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Juicy Couture gains popularity
In 2001, the famous Juicy tracksuit was introduced and custom designed for Madonna; and Madonna turned the velour tracksuit into a trend. The public appearance of clothes worn by celebrities made the brand famous almost instantly. Later, in 2004, the velour tracksuit once again became very popular among celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, and Paris Hilton. Juicy Couture then became a brand known around the world for the image of being the outfit of the "new money". -
Spirited Away is released
Spirited Away has been widely regarded by critics as one of the greatest films of the 21st century, and to be among the best animated films ever made. It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 75th Academy Awards,[15] making it the first, and to date only, hand-drawn and non-English-language animated film to win the award. -
9/11
The attack on the World Trade Center, where 2 planes where flown into a 110-story building in New York, is one of the most devastating events that hit the United States within the past decade. -
ME
At 6:56 AM in Chicago, IL, my wonderful self is born. My contributions to the world have not been made yet but they will be as glorious as I am. I am considering this the birth of a famous person. -
Youtube is founded
YouTube is an American online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is currently owned by Google, and is the second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day -
Grey's Anatomy airs
Grey's Anatomy is the longest-running scripted primetime show currently airing on ABC, and the longest scripted primetime series carried by ABC. Its success catapulted many longtime series regulars including Pompeo, Dempsey, and Oh to worldwide recognition; they were among the top five highest-earning television actors in 2013. -
Wattpad is launched
Wattpad is an online social reading platform intended for users to read and write original stories. Founders say that the platform aims to create social communities around stories and remove barriers between readers and writers. The platform allows users to write and publish stories, or read stories by other users. As of November 2021, Wattpad has a monthly audience of more than 90 million users, who can directly interact with the writers and share their opinions with fellow readers. -
First episode of OHSHC airs
Ouran High School Host Club is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Bisco Hatori, and serialized in Hakusensha's LaLa magazine between the September 2002 and November 2010 issues. The series follows Haruhi Fujioka, a scholarship student at Ouran Academy, and the other members of the popular host club. -
Crunchyroll is founded
Crunchyroll is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service that specializes in the distribution, production and licensing of Japanese anime and dorama. Founded in 2006 by a group of University of California, Berkeley, graduates, Crunchyroll's distribution channel and partnership program delivers content to over 100 million registered users worldwide. -
Tumblr is founded
Tumblr (stylized as tumblr; pronounced "tumbler") is an American microblogging and social networking website founded by David Karp in 2007 and currently owned by Automattic. The service allows users to post multimedia and other content to a short-form blog. Users can follow other users' blogs. Bloggers can also make their blogs private. For bloggers, many of the website's features are accessed from a "dashboard" interface. As of July 2021, Tumblr hosts more than 529 million blogs. -
Gossip Girl airs
The success of Gossip Girl led to many adaptations outside the United States. The show received numerous award nominations and won 18 Teen Choice Awards. The CW officially renewed Gossip Girl for a sixth and final season on May 11, 2012. The final season, consisting of 10 episodes, premiered on October 8, 2012, and ended on December 17, 2012. -
The Walking Dead airs
The Walking Dead is an American post-apocalyptic horror television series based on the comic book series of the same name forming the core of The Walking Dead franchise. The series features survivors of a zombie apocalypse trying to stay alive under near-constant threat of attacks from zombies known as "walkers". With the collapse of modern civilization, these survivors must confront other survivors who have formed communities with their own laws and morals, sometimes leading to open, conflict. -
Born This Way is released
"Born This Way" is backed by rumbling synth sounds, a humming bass and additional chorus percussion, with sole organ toward the end. The lyrics discuss the self-empowerment of minorities including the LGBTQ+ community and on themes related to racial minorities. Critics positively reviewed the song, calling it a "club-ready anthem". "Born This Way" has sold 8.2 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time. -
The Great Tohoku Tsunami and Earthquake
The Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami or the Great Tohoku earthquake, was a natural disaster that shook northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011. The disaster began when a magnitude-9 earthquake shook the region in the early afternoon, unleashing a savage tsunami. -
PONPONPON is released
The song was launched on iTunes internationally in 23 countries, and set records for a Japanese song, reaching #1 in Finland and #4 in Belgium. As of 2012, the song sold over 1 million digital downloads. As of 2016, the music video has over 100 million views on YouTube. -
Electra Heart album is released
Music critics were divided in their opinions of Electra Heart, expressing ambivalence towards Diamandis' shift in musical style and its overall production. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 21,358 copies. In doing so, it earned Diamandis her first chart-topping album there. The album was eventually certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for exceeding shipments of 100,000 units. -
BTS debuts
BTS, is a South Korean boy band formed in 2010 and debuting in 2013 under Big Hit. Consisting of members Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook—co-writes and co-produces much of their own material. Originally a hip hop group, their musical style has evolved to incorporate a wide range of genres; their lyrics have often discussed mental health, the troubles of school-age youth and coming of age, loss, the journey towards self-love, and individualism. -
Malala Yousafzai Wins Nobel Prize
Malala Yousafzai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for the right of every child to receive an education. She was born in the Swat Valley in Pakistan. When the Islamic Taliban movement took control of the valley in 2008, girls’ schools were burned down. Malala kept a diary of the events, which was published in 2009 by BBC Urdu. In her diary she spoke out against the Taliban’s terrorist regime.
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Sinking of MV Sewol
The sinking of MV Sewol, also called the Sewol ferry disaster, occurred on the morning of Wednesday April 16, 2014, when the ferry MV Sewol was en route from Incheon towards Jeju in South Korea. The 6,825-ton vessel sent a distress signal from about 2.7 kilometres north of Byeongpungdo at 08:58 KST.
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ME!ME!ME! is released
An anime-obsessed young man fantasizes about his favorite voluptuous heroines, but his sex-addled dream soon turns into a nightmare which threatens to consume him. It has become a well-
known meme especially in the anime community but has an interesting take on the consumption of hentai and pornographic materials. -
Stranger Things is released
Stranger Things is an American science fiction drama television series created by the Duffer Brothers, who also serve as showrunners and are executive producers along with Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen. Its first season was released on Netflix on July 15, 2016, with the second, third, and fourth seasons following in October 2017, July 2019, and May and July 2022, respectively. In February 2022, the series was renewed for a fifth and final season. -
Meteor Garden airs
Meteor Garden is a 2018 mainland Chinese television series starring Shen Yue, Dylan Wang, Darren Chen, Caesar Wu, and Connor Leong. The series is based on the Japanese shōjo manga series Boys Over Flowers written by Yoko Kamio, and a remake of the 2001 Taiwanese series of the same name. The series is produced by the maker of the original Taiwanese series Angie Chai and directed by Lin Helong. It is set in Shanghai and London. -
Queen Elizabeth Dies
Queen Elizabeth dies in the Balmoral Castle at 96 years old on September 8th, 2022, after being the United Kingdoms monarch for 70 years. She is the longest-reigning monarch of Britain. (https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/09/08/queen-elizabeth-ii-dead/) -
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