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2010:
- Silly bands craze
- February 19- “Baby” by Justin Bieber ft. Ludacris music video released
- June 24- iPhone 4 released
- July- First VidCon for youtube video makers
2011
- March 11- Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident
- March- Rebecca Black’s “Friday” was released
- April 29- The Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton
- May 11- Osama bin Laden killed by U.S forces
- July- Spotify comes to US
- July 27- Singer Amy Winehouse died
- October 5- Steve Jobs died
2012
- February 11- Singer Whitney Huston died
- July- Psy released “Gangnam Style” song
- October 22- Hurricane Sandy hit
- November 6- Obama was re elected president
- December 12- World ending theories
2013
- January 24- Vine was created
- February- “Harlem Shake” went viral
- April 15- Boston marathon bombing
- July- Black Lives Matter movement started
- September- “What Does the Fox Say” became youtube sensation
- November 30- Actor Paul Walker died
2014
- February- Ebola outbreak
- April- Musical.ly released
- Summer- Ice bucket challenge
- August 11- Robin Williams died
2015
- February- The internet had a dress a heated debate over “black and blue” or “white and gold”
- June 26- Legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states
2016
- January 10- Singer David Bowie died
- April 21- Singer Prince died
- May 28- Killing of Harambe
- June 3- Muhammad Ali died
- June 12- Orlando nightclub shooting 49 killed
- September- TikTok released
- November- Mannequin challenge
- November 9- Donald Trump was elected 45th President
- Bottle flipping challenge started
2017
- January- Fidget spinner trend
- January 17- Vine was taken down
- July 22- Pokemon go craze
- October- Slime trend
- November 15- Lil peep died
2018
- January- Tide Pod challenge
- May 19- The Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
- June 18- Rapper XXXTentacion died
- September 7- Mac Miller died
- November 8- Deadliest California wildfires
- November 12- Comic Book writer Stan Lee died
2019
- April 15- Norte-Dame de Paris fire
- July 6- Actor Cameron Boyce died
- July 7- USA wins Women’s World Cup
- December 8- Juice Wrld died
