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.