With the start of a new decade, it is time to look back and reflect on the memories from the past decade. The last 10 years have had many ups and downs, including the first african-american president, mass shootings and climate change. So, to help refresh your mind, here is a list of the most popular events and moments that occurred throughout the last decade.
2010
One Direction comes together after making it to the third finalist spot on the music competition show “The X Factor”
The first episode of “Good Luck Charlie” airs on Disney Channel
Angry Birds is pretty popular
Silly Bandz, colorful rubber bands formed into shapes, become popular
Apple releases its first iPad
2011
Rebecca Black releases the song “Friday,” becoming the most viewed Youtube video of the year
“Rolling In The Deep” is the number one song of the year
Planking is a thing for a while
“Teach me How to Dougie” by Cali Swag District is released
Beyonce announces her first pregnancy
2012
“The Avengers” is released, receiving a 92 percent on Rotten Tomatoes
“Gangnam Style” is a thing
Barack Obama is elected for his second term of presidency
Snapchat is created
“Call Me Maybe” is annoyingly catchy and everywhere. Even Justin Bieber makes a lip-sync video to it
2013
The term “memes” is born
The Harlem Shake is a dance that becomes really popular through Youtube and Vine
The Xbox One and PS4 both come out in November
Miley Cyrus cuts her hair and goes on to having a rebellious career for the next three years
The app Vine, where six-second videos are created and uploaded, blows up
2014
The Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared
Ebola struck West Africa
The finale of “How I Met Your Mother” sparks a big reaction from the show’s fans after finding out what happened at the end (don’t worry, no spoilers here)
“Guardians of The Galaxy” is released in August
The ALS ice bucket challenge is used to spread awareness about Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. The challenge goes viral on social media
2015
The supreme court voted to allow same-sex couples to marry nationwide
There were many attacks and shootings
The “black and blue dress” goes viral on various platforms. The dress baffled many because some saw it as black and blue and others saw it as white and gold
Zayn left One Direction after being with the group for approximately five years
Floyd Mayweather v. Manny Pacquiao, the fight of the century, takes place in Las Vegas
2016
Donald Trump becomes the 45th president
Creepy clowns are everywhere. People report sightings of evil disguised clowns near schools and forests, sparking fear nationwide
At the Pulse nightclub shooting, a security guard kills 49 and wounds 53 others. A three-hour stand-off lead to the shooter’s death
“Stranger Things” is released on Netflix
Leonardo DiCaprio finally wins an Oscar for the best actor of 2016 for “The Revenant”
2017
Colin Kaepernick continues to take a knee at games to call attention to racial inequality, and police brutality
“Get Out” breaks box office records
The #MeToo movement blows up. #MeToo was first used by activist and sexual harassment survivor Tarana Burke in 2006
The debate on abortion continues between republicans and democrats
A total solar eclipse occurred across the United States for the first time since 1918. The next solar eclipse expected to be seen in the U.S. is projected for 2024
2018
“Avengers: Infinity War” is released in April
Child immigrants are separated from their parents
Beyonce is bitten by actress Sanaa Lathan at Jay-Z’s “4:44” album party
Wildfires in California spread from July to August, become the biggest fires ever recorded in California history
Voting for midterm elections brought out over 49.3 percent of the eligible voting population, making this the highest voter turnout in a century
2019
Amazon Rainforest fires go viral after a few Twitter posts with fake pictures of the fires blow up
Area 51 becomes a meme after a Facebook post asked for people to join together and raid Area 51
“Avengers Endgame” is released on April 26 and breaks box office records by earning over 2.798 billion dollars, surpassing Avatar’s record of 2.79 billion dollars
The Notre Dame Cathedral fire gains lots of public attention. Money was gathered from celebrities and other important figures to restore the cathedral
President Trump is the third President to be impeached on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress