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. Spoiler: The Force has awakened to the sound of more box office dollars. People. There is much weird and crazy that's happened in my life. Katrina Makes Landfall As Category 3 Louisiana. By 1910 the sight of Halley's Comet wasn't a surprise. (Oct. 13, 2016) https://www.theguardian.com/science/across-the-universe/2012/dec/20/apocalypse-postponed-halley-comet, Folger, Tim. You can find out more about our use, change your default settings, and withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by visiting Cookies Settings, which can also be found in the footer of the site. For one, clowns are unpredictable: You never know if they're going to squirt water on you or pull something from their sleeve. On September 11, 2001, four airplanes in the United States were hijacked by Muslim extremists and crashed into various locations. As Glenn descended, he watched burning chunks of spacecraft fly by his window, unsure whether these were pieces of the critical heat shield. 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. 17th March 2004 unrest in Kosovo known as Unrest in Kosovo: More than 22 are killed and 200 wounded. Carbajal stopped at a roadside orchard for a snack during the race, but the apples were rotten so he was struck with stomach cramps and had to sleep it off. Having failed at their first attempt, the duo moved on to a grocery store where they killed a man walking across the parking lot. At the time of Glenn's feat, the Soviet Union was besting the United States in the Space Race, having already sent the first satellite and person into space. 10. 6. iPhonesBelieve it or not, the iPhone wasn't invented until 2007. The resulting tsunami killed nearly 230,000 people and displaced over one million. By Paramore, by becoming the first band actually from the Nashville area to go platinum - the curse existed for twenty years. Hemingway referenced an obscure law, the Guano Islands Act of 1856, to do this: The law stated that US citizens could claim ownership (under the United States) of unclaimed islands that had guano deposits. The movie Mr. & Mrs. Smith was released! All rights reserved. Sea levels have risen 6.7 inches (17 centimeters) over the past century. Jun 27 AMD files broad antitrust complaints against Intel Corporation in U.S. Federal District Court, alleging abuse of monopoly powers and antitrust violations. Oscar died in 1955, a full 14 years after the sinking of the Bismarck. Just as scary as the tsunami itself is the possibility that a deadly event could happen again despite the installation of an early detection system in the Indian Ocean. These were followed by a large scale ground invasion on four primary fronts. It's from this angle a fear of the uncertain that we compiled our list of 10 anxiety-inducing events in history. Many times, things you may have assumed to be true (for years!) He didn't have a lot of screen time on the film but he did happen to take things too far when all was said and done. 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. By 2006, search engine Google purchased the company for $1.65 billion in Google stock. The same fight-or-flight response that gripped cavemen stalked by a hungry saber-toothed tiger still grips modern humans when they skydive for the first time. An entire town in Nevada basically invented the concept of the "Wild West" by staging gunfights, bank robberies, and other Western cliches from 1800s dime novels. A new cadre of internet citizen has been created since 2005: The social media editor. "10 Scare-inducing Moments in History" We all cried a little harder when the world lost Whiney Houston. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia becoming the first woman president in an African Country. You didn't mean it! 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. Since then, a number of countries have committed to the effort to stop global terrorism. Despite the doomsday predictions, however, nothing happened. 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]. 6. The British crew found the cat floating on a board hours after the ship sank, took him aboard, and named him Oscar. "Meet the President Trying to Save His Island Nation From Climate Change." The second largest recorded earthquake in history occurred on December 26, 2005, in the middle of the Indian Ocean. (Oct. 12, 2016) http://people.com/crime/clown-sightings-2016-stephen-king-twitter-reacts/, Clark, Stuart. While most astronomers weren't actually that worried, a nervous public latched on to the claims of people like French astronomer and author Camille Flammarion, who claimed the poison would smother all life on the planet. 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. 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). 21. 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. An African woman leads the World Trade Organization. Nearly 3,000 people died in the country's worst terrorist attack, which made al-Qaida and Osama bin Laden household names. Iran steadfastly claimed that its nuclear program was for peaceful energy purposes, but various intelligence sources said the country was in dangerous reach of developing a nuclear weapon. During the procedure, Liston accidentally swiped near an elderly doctor with a blade, slicing the fabric of the doctor's suit coat. Eight years later, its hard to find a teenager or young adult without an iPod. Al-Qaeda, a terrorist group centered in the Middle East, and its leader Osama Bin Laden were blamed for the attack. Multnomah County Chair Linn, Oregon announced the county would begin granting licenses for same-sex marriages. It has been acclaimed as being a small representative of the future of film, because of its international cast, crew, and audience. 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. Remember the guy that leaned out the window in Boyz N the Hood and used a shotgun to almost blow Ricky in half? On Oct. 22, Kennedy ordered a naval quarantine of Cuba in order to prevent Soviets from delivering any offensive weapons. Despite being a proudly cynical 16-year-old, I sobbed my way through most of Nicholas Sparks's 1999 novel, A Walk to Remember.Sparks, a notable asshole, somehow managed to pen the ultimate fantasy of any God Girl (including Muslim God Girls).It goes like this: Bookish, plain, religious girl manages to pull the Hottest Guy in School by being smart, kind, and . Coordinates. Jul 2 10 Live 8 concerts held around the world organised by Bob Geldof to raise awareness of poverty, Jul 2 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Venus Williams beats fellow American Lindsay Davenport 4-6, 7-6, 9-7 for the 3rd of her 5 Wimbledon singles titles. Source: Newsweek Lots of insane things happened in 2017, and there's probably more in store in 2018. "As I walked out [of the President's Oval Office] I thought I might never live to see another Saturday night" [source: National Security Archive]. The U.S.-UK invasion of Afghanistan on October 7, 2001, toppled the brutal Taliban regime. Screenshot via YouTube. Thankfully, cooler heads prevailed, or else none of us might be here. "Steam Explosions, Earthquakes, and Volcanic Eruptions What's in Yellowstone's Future?" Let's revisit the anniversaries, major headlines and TV premieres that happened in 2007. Feb. 14, 1999. Now it's hard to imagine there not being. Please copy/paste the following text to properly cite this HowStuffWorks.com article: by H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images, Dina Rudick/The Boston Globe via Getty Images, Thierry Falise/LightRocket via Getty Images. The Pacific Northwest and Midwest would be particularly hard hit, resulting in a short-term devastation of agriculture and waterways choked with gray sludge. Long Island Lolita Amy Fisher shot the wife of her lover, Joey Buttafuoco (pronounced Butt-a-foo-co), Mary Jo Buttafuoco in the face. (Oct. 14, 2016) http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/coldwar/interviews/, Oskin, Becky. Behind the US dollar, the euro has become the second largest reserve currency and the euro also has the more value in circulation than any other currency. He has been a guest speaker on numerous national radio and television stations and is a five time published author. Whether that's applied for the the righteous or the trivial is up to the tweeter. 2020 events: Yep, these things all happened in the year from hell. Beachgoers, frolicking in the warm waters of Indonesia's Indian coast, look up and see a strange sight on the horizon: A swell of water. National Geographic. 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. 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. Did anyone think they would be holding a powerful phone in their pocket and take that power for granted today, ten years ago? President Obama had some strong ideas and plans for the future, and only time will tell if he can truly come through with them. 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. It was Powderfinger's year. When you visit the site, Dotdash Meredith and its partners may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. Cheating, Stealing, and Strychnine. Outraged by rising government debt, the Tea Party formed in 2009 and has had considerable success in Congressional elections. The first film was so successful (no surprise there), that Warner Bros. chose to make. Fear is an ancient emotion. The Aviator nabbed the most Academy Award nominations (11) and wins (5), but Leo walked away empty-handed. After sacking the city of Antioch in 540 CE, Sasanian Emperor Khosrow I built a new city that looked almost exactly the same and called it "Weh Antiok Khusrau," which, Public Domain / Library of Congress / Via. In 2005, Drake was still wheeling around Degrassi and Miley Cyrus hadn't yet debuted on Hannah Montana, let alone appropriated twerking. 8. After that, Jessop became a stewardess for the British Red Cross and served aboard the HMS Britannic during WWI. After the war, Churchill retired and appeared as an extra in the 1952 movie Ivanhoe. It just goes to show how close the world came to all-out nuclear war during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Had it been successful, it would have been the first orbital spacecraft to use a solar sail to increase its speed in space. 14. But before you know it, local officials are dragging you off to a witch trial where logic doesn't matter and torture is the preferred way to draw a confession. Deaths occurred in fourteen different countries, and Indonesia suffered the worst fatalities. United States Supreme Court ruled Medicinal Use Of Marijuana users can be prosecuted for violating federal drug laws. Will a natural disaster happen and wipe out your town? 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. 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. Don't lose too much sleep over this one, though: Scientists say that the chances of a Yellowstone super-eruption are exceedingly low at least over next few thousand years [source: Diggles]. Funeral mass of Pope John Paul II on April 8, 2005, Vatican City. (Oct. 15, 2016) http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php/doc_large_image.php?flash=old&doc=93, National Geographic. Here's How We Prepped for the Non-Disaster." Let me tell about all the crazy things that happened to us in 2015. 2020 is a year where the essential goods section gets wiped clean, while toilet paper becomes the hot new currency in some countries. 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). 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. Feb 23 Vote of the controversial French law on colonialism, repealed start of 2006. "Who Burned the Witches?" The resulting tsunami slammed 11 countries as far away as South Africa, with waves up to 100 feet high. The rest of the world responded with relief aid estimated at over ten billion US dollars. They influence government policy, disaster . One of the soldiers took the bear in and named him Wojtek, and he was trained in part by a civilian refugee. Michael Jackson is found not guilty of Child Molestation Charges. 1. 10 Nathan Leopold And Richard Loeb. 25 Crazy Things People Believe Could Happen In 2022. Dec. 20, 2012. Reddit is full of opinions, some good while others not so much. It has also changed the music industry itself. (Oct. 11, 2016) http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2005/3024/, Miller, Laura. Here are 16 of the wildest experiences actors and crew had on set: 1. Brandon Lee, a promising actor and son of . Doritos Locos Tacos This seemingly absurd food mashup -- a taco shell made of Doritos -- has been a smash hit, hauling in over $1 billion for Taco Bell since its creation in 2012. Part of the reason for its strange allure is the tragic accident which occurred on set. Aside from a few minor, isolated incidents, everything was fine. The Virginia Tech shooting was a spree shooting that occurred on April 16, 2007, comprising two attacks on the campus of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States. Andy Prest: Honk if you remember all these crazy things that happened in 2022 The death of a beloved Queen, the Tweets of a bewildering billionaire, and a honking big mess on the streets of. He even performed actual work by helping transport supplies, including heavy boxes of ammunition. Today it sells that amount every two days, and more than 500 million iPhones have been sold in total. The 2020s started off pretty rough, you could even say horribly. Section of the 17th Street Canal levee gives way allowing a sea of water from Lake Pontchartrain to flood Lakeview and into Mid-City, Carrollton, Gentilly, City Park and neighborhoods farther south and east. 3. News of his death, which garnered massive worldwide attention, also revealed a major shift in the news media. The Oregon Supreme Court nullified nearly 3,000 marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples, Wild Fires Sweep Portugal leaving over 20 dead and thousands of acres destroyed. The euro, primarily used by members of the European Union, is also used by millions of people on other continents. The concerts were held in London, Philadelphia, Paris, Rome, Berlin, Moscow, Edinburgh, Cornwall, Johannesburg, and Barrie. While most were horrified by the carnage, news footage from around the globe captured some people cheering in response to the attacks. Brazil President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva, China Chairman of the People's Republic of China Hu Jintao, Germany Chancellor Gerhard Schrder Till 22 November, Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel From 22 November, India Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, Italy Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Japan Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Russia / Soviet Union General Secretary of the CPSU Vladimir Putin, South Africa State President Thabo Mbeki, United Kingdom Prime Minister Tony Blair, Copyright 2022 All Rights Reserved thepeoplehistory.com Copyright 2022. (Oct. 21, 2016) http://time.com/4058851/kiribati-cliamte-change/, Special Offer on Antivirus Software From HowStuffWorks and TotalAV Security, Earth Passes Through the Tail of Halley's Comet, The United States Nearly Loses John Glenn and the Friendship 7 Spacecraft, Time: Everything You Need to Know About the 'Clown Attack' Craze. In the 1980s, we wanted our hair to be as big as possible, our fanny packs to be as bright as possible, and our spandex to be as tight as possible. The plan was to use the publicity of the act to raise money and have the raft serve as an oceanographic research facility, but unfortunately a tropical storm destroyed New Atlantis in 1966, two years after it was created. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were two young men from extremely wealthy, prestigious families. 10. Weve come a long way since. They pumped his stomach and separated the plutonium back out. All the decor is real and handpicked by a small team of dedicated, very talented, Tennessee men. Here are 22 terrible moments in history that all happened during the month of April. Time. Rosemary's Baby (1968) Events on the set of the 1968 classic Rosemary's Baby got real pretty quickly once shooting the movie began. 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