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The only artist to achieve two year-end Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles in the 1980s.

George Micheal was the only artist to achieve two year-end Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles in the 1980s. He achieved this with his songs "Faith" and "Careless Whisper"

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(November 30, 1991)
Led by star forward Mia Hamm, this country wins the first Women’s World Cup of Soccer


United States

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May 31 2000,
This TV show debuts in the U.S. A huge success, it popularizes the reality TV genre.


Survivor

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The XXI Olympic Winter Games opened in this Canadian city  on February 12 and closed on February 28, 2010

The XXI Olympic Winter Games opened in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Currently known as the greatest political comeback in U.S. history.

What is Donald Trump winning the U.S. Presidential Election?

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This year the Internet, an electronic computer and information-exchange network was created to support communication between scientists.


January 1, 1983


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(May 14, 1998)
After nine seasons, the hugely influential sitcom aired its final episode. It was was described as a “show about nothing.”



Seinfeld

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Oct 2001, this portable media device is considered one of the most groundbreaking products of the decade, changing the way people listen to music.

Apple's iPod


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The South Korean pop superstar Psy created this “Style” which became the first video in YouTube’s history to reach one billion views in 2012.

What is Gangnam Style?

200

This respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, got its own official name in mid-February.

What is COVID-19?

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This benefit concert was held simultaneously in London and Philadelphia, featuring numerous performers, raising millions of dollars for famine relief in Ethiopia.


Live Aid
(July 13, 1985)


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October of this year Former football star O.J. Simpson, in one of the most notorious criminal trials in American history, is acquitted of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman.


1995

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Known as the "King of Pop" for his best-selling music, this Performer dies from a lethal combination of sedatives and propofol, an anesthetic.


(June 25, 2009)
Michael Jackson, known as the "King of Pop"


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The Islamist al-Qaeda founder, who was responsible for the September 11 attacks, was killed by a group of US Navy SEALs following a raid in Pakistan on 2 May 2011 – ending a 10-year manhunt.

Who is Osama bin Laden

300

Jan. 26, 2020 this performer sweeps the top four categories — song, record, album and new artist — at the Grammys.

Who is Billie Eilish?

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This year is when Wayne Gretzky broke Gordie Howe's National Hockey League all-time scoring record (1,850 points).


October 15, 1989
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(June 26, 1997)
This author publishes the first novel in a series of books that become hugely popular and are adapted into blockbuster films.


J.K. Rowling

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(February 4, 2004)
The world's largest social media platform debuts.

Facebook (then known as TheFacebook)

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This British dramatic film, released in 2008 and directed by Danny Boyle, won eight Academy Awards, including best picture and best director, as well as several BAFTA awards and Golden Globe Awards, including best film and best director.

What is Slumdog Millionaire.

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In January 2022, this company’s value briefly hit the $3 trillion mark, making it the first publicly traded company to do so. This company was also the first company to be valued at $1 trillion, in 2018, and $2 trillion, in 2020.

Who is Apple?

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November 20, 1985 is when the Microsoft Corporation released an operating system, a sequel to its popular MS-DOS.


Windows

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(April 29, 1992)
Riots erupt in Los Angeles after the acquittal of four white Los Angeles policemen on all but one charge (on which the jury was deadlocked) connected with the severe beating of an African American motorist named…


Rodney King

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New box-office champion
(December 10, 2009)
James Cameron's movie has its world premiere; which went on to dethrone his blockbuster Titanic (1997) as the world's highest-grossing film.


Avatar


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This incredible movement became viral on social media following public sexual abuse allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein in October 2017. The inspiring campaign led to global awareness, going down as an iconic feminist movement.

What is #METOO

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(Dec. 12) 2024 Billboard Music Awards, this artist became the winningest artist in the show’s history, taking home 10 new prizes, including Top Artist.

Who is Taylor Swift?