18/18. December 17, 2020. President Obama won the Electoral College by a staggering 192 votes over his opponent Senator John McCain. The U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld refuses the United Nations commission access to inmates at the Guantnamo Bay detention center, Typhoon Damrey strikes China's island province of Hainan killing 16, President George W Bush at the G8 summit tells other leaders he will not support legally binding reductions on carbon emissions, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, wins a landslide victory on June 25th in Iran's presidential poll, Terrorist Attacks in Sharm al-Sheikh, Egypt kill 90, Prisoners go on hunger strike at the US Guantanamo Bay prison camp. 11th March 2004 Madrid train bombings or Madrid train bombings: Simultaneous explosions on rush hour trains in Madrid, Spain, kill 191 people. His last service was aboard the HMS Ark Royal, an aircraft carrier that was ALSO torpedoed, this time by a Nazi U-boat. It also won 8 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Hurricane Katrina Causes the Loss of life of 1,577 in Louisiana, Hurricane Katrina Causes the Loss of life of 238 in Mississippi, Many Of Those who stay behind take refuge on rooftops ( Water is over 15 feet deep ) waiting for rescue, The United States Coast Guard begin rescue operations soon after the worst of the storm is over, many are taken to Louisiana Superdome, Mississippi 90% of the buildings along the Biloxi-Gulfport coastline are destroyed worst effected areas Hancock County ( Waveland, Bay St. Louis, Pearlington, and Clermont Harbor. Weve come a long way since. 6. With nearly 93% of college students using facebook or another form of social networking, these sites are already having a massive effect on human interaction. So what was this Y2K bug, and why was it turning otherwise normal people into end-of-timers? But curiosity turns to panic as the swell nears land and amplifies into a 100-foot (30-meter) wave hell-bent on destroying everything in its path. James Barrett James is a journalist covering everything from travel, interviews, personal essays to lifestyle and entertainment. Whenever I think of that, still make me chuckle. (Oct. 10, 2016) http://time.com/3645828/y2k-look-back/, Sheesley, John. June 12, 2012. Kanye West. Those in vulnerable areas, like the low-lying Pacific island nation of Kiribati, are particularly concerned but determined to fight back. The winner of the first season was Will Young, who has had a modest career since. The Guardian. Such an eruption would also eject large amounts of gasses like sulphur dioxide into the atmosphere, causing a decade-long climate cooling. Tourists, mostly from Europe, were also killed during this peak travel time, with over 9,000 deaths. The Tea Party Populist anger had not yet materialized into the Tea Party movement in 2005. Some of the consequences of a warming planet are already happening, including accelerated sea rise, more intense rainfall, more severe heat waves, increased wildfires and decreased water availability. 1 Coronavirus Outbreak. Making things worse, a recently-discovered technique known as spectroscopy was used to analyze the composition of the comet, and scientists learned something unsettling namely that the tail contained a toxic gas known as cyanogen. Still, the problem played on people's lingering fear of technology, and the belief among some Christians that Jesus might return 2,000 years after his birth only escalated the concern [source: Sheesley]. World War I Two drinking buddies, British Commander Edmund Rhoades and German Captain Berndt, found themselves on opposite sides when war broke out. As you can imagine, people were rattled. Wojtek was eventually enlisted as a soldier in the Polish army in order to get him on a British transport ship and given his own paybook, serial number, and rank (he was a private). Marathon, 1904 St. Louis Olympics. St. Helens eruption of 1980 [source: Lowenstern et al.]. Mercifully, police were able to identify Muhammed and Malvo as suspects and capture them at a rest stop, but not before they killed 10 people and injured three others. But there may be something more fundamental. In the 1960s space technology was viewed as a critical component in the nuclear arms race. Feb. 24, 2023 An object near the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy . Anyway, he was arrested and charged with a double homicide in 2005 and sentenced to life in prison. United States Supreme Court ruled Medicinal Use Of Marijuana users can be prosecuted for violating federal drug laws. Russian President Vladimir Putin. October 6, 2016. As early as 1705 astronomer Edmond Halley identified its orbit and predicted its reappearance every 75 to 76 years. 10. The resulting tsunami killed nearly 230,000 people and displaced over one million. "Steam Explosions, Earthquakes, and Volcanic Eruptions What's in Yellowstone's Future?" Apr 26 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's 13th studio album "Devils and Dust", May 3 Fall Out Boy's breakthrough album "From Under the Cork Tree" is released through Island Records, May 9 Liberal commentary website The Huffington Post is launched, May 15 "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith", directed by George Lucas, starring Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman, premieres at the Cannes Film Festival, May 15 Laureus World Sports Awards, Casino Estoril, Portugal: Sportsman: Roger Federer; Sportswoman: Kelly Holmes; Team: Greece Men's National Football team, May 17 Singer Kylie Minogue is diagnosed with breast cancer at 36, May 27 DreamWorks releases computer-animated film "Madagascar" with voices by Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, and Jada Pinkett-Smith, May 28 Super Rugby Final, Christchurch: Canterbury Crusaders claim their 5th title with a 35-25 win over the NSW Waratahs; Dan Carter lands 3 conversions & 2 penalties for the winners, May 30 Gordon Ramsay first appears on US television in cooking competition show "Hell's Kitchen" on Fox. He said, "give me that.". Runners-up: Darfur Genocide, Benazir Bhutto assassination, London train bombings. Ice sheets, Arctic sea ice, glaciers and snow cover are all retreating [source: NASA, "Climate Change"]. On Oct. 22, Kennedy ordered a naval quarantine of Cuba in order to prevent Soviets from delivering any offensive weapons. The largest of these eruptions was the oldest one, which created a volcanic formation known as the Huckleberry Ridge Tuff. (Sorry to all the Constantine Maroulis diehards!). Katrina roared onshore as a Category 3 storm on Aug. 29, 2005, spreading destruction from Texas to Florida. "The Consequences of Climate Change." Johnny Carson hosts The Tonight Show for the last time. A star-studded memorial service took place for the singer at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Earthquake magnitude 7.6 strikes Kashmir leaving an estimated 70,000 dead and 70,000 more injured. In a nation still bearing the scars of its Jim Crow past, the people of the United States made a huge move toward true racial equality in 2008 by electing Barack Obama, the nations first black president. The movement of the seafloor thrust a tsunami in all directions, like the ripples of a stone tossed in a pond. (Oct. 14, 2016) http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/coldwar/interviews/, Oskin, Becky. Jessica Simpson filed for divorce from Nick Lachey. Other reality TV shows took off at the same time and have had a huge effect on television, such as, Survivor, Big Brother, The Amazing Race, and The Real World. Oh, and Jennifer Aniston divorced Brad Pitt so he could become one-half of Brangelina. We have been busting out Kevin James' Hitch dance moves since the movie dropped in 2005. (Oct. 13, 2016) https://www.theguardian.com/science/across-the-universe/2012/dec/20/apocalypse-postponed-halley-comet, Folger, Tim. (Oct. 13, 2016) https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/lee-boyd-malvo-10-years-after-dc-area-sniper-shootings-i-was-a-monster/2012/09/29/a1ef1b42-04d8-11e2-8102-ebee9c66e190_story.html, Worland, Justin. 7. Elton John went a little too hard on his piano. Many groups attempted to ban the books, arguing that Rowling was brain washing kids into practicing magic and believing in the occult. Nearly 3,000 people died in the country's worst terrorist attack, which made al-Qaida and Osama bin Laden household names. To add to the list of fun things that happened in 2020, Chernobyl - yes, that Chernobyl - caught fire, releasing radiation into the smoke-filled air. Already with a NBA Finals appearance under their belt and recently-anointed MVP on their team, the Thunder have proved more successful than most new franchises. All the hysteria prompted author Stephen King whose murderous clown character Pennywise from his novel It probably contributed to the clown craze to issue a statement calling for people to cool it [source: Carlson]. Not to mention, my insurance no longer covered my RA medication, so I was dealing with that pain too. 8. An Act to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and across the globe, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes. "Is Our Survival Instinct Failing Us?" Maybe it was a way to drum up more tourism. https://www.thoughtco.com/top-news-stories-of-the-decade-3555536 (accessed March 1, 2023). solidsnake4545. We learn that the young man, played by Dev Patel, is not interested in the money, but in finding his lost girlfriend. Nearly three thousand people were killed in the attacks. Certainly, popular culture has conditioned us to fear clowns, with fictional portrayals like those in It to actual events like the serial murders committed by John Wayne Gacy, known in the press as "The Killer Clown." 42 of 68 43 of 68 Aug. 31, 2005 Express-News file photo Show More Show Less 44 of 68 Sept. 1, . Cracker Barrel is the real deal. The News Feed -- now the homepage of the site -- wasn't introduced until 2006. Hurricane Stan hits Mexico and Central America killing over 1,620 people. Screenshot via YouTube. Social networking is fundamentally changing the way the world communicates. And did anyone think the Rolling Stones would still be touring? Here are the worst things that have happened. ThoughtCo, Aug. 31, 2021, thoughtco.com/top-news-stories-of-the-decade-3555536. That first-place finisher, Fred Lorz, hitched a ride in a car to the end of the course after he was struck with serious cramping. R. Kelly weirded everybody out by playing all of the roles from his R&B opera "Trapped in the Closet" during the MTV VMAs. Pope John Paul II, leader of the world's one billion Roman Catholics since 1978, died at the Vatican on April 2, 2005. He was carried across the finish line by his handlers. We wouldn't say things were simpler a decade ago, but they were certainly interesting! It has been acclaimed as being a small representative of the future of film, because of its international cast, crew, and audience. Mass protests during the G20 Economic Summit in 2009. An international poll showed an average of 49% worldwide in favor of Obama, while McCain only garnered 12%. It just goes to show how close the world came to all-out nuclear war during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. We just aren't wired very well to deal with this uncertainty, and the Great Clown Scare is proof [source: Romm]. Photodisc/Getty Images But the town decided to make things seem more exciting there after the Transcontinental Railroad opened in 1869 and passed through Palisade. Terrorist bombs are planted in crowded marketplace bazaars killing at least 61 people. The Olympic was damaged, but made it back to port with no casualties. They scored the tying run, and eventually won the game in the 12th inning. PHOTOS: The most awesome things from the '90s. 7. Jackie Salo. Psychology Today. There have been 10 more feet found, and it remains a partial mystery as to identity of the owners. #HashtagsThe digital revolution has spawned a seemingly endless range of techy buzzwords with ambiguous meaning. Runners-up: Lost, The Sopranos, Family Guy. Apr 19 Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger elected Pope Benedict XVI on the second day of the Papal conclave. Other times, what you long believed to be a myth is actually fact.From an earthquake-proof cathedral that's made almost entirely of cardboard to an ancient Egyptian mummy with a modern-day passport, this list of crazy . Murder is one of the most heinous acts a person can commit, and unfortunately, it is all too common in our society. Apple saw the flaws of these products and attempted to fix them all. Rural Europe was no different during the late 16th and early 17th centuries. The series, with seven books planned from the start, became a global phenomenon. 3. The first film was so successful (no surprise there), that Warner Bros. chose to make. 25 Crazy Things People Believe Could Happen In 2022. Johnson, Bridget. Woody Allen and Mia Farrow engage in a very public and nasty custody battle over their three children. May 5, 2016. (Oct. 13, 2016) https://www.britannica.com/topic/Halleys-Comet, White, Josh. The woman was using her phone in the Olympic National Forest when she fell into the toilet. Jamie founded Listverse due to an insatiable desire to share fascinating, obscure, and bizarre facts. Tried for crimes against humanity, Hussein was hanged on Dec. 30, 2006, marking an official end to the Baathist regime. Sites like Facebook and MySpace expanded to include high school students, and our timelines were never the same. Most recently, prosecutors have said that Ana's phone pinged on her home on both Jan. 1 and Jan. 2 when surveillance video obtained during the police investigation revealed that Brian went to. Y2K was a computer bug. So the whole thing was a nightmare from the start. Bed Bugs. The first decade of the 21st century was filled with major news events that include tragic acts of terrorism, natural and humanitarian international disasters, and celebrity deaths. 3. Might a serial killer strike your neighborhood and endanger your family? The intelligence that led to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003 remains a controversy, but the invasion changed the decade in a way that its predecessor, the Gulf War, didn't. "Steam Explosions, Earthquakes, and Volcanic EruptionsWhat's in Yellowstone's Future?" US residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data. Two were crashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, one was flown into the Pentagon Building in Washington DC, and in the fourth plane, civilians overtook the terrorists and the plane crashed into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Source: Newsweek Lots of insane things happened in 2017, and there's probably more in store in 2018. That's nowhere close to enough time, particularly in large cities where evacuation routes could quickly choke with cars [source: Folger]. There are 900 million television sets in use around the world; 201 million are in the United States. It has also changed the music industry itself. Facebook NewsfeedFacebook was merely an infant at the time of HuffPost's debut, and the now-ubiquitous platform was limited to users at Harvard and other elite universities. The Canadians ended a fifty year hockey drought with a win in the men's competition. Their first shot shattered the window of the store but narrowly missed the cashier's head. Every decade is defined in part by some quirky event or fad. The Grim Reaper was not kind to 2021, claiming the lives of some beloved titans like Larry King, Alex Trebek, DMX, Norm McDonald, Stephen . It's said that she had thousands of horses, possibly even up to ten thousand, as a result of her many victories. Liston was performing a leg amputation, but worked so fast that he accidentally cut off two fingers on his assistant's hand. The marriage of The Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles takes place, The IRA announces end to armed conflict and gives up its weapons to independent weapons inspectors, Israeli settlers are forced to leave settlements in the Gaza Strip as part of peace settlement, Syria withdraws the last of its 14,000 troop military garrison in Lebanon ending its twenty nine year military occupation, The Disneyland Resort celebrates it 50th birthday, F3 tornado strikes Evansville, Indiana killing 25 people making it one of the deadliest single tornadoes on record, Four Robotic vehicles complete the difficult task of crossing 240km across Nevada's Mojave desert, Indonesia suffers the worst power outage blackout in history with 100 million affected, Lance Armstrong wins a record seventh straight Tours de France before his scheduled retirement, Civil unrest continues in Paris suburbs, President Jacques Chirac announced a national state of emergency, Dennis Rader, the BTK ( Bind, Torture and Kill, ) serial killer, is charged with 10 counts of murder in Wichita, Kan. Hotels and motels were especially susceptible, as travelers spread them from location to location. Jun 3 'The Knight of Sainte-Hermine' by Alexandre Dumas is published in France by Editions Phbus, completed by Claude Schopp, 135 years after the author's death. He would often sleep in bunks with the other soldiers, and he was said to be very fond of beer and cigarettes. May 20, 2016. We have been busting out Kevin James ' Hitch dance moves since the movie dropped in 2005. The game was changed. The Darfur conflict began in 2003 in western Sudan. In preparation, the United States spent millions of dollars updating military, transportation and financial computer systems [source: Rothman]. 6th January African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968) known as American Civil Rights Movement: Edgar Ray Killen is arrested as a suspect in the 1964 Mississippi civil rights workers murders called murders of three civil rights workers. Then-British Prime Minister Gordon Brown unsuccessfully tried to push his "global new deal" in response, but most leaders agreed that better regulatory oversight was needed to prevent a similar crisis in the future. Yep, anything to cope with fear. Despite all this, she returned to work for the same shipping company, White Star, about four years later. People are in a crazy hoarding frenzy, eventually resulting in a Lysol shortage. That fourth-place finisher, Andarn Carbajal (pictured above), was a Cuban national who raised money to attend the Olympics by running the entire length of Cuba. Twitter played a pivotal role in the 2009 Iranian elections, and yet all the popular news feeds were over taken on the day Michael Jackson died. The Live 8 benefit concerts are held during July. The world is a strange, surprising place, in ways large and small, serious and trivial. Thankfully, another runner used a knife to cut his pants into shorts. The year 2010 wasn't all fun and games. Now that's a scary quote no matter who said it and what they were talking about. Consider this: The Kardashian sex tape didn't come out until 2007. "10 Major News Stories of the 2000s." Destiny's Child announced their official breakup, and we cried all the tears. George W. Bush starts his second term as 43rd President of the United States. What, then, would happen if there were another such eruption? Matthew McConaughey was crowned People's Sexiest Man Alive because he's so hot all the time, every year, so why not 2005? Even the scriptwriter, almost died in an airplane crash, when it was hit by lightning. From a deadly pandemic to a global movement for racial justice, the year 2020 . Patriot Act. Jessop had to jump out of the lifeboat she was on in order to avoid being sucked under the ship's propellors, and suffered a head injury in the process. Khutulun, a . Something for everyone interested in hair, makeup, style, and body positivity. An Australian speedskater won that country's first-ever gold medal in a Winter Games because of sheer crazy luck. Now, here's 25 things that have happened since the birth of the internet. On Oct. 28, Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles from Cuba in exchange for an American promise not to invade the island, as well as the withdrawal of American missiles from Turkey. The outcome was mass murder and displacement of civilians leading to a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions. "Transcript of John Glenn's Official Communication with the Command Center (1962)." Runners-up: Dotcom bust, real estate collapse. Could an astronomical event impact the Earth and all life on it? Leicester Hemingway sailed a barge made mostly out of bamboo, roughly 8 foot by 30 foot, out to sea and declared it a micro-nation that was half independent and half part of the United States. We were so innocent then! Over 220,000,000 iPods have been sold throughout the world, making them the highest selling digital audio player. Instead of a traditional press outlet, the celebrity gossip website TMZ broke the story that Jackson died. That makes it one of the five largest individual volcanic events in history nearly 6,000 times larger than the Mt. While different shows can fit the general description of reality TV, it really began with in the UK with Pop Idol in 2001. Nov. 4, 2015. (Oct. 10, 2016) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/planet-oz/2016/may/20/carbon-dioxides-400ppm-milestone-shows-humans-are-re-writing-the-planets-history, Romm, Cari. When you visit the site, Dotdash Meredith and its partners may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. (Oct. 12, 2016) http://people.com/crime/clown-sightings-2016-stephen-king-twitter-reacts/, Clark, Stuart. He. The Nashville Curse was broken! Al-Qaeda, a terrorist group centered in the Middle East, and its leader Osama Bin Laden were blamed for the attack. Let's hop back a decade and remember why your friends couldn't stop quoting Hitch. The man went missing on Friday night but was only found on Saturday afternoon completely naked a . (Oct. 21, 2016) http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/10/clowns-are-scary-because-people-cant-handle-uncertainty.html, Rothman, Lily. So what's the big deal? So "10/15/1965," for example, would simply be coded as "10/15/65." The launch of the unmanned Cosmos 1 failed during June. Perhaps it was an elaborate plot to cover up the planned murder of Muhammed's ex-wife, or even part of a bigger plan to extort the federal government. Stay in the loop: sign up to Out. New York City's Transport Workers Union goes on strike for three days, shutting down all New York City Subway and Bus services. "Apocalypse Postponed: How Earth Survived Halley's Comet in 1910." On that day, according to the BBC, a 70-year-old man rode his bicycle down a stretch of highway in Raahe, Finland, when he was hit and killed by a passing truck. He got out shortly before the finish line and crossed it, which fooled some of the onlookers. Even with superstar closer Mariano Rivera on the mound, the Red Sox were not going to be denied. Pepsi, the soda company, once had the 6th largest military in the world. Churches held prayer vigils, and enterprising con-men sold comet pills to ward off the poison's effects. Runners-up: 2000 Bush/Gore Florida election, 2009 Iranian Elections. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were two young men from extremely wealthy, prestigious families. Wilderness-survival boot camps recruited participants like never before. 14. All the decor is real and handpicked by a small team of dedicated, very talented, Tennessee men. Search, watch, and cook every single Tasty recipe and video ever - all in one place! Though telescopes weren't yet strong enough to track its distant progress, everyone expected another sighting in 1910. ), Harrison County ( Biloxi and Gulfport ), and Jackson County ( Pascagoula ), No Clean Water or electricity in the City Of New Orleans, No Communications Including Cell Phones Available New Orleans, Hurricane disrupts 95 % of the daily Gulf of Mexico oil production, Over 1.7 million people lost power in the Gulf states of Mississippi and Louisiana, Interstate 10 leading east out of the city of New Orleans is closed due to bridges smashed, Most coastal highways along the Gulf were impassable due to severe flooding in places, Katrina Moves Inland and downgrades to tropical storm with rain and Tornadoes affecting Tennessee, Ohio and Georgia. May 2, 2016. In October 2020, an Italian farmer's dog gave birth to a litter of five puppiesincluding one that had green fur. It's a reaction that's served us well: Scientists credit it as an important part of the survival of our species. 1989: The Berlin War Was Taken Down The Berlin was was demolished in 1989. Wentworth Miller played Mariah Carey's love interest in her "We Belong Together" music video, which served as a sexual awakening for soooo many millennials. On Dec. 31, 1999, people watched with a little more anxiety and a little less celebration as the clock ticked towards potential Armageddon. The U.S.-UK invasion of Afghanistan on October 7, 2001, toppled the brutal Taliban regime. "Y2K: The New Year's Disaster That Never Happened." Some of the top featured acts were U2, Paul McCartney, Elton, John, Pink Floyd, Madonna, Stevie Wonder, and Green Day. The list is broken into ten different categories, with at least one runner-up listed for each. That's exactly what happened on Feb. 20, 1962, when Americans held their collective breath as astronaut John Glenn and the Friendship 7 spacecraft orbited 160 miles (257 kilometers) above Earth at a face-melting 17,500 miles per hour (28,164 kilometers per hour). Some of the events that rocked the world in the 2000s continue to reverberate years later. In 1983, during the Cold War, a single Soviet lieutenant colonel by the name of Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov avoided nuclear war by correctly identifying a false alarm with the Soviet missile detection system. After a 51-day armed standoff with the David Koresh -led Branch Davidian cult, FBI agents decided to invade the group's compound in Waco, Texas, on April 19, 1993. Sep 22, 2020. Jan 9 Elections are held to replace Yasser Arafat as head of the Palestine Liberation Organization. The year started off unlike anything other for me with a very mutilated, broken finger . National Geographic. Waco Burning. Jeva Lange. George W. Mike Myers' face. The resulting tsunami slammed 11 countries as far away as South Africa, with waves up to 100 feet high. Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Over 400 million copies of the books have been translated into 67 different languages. 43rd US President George W. Bush. Coordinates. Women Rescued Trying to Retrieve Phone Several firefighters in Washington state had to pull a woman out of an outhouse after accidentally falling into the hole after dropping her cell phone. A woman in Alabama created a Facebook page for "Flomo Klown" and threatened to kill people at a local school. 28. ajoker40 5. It's been a full nine years since The Huffington Post emerged into the virtual world, and in that time the world has become wildly different place. People began threatening to shoot clowns, and a mob even formed at Penn State University in response to a clown sighting. TechRepublic. Thus, three people died during an operation that was meant to save one life. Oct. 7, 2016. The British crew found the cat floating on a board hours after the ship sank, took him aboard, and named him Oscar. As of 2016, the 10 warmest years since 1880 have all happened within the past 12 years. Social media has overtaken pornography as the #1 activity on the internet. Discover unique things to do, places to eat, and sights to see in the best destinations around the world with Bring Me! In other words, we become scared superheroes ready to fight hard or run fast depending on the situation. During a live television broadcast of the siege, the structure housing members of the cult burst into flames. Based on the book Q&A by Vikas Swarup, the movie tells the tale of an impoverished young man and his chance to make millions on the Indian version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? He answers question after question based on chance encounters throughout his life, such as how he knows who is on a US 100 dollar bill. What stirred everyone into a tizzy was the new discovery that Earth was actually on track to pass through the comet's 15.5-million-mile (25-million-kilometer) tail. 12. Runners-up: The Da Vinci Code, Oprahs book club. People all over the United States remember where they were when news broke that a plane had flown into the World Trade Center in New York City. Oct. 9, 2015. Deaths occurred in fourteen different countries, and Indonesia suffered the worst fatalities. 5: Earth Passes Through the Tail of Halley's Comet, 2: The United States Nearly Loses John Glenn and the Friendship 7 Spacecraft, Carlson, Adam. One should always "prepare for the worst and hope for the best". One guy accidentally swallowed their precious plutonium. 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