Come and refresh your memory a little. You will be amazed at what has happened in this decade.
The coming New Year not only marks the end of 2019, but also the end of a decade. Like every decade, this year was also marked by many important events. Everyone perceives time differently, so many people will be surprised by our list, because some event will seem like it happened yesterday. Or he will be stunned that it hasn't been many years since the event. This time, we will try to focus on the events that we followed violently at one point, but quickly forgot about. Let's refresh our memory a little on the second decade of the 21st century.
January 26, 2010
The first Apple iPad
Just a few weeks into the beginning of the new decade, then-still-living Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the first iPad tablet. Although it was a novelty, the iPad was a great success and significantly changed people's habits, since from then on content could be watched on a larger screen.
March 14, 2011
Rebecca Black presents the music video for the song "Friday"
At the time, 13-year-old singer Rebecca Black became a viral sensation after her music video became one of the most viewed on the YouTube platform. But for completely wrong reasons, as the song was almost collectively ridiculed, both by listeners and critics, who called it "the worst song in history".
April 29, 2011
Royal wedding of Prince William of Wales and Catherine (Kate) Middleton
It is an extremely important event for Great Britain, which was followed with enthusiasm by the rest of the world. The wedding was comprehensively covered by all possible media, and the telecast of the wedding was watched by approximately 22.8 million people. After eight years of marriage, they already gave birth to three royal offspring.
July 7, 2011
The conclusion of the Harry Potter film saga
On this date, the last part of the very popular Harry Potter film saga, titled Deathly Hallows, Part 2, arrived in cinemas. With this, viewers who otherwise did not pick up the book (it was published in 2007) found out how and where the group of three wizards from Hogwarts ended up. Fans of this fantasy world are still well catered for, as they can continue to follow magical adventures in the Magical Beasts films.
July 15, 2012
Korean Psy Unveils "Gangnam Style"
The song is not a musical excess, but it has become so popular for three reasons. Its rhythm is simple, but it quickly gets you addicted. The chorus of the song is simple, so you could sing it even if you don't know Korean. He added a video that showed how to dance to this song properly. The song thus became an online sensation and was the first to cross the magic mark of one billion views on the YouTube platform.
December 21, 2012
The day when the world was supposed to inevitably end
While researching the Mayan culture, researchers discovered that their calendar ends exactly 10 days before the new year 2013. People were hiding in the basement under the house and preparing for the inevitable apocalypse. Roland Emmerich even made a film about the coming disaster with the unambiguous title "2012". Well, we are still alive and well.
February 2, 2013
Viral Dance "Harlem Shake"
When artist Baauer released his song “Harlem Shake” on May 22, 2012, he didn't realize how popular it would become until the following year. Or rather, a smaller piece of the song. The so-called "meme" began with a clip from the YouTube channel FilthyFrankTV, which was the first to use its concept. So, in the first half of the video, the person, people or object is at peace, but at the very end, everything turns into an uncontrolled but very entertaining chaos.
September 3, 2013
The duo Ylvis present the song "What Does the Fox Say"
When the whole "Harlem Shaka" mess was over, the next one had already arrived. More precisely, in the image of the Norwegian duo Ylvis, who throughout the song wondered how a fox advertises itself. The song is so innocently goofy that people really loved it. The video became one of the most watched in 2013.
March 8, 2014
A Malaysia Airlines plane disappears from the face of the Earth
The fate of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 is still unknown after all these years. It is unknown where the entire plane disappeared with 239 passengers and crew members on board. Despite an extensive search operation, only a few pieces of wreckage were found. Thus, the disappearance of this plane remains one of the biggest mysteries in aviation. This has given rise to many different speculations, even conspiracy theories. Based on the circumstances of the disappearance, among the most likely theories is that it is the pilot crashed the plane all by himself, but we will probably never know the real answer.
July–August 2014
Ice Bucket Challenge
Pouring cold water didn't start with exactly this challenge, but it has always had a charitable note. On a smaller scale, people poured themselves out in support of cancer patients, with some even donating the proceeds to pet charities. In 2014, however, a challenge got the attention of the whole world, in which people draw attention to patients suffering from the neurological disease ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) by pouring ice-cold water on it.
As part of the challenge, as much as 220 million dollars were collected in 2014 for research to cure this deadly disease. The story is all the more inspiring, because in 2016, with the help of donated money, scientists discovered a new, third gene responsible for the onset of the disease. With this, they took an important step closer to the long-awaited drug.
April 8, 2015
Apple is adding emoticons of different races to the new iOS
Apple has taken an important step towards equality between different races and the right to express them. Ever since the iOS 8.3 update until today, we can choose between emoticons in 6 skin colors. Later, same-sex couples and families with same-sex parents were added to the repertoire of emoticons.
February 29, 2016
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio (finally) wins an Oscar
Sometimes the performance of a movie actor or actress takes us so much that we really treat him/her to an Oscar. This was also the case with Leonardo DiCaprio, who strongly wanted the prestigious award himself. For several years in a row, he excelled in various roles, but towards the end he already accepted roles that could be disastrous for him in terms of health (such as the role in the movie Povratnik). His frolicking with a real bear and swimming in freezing cold rivers paid off. He won his first Oscar for Best Actor.
July 6, 2016
Pokémon GO mania has taken over the world
Exactly on April 1, 1997, we saw Ash Ketchum and his company for the first time in the animated series. We followed them on an exciting adventure in which they had to catch all the pokémon (which is an affectionate abbreviation for "pocket monster" or pocket menageries). That's exactly why all the fans of the series went crazy with excitement when the game developer Niantic announced that we will be able to hunt Pokémon ourselves. And that right in a nearby park, on the street, in the square, next to landmarks... It is one of the first games that drew millions of players out of their homes.
May–August 2017
Fidget Spinner becomes the most desired children's toy
The spinning toy has been around since the 90s of the 20th century, but it experienced its explosion of popularity only in 2017. Many people "blame" the YouTube platform for its boom, as more and more people played with it on it. Since the toy was basically cheap, everyone could afford it. All of a sudden it could be bought everywhere. Every kid wanted at least one. But as quickly as the toy came, it went silent.
The most interesting thing is its origin, because it is not even known who its official inventor is. However, it is known to basically help in reducing stress, anxiety and certain neurological disorders, such as attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder.
October 2017
The beginning of the #MeToo movement
The phrase "Me Too" appeared on the MySpace social network as early as 2006, and the initiator of the movement was the victim of sexual harassment and activist Tarana Burke. It was only after the allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein that the movement gained new, global momentum. Many women have joined the #MeToo movement, and their purpose is to encourage women and let them know that they are not the only victims of sexual violence.
May 19, 2018
The Royal Wedding of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan Markle
This decade was truly eventful for the British royal family, as they hosted two royal weddings. The broadcast of the wedding was watched by even more people than before. They counted as many as 29.2 million viewers. As an interesting fact: Meghan's wedding veil was a good 5 meters long.
October 5, 2018
Artist Banksy destroys his own painting in the middle of an auction
In addition to this year's glued banana, last year we were treated to another astonishing event in the world of art. Mysterious graffiti artist Banksy pulled the famous painting through a paper cutter in front of a remote control during an auction of his painting. He later showed the making of only this on his Instagram profile. The painting was sold for $1.4 million before it was destroyed. Banksy, who otherwise "posts" his works on actual walls, was very much against his art and its message being sold.
Later, despite the destruction, the painting gained even more value. It can be seen in its original carved form in the Staatsgalerie museum in Germany.
April 10, 2019
The first photo of a black hole
This year we were treated to a very special discovery. Black holes have been talked about a lot, but only in theory. So this photo finally confirmed their existence. Black holes are so massive that they absorb even light due to the gravity they produce, which is why it is impossible to see them with the naked eye. People somehow reacted to the discovery with a bunch of fun "meme" photomontages.
