It really happened

IT REALLY HAPPENED

By JORGE ALEXANDER ARCE TAFUR
  • THE GOBLET OF FIRE

    THE GOBLET OF FIRE

    Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire by JK Rowling is published, and becomes the fastest-selling book ever.
  • THE WORLD TRADE CENTER

    THE WORLD TRADE CENTER

    Terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon kill nearly 3,000 people.
  • HALLE BERRY

    HALLE BERRY

    Halle Berry becomes first black woman to win a Best Actress Oscar for her performance in Monster's Ball.
  • FACEBOOK

    FACEBOOK

    Facebook founded by Harvard university student Mark Zuckerberg. The site now has 300 million active users.
  • YOUTUBE

    YOUTUBE

    YouTube launched by three former PayPal employees .
  • GOOGLE

    GOOGLE

    • The verb "to google" enters the Oxford English Dictionary in 2006
  • MR. OBAMA

    MR. OBAMA

    • The US elects its first black president, Barack Obama.
  • THE OLDEST SKELETON

    THE OLDEST SKELETON

    The oldest skeleton of a human ancestor is uncovered in Ethiopia.