April 3rd 2010- the first iPad came out

September 12 2010- Lady Gaga wore her meat dress to the VMAS

February 10th 2011- Rebecca Black’s single, “Friday” was released, (it now has 138 Million views)

May 2011- Everyone did planks as a trend

July 2011- We said goodbye to Harry Potter

July 2012- Gangnam Style became a trend (it now has 3.4 billion views)

December 2012- everyone thought the World would end

February 2013- The Harlem Shake went viral (now has 61 Million views)

September 2013- “What Does the Fox Say?” went viral which now has 905 Million views

March 2014- an airplane disappeared

July 2014- The Ice Bucket Challenge for charity

February 2015- Apple released racially diverse emojis

June 2015- Same gender marriage became legal in the U.S

February 2016- Leonardo DiCaprio won an oscar

May 2016- Harambe became a worldwide meme

July 2016- the World went crazy over Pokémon Go

October  2016- the Vine app shut down

January 2017- millions of people attended the Women’s March

May 2017- Fidget Spinners

August 2017- a full solar eclipse-
A total solar eclipse is seen on Monday, August 21, 2017 above Madras, Oregon. A total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the contiguous United States from Lincoln Beach, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina. A partial solar eclipse was visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of South America, Africa, and Europe.

October 2017- The #MeToo movement took off (Which was created originally in 2006)-

January 2018- False Missile warning in Hawaii

January 2019- The most diverse class of lawmakers in history was sworn into Congress

April 2019- The first ever photo of a black hole-

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