2005
This online video platform, now owned by Google, was founded in 2005.
Youtube
This Italian city hosted the Winter Olympics in 2006.
This Apple product, now ubiquitous, was first released in June 2007.
iPhone
This U.S. politician became the first African American elected president in November 2008.
Barack Obama
This pop icon, known as the King of Pop, passed away in June 2009.
Michael Jackson
This storm devastated New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in August 2005.
Hurricane Katrina
This Disney Channel movie, starring Zac Efron, became a pop culture phenomenon in 2006.
High School Musical
This company unveiled Kindle, its first e-reader, in 2007.
Amazon
This country hosted the Summer Olympics in 2008.
China
This social media site introduced the “Like” button in 2009.
This British author released Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in 2005.
J.K. Rowling
This former Iraqi dictator was executed in December 2006.
Saddam Hussein
This final book in the Harry Potter series was released in 2007.
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows
This financial crisis, triggered by subprime mortgages, happened in 2008
This sci-fi blockbuster, directed by James Cameron, became the highest-grossing film of all time in 2009.
Avatar
This spacecraft discovered liquid water on Saturn's moon Enceladus in 2005.
Cassini
This social media platform, known for 140-character posts, was founded in 2006.
This financial institution collapsed in 2007, signaling the start of the Great Recession.
Northern Rock
This iconic film about a superhero and his nemesis, the Joker, dominated the box office in 2008.
The Dark Knight
This ship captain was rescued from Somali pirates in 2009, inspiring a later Hollywood film.
Captain Phillips
This actress won her first Oscar in 2005 for her role in Million Dollar Baby.
Hilary Swank
This disease was officially declared eradicated in 2006, the second after smallpox.
Rinderpest
This French leader became president in 2007.
Nicolas Sarkozy
This South American country nationalized its oil and gas reserves in 2008.
Bolivia
This country’s first democratic elections in 2009 ended over 20 years of military rule.
Guinea