phoebe.

June 11th 2004 – Cassini–Huygens makes its closest flyby of the Saturn moon Phoebe.

The same day, Ronald Reagan's body was laid to rest near his Presidential Library in Simi Valley, CA. (The day had been declared a national day of mourning.)

June 15th 2004 - The Detroit Pistons upset the heavily favored Los Angeles Lakers to win the 2004 NBA Finals, four games to one.

June 22, 2004 - Jojo releases her self-titled debut album. Unfortunately, I was going through a "pop sucks" phase at the time. I even wrote a parody of her breakthrough hit "Get Out (Leave)," that was pretty harsh in hindsight. To make it up to her, I would like to say she was hilarious in the Robin Williams movie, RV.

https://twitter.com/iamjojo/status/1142481300693164033

https://twitter.com/iamjojo/status/1142501989236051968

Maybe I should write an amended update of my earlier parody, now that I'm cool with pop again... or pop is cool with me... or something?

June 22, 2004 - Jojo releases her self-titled debut album. Unfortunately, I was going through a "pop sucks" phase at the time. I even wrote a parody of her breakthrough hit "Get Out (Leave)," that was pretty harsh in hindsight. To make it up to her, I would like to say she was hilarious in the Robin Williams movie, RV.

https://twitter.com/iamjojo/status/1142481300693164033

https://twitter.com/iamjojo/status/1142501989236051968

Maybe I should write an amended update of my earlier parody, now that I'm cool with pop again... or pop is cool with me... or something?


She was only 13 too. She definitely looked older in her music video to Leave.

June 30th 2004: Preliminary hearings begin in Iraq in the trial of president Sadaam Hussein, for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

On July 1st 2004, American actor Marlon Brando passed away at the age of 80. His film career spanned almost all of his adult life, from 1944 until his death (a span of 60 years).

July 3rd 2004, David Crosby was fined $5,000 (£2,745) by a US court after admitting attempted criminal possession of a weapon. It followed his arrest in New York in March when a gun, knife and marijuana were found in his luggage.

July 5th 2004:

The first Indonesian presidential election is held.
L.A. Dodgers relief pitcher Eric Gagne's consecutive saves streak comes to an end at 84 when he allows the tying run to score for the Arizona D'backs.

July 21st 2004, I was still in a cast after I broke my arm  climbing a fence with my cousins and neighborhood friends in early July. I was about to turn 7 years old. I remember getting my cast taken off the day before my 7th birthday.

August 22nd 2004 - In Oslo, Norway, a version of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" and his work "Madonna" were stolen from the Munch Museum. This version of "The Scream," one of four different versions, was a tempera painting on board.

^ The very next day... I started another academic year at CSU Northridge, this time with a "take-it-easy" semester.

August 29th 2004 - Around 200,000 protesters demonstrate in New York City against U.S. President George W. Bush and his government, ahead of the 2004 Republican National Convention.

August 29th 2004 - India test-launched a nuclear-capable missle able to carry a one-ton warhead. The weapon had a range of 1,560 miles.

August 30th 2004 - U.S. President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney are re-nominated at the Republican National Convention in New York City.

August 30th 2004 - U.S. President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney are re-nominated at the Republican National Convention in New York City.


The very next day... the Cleveland Indians defeated the New York Yankees by a score of 22 to nothing... at old Yankee Stadium!

September 7th 2004: Hurricane Ivan made landfall on Grenada and devastated at least 85 percent of buildings on the island.

September 12, 2004 - Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide debuted.

Drake and Josh dressed up as The Blues Brothers.

September 18, 2004 - Britney Spears marries Kevin Federline.

15 years later, September 18th once again becomes a notable date in Britney's life, via the #FreeBritney movement and a court hearing regarding her 11-year-old conservatorship.

September 21st 2004, the hit album American Idiot was released by American alternative rock band Green Day. (The title track became a hit single right around that time.)

September 24, 2004 - Shaun of the Dead is released in the United States.

September 25th 2004 - Hurricane Jeanne makes landfall near Port Saint Lucie, Florida, near location Hurricane Frances hit two weeks earlier. Jeanne kills over 3,030, mostly in Haiti.

September 28th 2004 - The U.S. Federal Reserve and the U.S. Secret Service introduced the first newly redesigned $50 bill.

September 28th 2004 - Nate Olive and Sarah Jones arrived at the US.-Mexico border to complete the first known continuous hike of the 1,800-mile trail down the U.S. Pacific Coast. They started the trek on June 8.

September 29th 2004 - In Mojave, California, the first Ansari X-Prize flight takes place of SpaceShipOne, which is competing with a number of spacecraft (including Canada's Da Vinci Project, claimed to be its closest rival).

October 2nd 2004: Steve Finley of the Los Angeles Dodgers hit a game-winning, walk-off grand slam to cap a seven-run ninth inning against San Francisco Giants that clinched National League West Division championship for the Dodgers. (Dodgers had entered the bottom of the 9th inning, down 3-0 to the Giants. They eventually tied it, and with the bases loaded, Finley provided his aforementioned hit!

October 2nd 2004 - American Samoa joins the North American Numbering Plan.

October 4th 2004 - SpaceShipOne reached an altitude of 368,000 feet. It was the first privately built, manned rocket ship to fly in space twice within a two week window. The ship won the Ansari X Prize of $10 million dollars for their success.

October 13th 2004 - The US Internal Revenue Service charged 63-year-old Ronald Isley, lead singer of the Isley Brothers, with tax evasion for failing to report income from royalties and performances by the band between 1997 and 2002. He was later found guilty and sentenced to three years in prison.

October 16th 2004 - The New York Yankees defeat the Boston Red Sox 19-8 in Game three of Major League Baseball's American League Championship Series. The game, which pushed the Yankees to a 3 games to 0 series lead, sets a record for longest 9 inning baseball game.

October 16th 2004 - The New York Yankees defeat the Boston Red Sox 19-8 in Game three of Major League Baseball's American League Championship Series. The game, which pushed the Yankees to a 3 games to 0 series lead, sets a record for longest 9 inning baseball game.

The next day, the Red Sox began to mount a historical comeback.

...and it was on October 20th of 2004 when the Red Sox came all the way back and won the 7th and final game of the American League Championship Series, defeating the Yankees by an overwhelming score of 10-3. This game was known for the loud repetitive chants of "Who's Your Daddy" to Boston pitcher Pedro Martinez, who entered the game in the 7th inning as a reliever.

October 22, 2004 - The Grudge, the American remake of J-horror Ju-On, was released.

October 23rd 2004, the Boston Red Sox won the opening game of the World Series, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 11-9.

October 23rd 2004, the Boston Red Sox won the opening game of the World Series, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 11-9.

And it was on October 27th 2004 when they completed the sweep of the Cardinals, to capture their first World Series championship since 1918, a whopping 86 years earlier!

They have gone on to win three more titles since then, in as many appearances.

October 27th 2004 - Barry Bonds' 700th home run ball sells for US$804,129 in an online auction.

October 29th 2004 – The Arabic-language news network Al Jazeera broadcasts an excerpt from a 2004 Osama bin Laden video in which the terrorist leader first admits direct responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks and references the 2004 U.S. presidential election.

November 1st 2004, A man who allegedly stalked Australian pop star Natalie Imbruglia, was deemed too mentally ill to be interviewed by police. The 44-year-old fan was arrested after turning up on the doorstep of the singer's £2m home in Berkshire after flying to London from Australia.

.....sadly 15 years ago today wasnt much better than today :(

November 2nd 2004 - U.S. presidential election: U.S. President George W. Bush defeats Senator John Kerry. Republicans make gains in the House and Senate.

November 2nd 2004 - U.S. presidential election: U.S. President George W. Bush defeats Senator John Kerry. Republicans make gains in the House and Senate.

Yes, G.W. Bush actually won the popular vote that time. In fact, it's the only one out of the last seven U.S. presidential elections in which the Republican candidate actually won the popular vote (and hence got reelected).

November 5 2004: The Incredibles hits theaters

November 8th 2004, during the Iraq War: More than 10,000 U.S. troops and a small number of Iraqi army units participate in a siege on the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.

November 11th 2004: Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died at the age of 75 from what was ruled to be Cerebrovascular Disease.

November 12th 2004 - In Redwood City, California, a jury finds Scott Peterson guilty of the murder of his wife Laci and unborn son Conner.

November 26th 2004 - An oil tanker spills as much as 1.8 million litres of crude oil into the Delaware River between Philadelphia and southern New Jersey, USA.

November 26th 2004 – The last Poʻouli (Black-faced honeycreeper) dies of avian malaria in the Maui Bird Conservation Center in Olinda, Hawaii, before it could breed, making the species in all probability extinct.

November 27th 2004 – Pope John Paul II returns the relics of Saint John Chrysostom to the Eastern Orthodox Church.

December 8th 2004 – The Cusco Declaration is signed in Cusco, Peru, establishing the South American Community of Nations.

December 8, 2004 - Legendary Pantera guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Lance Abbott was shot and killed by a deranged fan onstage at a Damageplan concert. He was 38.

December 26th 2004: The 9.1–9.3 Mw  Indian Ocean earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). One of the largest observed tsunamis follows, affecting the coastal areas of Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Indonesia; death toll is estimated at 227,898.


Former U.S. Presidents George HW Bush and Bill Clinton eventually teamed up to provide relief efforts for the areas.

January 5, 2005 - Wikipedia parody, Uncyclopedia, debuted. Originally independent, Wikia bought it. Many of us left Wikia in 2013 and copied everything to an independent Uncyclopedia fork (Uncyclopedia.co). In 2019, the Wikia version shut down, and Uncyclopedia.co is now the official Uncyclopedia, even though we've been fighting with a Canadian version.

January 5, 2005 - Wikipedia parody, Uncyclopedia, debuted. Originally independent, Wikia bought it. Many of us left Wikia in 2013 and copied everything to an independent Uncyclopedia fork (Uncyclopedia.co). In 2019, the Wikia version shut down, and Uncyclopedia.co is now the official Uncyclopedia, even though we've been fighting with a Canadian version.

I have seen the "Uncyclopedia" site! :D

I have seen the "Uncyclopedia" site! :D

I'd forgotten all about it! Will have to check it out again.

I'd forgotten all about it! Will have to check it out again.

I used to find it funny but not so much anymore.

January 9, 2005 - Zoey 101 debuted on Nickelodeon. A starring vehicle for All That cast member (2002-2005) Jamie Lynn Spears, Britney's younger sister, Zoey Brooks and her friends attended Pacific Coast Academy and got in teenage misadventures. One of the highlights of the show was Chase Matthews (Sean Flynn, grandson of Errol) struggling with his secret crush on Zoey and the subsequent tension. The actor's contracts ended in 2007, with the show airing its final episode in 2008. Shortly after her contract ended, Spears, then 16, became pregnant with Maddie Aldridge, which received a lot of media attention and controversy.

January 10th 2005 - CBS fired four executives following the release of an independent investigation about a "60 Minutes Wednesday" story about U.S. President George W. Bush's military service. The investigation said a "myopic zeal" led to the story being aired that was neither fair nor accurate. Forged documents had been used for proof in the story.

January 12th 2005 - NASA launched "Deep Impact". The spacecraft was planned to impact on Comet Tempel 1 after a six-month, 268 million-mile journey.

January 12th 2005 - Steven Contursi and Donald Kagin purchase the unique (US) 1787 Brasher gold doubloon with "EB" punch on breast for US$2,990,000, third highest price ever paid for a rare coin at public auction.

January 14th 2005 - A probe from the Cassini-Huygens mission, sent back pictures during and after landing on Saturn's moon Titan. The mission was launched on October 15, 1997.

A few days late...


January 10th 2005 - CBS fired four executives following the release of an independent investigation about a "60 Minutes Wednesday" story about U.S. President George W. Bush's military service. The investigation said a "myopic zeal" led to the story being aired that was neither fair nor accurate. Forged documents had been used for proof in the story.

The same day, was the day of the La Conchita mudslide. :\'( It killed 10 people, and destroyed or damaged dozens of houses. The landslide occurred on part of a previous landslide that occurred in 1995. The historic slides are part of the larger Rincon Mountain slide, which, according to Science Daily, "started many thousands of years ago and will continue generating slides in the future."

January 15th 2005 – ESA's SMART-1 lunar orbiter discovers elements such as calcium, aluminum, silicon, iron, and other surface elements on the Moon

January 18th 2005: The Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial jet, is unveiled at a ceremony in Toulouse, France.

January 18th 2005: The Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial jet, is unveiled at a ceremony in Toulouse, France.
Too bad it wasn't successful. But it seems that the time of the large aircraft is nearing it's end. The 747 isn't doing so well either these days.  :-[

Too bad it wasn't successful. But it seems that the time of the large aircraft is nearing it's end. The 747 isn't doing so well either these days.  :-[

I know, that's a shame.


It was also around that time when I reached 16,000 posts on this site. By the end of the month I had already surpassed 17k.

January 21st 2005 – In Belmopan, Belize, the unrest over the government's new taxes erupts into riots.

January 22nd 2005 - U.S. President George W. Bush named John Negroponte as the first national intelligence director.

January 22nd 2005 - U.S. President George W. Bush named John Negroponte as the first national intelligence director.

...probably one of the first notable things he did during his second term of office!

January 26, 2005, at 6:03 a.m. PST: a Metrolink commuter train collided with a suv that had been parked and abandoned on the tracks immediately south of the Chevy Chase Drive grade crossing, by a suicidal man in an industrial area north of downtown Los Angeles, causing the death of 11 and injuring 177. :\'(

February 6th 2005: Super Bowl XXXIX was played at TIAA Bank Field (then known as Alltel Stadium) in Jacksonville, Florida; the New England Patriots defeated the Philadelphia Eagles by a score of 24 to 21.

February 8th 2005: During the Sri Lankan Civil War, Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former MP A. Chandranehru dies of injuries sustained in an ambush the previous day.

14 February 2005: YouTube is launched by a group of college students, eventually becoming the largest video sharing website in the world and a main source for viral videos.

February 16th 2005: The National Hockey League cancels the entire 2004–05 regular season and playoffs.

14 February 2005: YouTube is launched by a group of college students, eventually becoming the largest video sharing website in the world and a main source for viral videos.

Too bad their incompetence about the COPPA law ruined the site, along with other problems like the adpocalypse and anti-harassment policy.

^ ::)

Right around then, I was fast approaching 20,000 posts on this site.


February 20th 2005: Spain becomes the first country to vote in a referendum on ratification of the proposed Constitution of the European Union, passing it by a substantial margin, but on a low turnout.

February 25th 2005 - Dennis Rader was arrested for the BTK serial killings in Wichita, KS. He later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 10 life prison terms.

March 3rd 2005 – James Roszko murders four Royal Canadian Mounted Police constables during a drug bust at his property in Rochfort Bridge, Alberta, then commits suicide. This is the deadliest peace-time incident for the RCMP since 1885 and the North-West Rebellion.

March 3rd 2005 – Margaret Wilson is elected as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, beginning a period lasting until August 23, 2006 where all the highest political offices (including Elizabeth II as Head of State), were occupied by women, making New Zealand the first country for this to occur.

March 3rd 2005 – Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly an airplane non-stop around the world solo without refueling.

March 10th 2005, Michael Jackson arrived in a Santa Barbara court an hour late dressed in his pyjamas after being treated for a back injury. Jackson was attending the Santa Moria court for his child abuse trial.

March 10th 2005, A survey carried out by Music Choice concluded that 'Angels' by Robbie Williams was the song Britons would most like played at their funeral. Frank Sinatra's 'My Way' was second and Monty Python's 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life' was voted into third place.

March 13th 2005 - The first episode of "Kelsey Grammer Presents The Sketch Show" aired.

March 14th 2005, Michael Jackson was blasted by British Army veterans for wearing military badges while on trail for child abuse. The singer had appeared in court on most days with either an Army motif on his breast pocket or a cap badge tied around his neck.

March 15th 2005, Former Stone Roses singer Ian Brown was arrested after a fight during a concert in San Francisco after a fan jumped on stage and attacked the singer, who then became involved in a fracas with a security guard. Brown was arrested at his hotel after the show at the Great American Music Hall but released without charge.

March 16th 2005 – Israel officially hands over Jericho to Palestinian control.

March 17th 2005, Justin Hawkins from The Darkness became the centre of the latest hands-on activity at Madame Tussauds in London. His wax double would judge the air guitar skills of visitors who would be invited to play an imaginary guitar with smoke and music pumping out. Hawkins said: "I find the process of air guitaring rather silly. What makes a good air guitarist? Alcohol."

Also on St. Patrick's Day 2005: Los Angeles radio station KCBS-FM flipped from a classic rock format (branded as "Arrow FM") to "93.1 Jack FM, Playing What We Want." That format is still on this station today.

March 23rd 2005 - The United States' 11th Circuit Court of Appeals refuses 2-1 to order the reinsertion of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube.

March 24th 2005 - The government of Kyrgyzstan collapsed after opposition protesters took over President Askar Akayev's presidential compound and government offices.

March 24th 2005 - Sandra Bullock received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Also March 24, 2005 - The Office debuts on NBC in the United States. Based on the Ricky Gervais UK series, the US version stars Steve Carell, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, BJ Novak, Craig Robinson, Leslie David Baker, Ed Helms and a host of others. The show ended in 2013.

Also March 24, 2005 - The Office debuts on NBC in the United States. Based on the Ricky Gervais UK series, the US version stars Steve Carell, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, BJ Novak, Craig Robinson, Leslie David Baker, Ed Helms and a host of others. The show ended in 2013.
I did watch the majority of the original "The Office", but I was not impress with it, even the dancing sequence, and when I once met Ricky Gervais I held back on telling him..

March 26th 2005 – Around 200,000 to 300,000 Taiwanese demonstrate demonstrate in Taipei in opposition to the Anti-Secession Law of the People's Republic of China.

March 27th 2005 - The pilot episode of "Grey's Anatomy" aired.1971, New York radio station WNBC banned the song 'One Toke Over the Line' by Brewer & Shipley because of its alleged drug references. Other stations around the country followed.

March 28th 2005 – An earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong), leaving 915–1,314 people dead and 340–1,146 injured.

April 2nd 2005, Kanye West had to abandon a signing appearance in Fresno, California, after a fight broke out between a fan and a security guard. West was taken out of the back door of the new FTK urban boutique, while the owners locked all the doors and cleared around 1,000 fans from the store's parking area.

Also on April 2nd 2005, Pope John Paul II passed away at the age of 84.

He was eventually succeeded by Pope Benedict XVI (John Ratzinger).

April 6th 2005 – Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani becomes Iraqi president; Shiite Arab Ibrahim al-Jaafari is named premier the next day.

April 9th 2005 – Charles, Prince of Wales married Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony at Windsor's Guildhall.

April 14th 2005 – The Oregon Supreme Court nullifies marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples a year earlier by Multnomah County.

April 19th 2005 – Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is elected to the papacy and becomes Pope Benedict XVI.

April 19th 2005 - The US Mint announced plans to produce 24-karat gold bullion coins in 2006.

April 22nd 2005 – Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan's war record.

April 22nd 2005 - An anonymous bidder purchased the microphone that sat on Johnny Carson's desk. The final price was $50,787.

April 23, 2005 - The first YouTube video, Me at the Zoo, was uploaded. YouTube itself would officially launch in December.

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April 25th 2005 – Bulgaria and Romania sign accession treaties to join the European Union.

April 25th 2005 – The final piece of the Obelisk of Axum is returned to Ethiopia after being stolen by the invading Italian army in 1937.

April 26th 2005 – Under international pressure, Syria withdraws the last of its 14,000 troop military garrison in Lebanon, ending its 29-year military domination of that country (Syrian occupation of Lebanon).

April 27th 2005 - Russian President Vladimir Putin became the first Kremlin leader to visit Israel.

April 27th 2005 - The A380, the world's largest jetliner, completed its maiden flight. The passenger capability was 840.

May 10th 2005 – A hand grenade thrown by Vladimir Arutyunian lands about 65 feet (20 meters) from U.S. President George W. Bush while he is giving a speech to a crowd in Tbilisi, Georgia, but it malfunctions and does not detonate.

May 11th 2005 - Serial killer Michael Ross becomes the first person executed in New England in 45 years.

May 13th 2005 - The United States Department of Defense issues a list of bases to be closed as part of the Base Realignment and Closure process (BRAC 2005).

May 14th 2005 - The art exhibit "Gumby and Friends: The First 50 Years" opened at the Lynn House Gallery in Antioch, CA.

Also March 24, 2005 - The Office debuts on NBC in the United States. Based on the Ricky Gervais UK series, the US version stars Steve Carell, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, BJ Novak, Craig Robinson, Leslie David Baker, Ed Helms and a host of others. The show ended in 2013.


It's still a cultural phenomenon to this day. Tons of memes and quotes came out from this show alone.

"Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica." - Jim Halpert posing as Dwight Schrute

"I am running away from my responsibilities and it feels good."  - Michael Scott

May 16th 2005 - George Galloway appears before a U.S. Senate committee, to answer allegations of making money from the Iraqi Oil-for-Food Programme.

May 16th 2005 - Sony Corp. unveiled three styles of its new PlayStation 3 video game machine.

May 16th 2005 – Kuwait permits women's suffrage in a 35–23 National Assembly vote.

May 16th 2005 - The final episode of "Everybody Loves Raymond" aired.

May 18th 2005 – A second photo from the Hubble Space Telescope confirms that Pluto has two additional moons, Nix and Hydra.

May 19th 2005 - "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" brought in 50.0 million in its opening day.

June 2nd 2005 - At the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo, a US $20 gold coin, 1927-D PCGS MS-66 sells for US$1.65 million.

June 2nd 2005, Franz Ferdinand's frontman, Alex Kapranos was detained by Russian police after being suspected of being a spy. Kapranos was attempting to board a plane in Moscow when the altercation took place. Travelling under his actual surname, Huntley, Alex was accused of being an MI6 agent who was previously suspected of stealing information on Russian weaponry. Unlucky for Alex that the surname Huntley was also used by actual former MI6 agent Richard Tomlinson who did steal secrets in the early 90s. The singer was freed after he pointed out that the Huntley they were so concerned about was 42, 13 years older than him.

June 6th 2005 - American actress Anne Bancroft passed away at the age of 73.

June 11th 2005 - The US Bureau of Engraving and Printing prints the last postage stamp for the USA.

June 13 2005 - Michael Jackson was acquitted on all 14 felony charges stemming from accusations of child molestation in 2003.

He had previously been accused (and cleared) in 1993.

Accusations more recently resurfaced in the libelous 2019 HBO documentary, Leaving Neverland.

June 15, 2005 - Batman Begins is released in theaters. It would be Christopher Nolan's first tentpole film. He followed it up with two more Batman films, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises; as well as The Prestige, Inception, Interstellar, Dunkirk and the upcoming Tenet.

After the embarrassing failure of 1997's Batman & Robin, Warner Bros. and Nolan decided to reboot the franchise, a new concept at the time. Christian Bale, then best known as Bateman, was cast as Batman. Villains included Cillian Murphy's Dr. Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow, Liam Neeson's Ra's Al-Ghul, Tom Wilkinson's Carmine Falcone, Mark Boone Junior's Officer Arnold Flass, and Richard Brake as Joe Chill, the man who murdered Thomas and Martha Wayne.

June 21st 2005 – Edgar Ray Killen, who had previously been acquitted for the murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Mickey Schwerner, is convicted of manslaughter 41 years afterwards (the case had been reopened in 2004).

July 2nd 2005 – The Live 8 benefit concerts took place in the G8 states and in South Africa. More than 1,000 musicians perform and are broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks.

July 6th 2005, Grammy award winning Rap star Lil' Kim who was convicted of perjury and conspiracy in March 2005, was sentenced to a year in jail for lying to a grand jury to protect friends. Kim told the court "I testified falsely to the grand jury and during the trial. At the time I thought it was the right thing to do. Now I know it was wrong." Lil' Kim, (real name Kimberley Jones), was also fined $50,000 (£28,000). Charges were brought against her after a gunfight erupted outside a New York radio station in 2001 as a rival rap group was arriving.

July 7th 2005 – A series of four explosions occurs on London's transport system, killing 56 people, including four suicide bombers, and injuring over 700 others.

:\'( :\'( :\'(

July 9th 2005 - Danny Way, a daredevil skateboarder, rolled down a large ramp and jumped across the Great Wall of China. He was the first person to clear the wall without motorized aid.

July 16th 2005 - J.K. Rowling's book "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" was published. It was the sixth in the Harry Potter series. The book sold 6.9 million copies on its first day of release.

July 20th 2005: The Civil Marriage Act legalizes same-sex marriage in Canada.

The 2005 London Bombings occurred on this date that year. :\'(

The 2005 London Bombings occurred on this date that year. :\'(
A day I remember well, for various reasons.

July 26th 2005 - Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on its "Return To Flight" mission. This is the first space shuttle flight in nearly 2 1/2 years since the breakup of Space Shuttle Columbia on its return from mission STS-107.

July 29th 2005 - Astronomers announced that they had discovered a new planet (Xena) larger than Pluto in orbit around the sun.

August 15th 2005 – The Helsinki Agreement between the Free Aceh Movement and the Government of Indonesia was signed, ending almost three decades of fighting.

August 16th 2005, Madonna suffered three cracked ribs, a broken collarbone and a broken hand in a horse-riding accident on her country estate. The accident happened when she fell off a new horse in the grounds of her Ashcombe House on the border of Wiltshire and Dorset on her 47th birthday. The singer was treated at hospital in Salisbury, 90 miles (150 kilometres) south-west of London.

August 20th 2005 - Thomas Herrion (San Francisco 49ers) collapsed and died after a preseason game in Denver.

August 28th 2005, Green Day cleaned up at this years MTV awards held in Miami winning seven awards including, Video of the Year for 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams' and the Viewer's Choice Award. Best Male Video went to Kanye West for ‘Jesus Walks’, Best Choreography went to Gwen Stefani for ‘Hollaback Girl’ and Breakthrough Video went to Gorillaz for ‘Feel Good Inc.’ The awards went ahead despite concerns over Hurricane Katrina, which hit Florida last week, and after a shooting at a pre-awards party. Record boss Suge Knight was shot in the leg during at a party for Kanye West.

August 29th 2005 – Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing up to 1,836 people and causing $125 billion in damage.

August 29th 2005 – Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing up to 1,836 people and causing $125 billion in damage.

One of the deadliest hurricanes in recent American history. :\'(

September 24th 2005 – Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating portions of southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas.

August 29th 2005 – Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing up to 1,836 people and causing $125 billion in damage.


September 24th 2005 – Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating portions of southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas.

Two devastating hurricanes in the Gulf Coast, occurring in consecutive calendar months. :\'(

October 8th 2005 – The 7.6 Mw  Kashmir earthquake leaves 86,000–87,351 people dead, 69,000–75,266 injured, and 2.8 million homeless.

October 12th 2005 – The second Chinese human spaceflight, Shenzhou 6, is launched, carrying two cosmonauts in orbit for five days.

October 19th 2005, Hurricane Wilma becomes the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record with a minimum pressure of 882 mb.

October 22nd 2005 – Tropical Storm Alpha forms in the Atlantic Basin, making the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season the most active Atlantic hurricane season until surpassed by the 2020 season.

October 22nd 2005 – Tropical Storm Alpha forms in the Atlantic Basin, making the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season the most active Atlantic hurricane season until surpassed by the 2020 season.


The same day, the Houston Astros played their very first World Series game. They lost it to the Chicago White Sox.

(This would be the Astros' lone World Series as a National League team.)

October 24th 2005 - Hurricane Wilma makes landfall in Florida, resulting in 35 direct and 26 indirect fatalities and causing $20.6B USD in damage.

November 8th 2005 - Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia, the first woman to lead an African country

November 8th 2005 - Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia, the first woman to lead an African country


Also on that day: The California special election of 2005 was held after being called by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger five months beforehand. Voters unanimously rejected eight ballot propositions.