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Myspace was the good social media website and in the beginning of that 12 months could be the primary to get a million customers.
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Google launched Gmail — in beta type — although many individuals did not assume it was an actual product as a result of they introduced it on April Fools’ Day.
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Motorola launched its iconic Razr — which price $499 on the time (and that was A LOT for a telephone in 2004).
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It was a giant 12 months for transportable gaming programs! Nintendo launched the Nintendo DS, whereas Sony launched the PSP in Japan.
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Bratz have been among the many hottest toys.
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As have been the Robosapien robots. It was even named Toy of the Year by Toy Retailers Association.
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Apple launched the iPod Mini and everybody wished one as a result of they got here in several colours.
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Apple additionally launched the iPod Photo, which was the primary iPod to have a coloration display screen.
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LiveStrong bracelets have been launched and everybody, and I imply EVERYONE, sported one.
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Uggs (which have been already well-liked) grew to become an excellent larger development. I’m certain you knew somebody, or possibly that somebody was you, who wore them ALL THE TIME.
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American Apparel was the good retailer and was a spot the place “hipsters” shopped.
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The Da Vinci Code spent a second 12 months atop the New York Times Bestseller List and was an absolute phenomenon.
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Shake Shack opened its first location in New York City and was a right away hit.
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McDonald’s removed Supersizing — in addition they stated the choice to part it out had nothing to do with the documentary Super Size Me.
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Low carb/zero carb diets continued to be all the fad.
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VH1 had us feeling the ’90s nostalgia with I Love the 90s.
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The unique Star Wars Trilogy was launched on DVD for the very first time. Needless to say, it was an enormous hit and remodeled $100 million in its first-day gross sales.
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World of Warcraft was launched and would go on to be one of many biggest-selling PC video games of all time (promoting over 14 million copies).
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Howard Dean — who was working to be the Democratic presidential candidate — let loose his notorious “Dean Scream” whereas addressing his supporters after coming in third in Iowa Democratic caucuses. The scream would develop into the butt of many jokes.
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Ashlee Simpson acquired caught lip-syncing on SNL and it was awkward.
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Janet Jackson carried out in the course of the Super Bowl Halftime Show and the entire “Nipplegate” controversy occurred. Justin Timberlake would go on to throw her beneath the bus.
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Beyoncé received 5 Grammys for her iconic debut solo album, Dangerously In Love.
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“Hey Ya!” by Outkast began off the 12 months because the No. 1 track within the nation.
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The Killers re-released “Mr. Brightside” after the success of “Somebody Told Me” and the track would go on to develop into a sleeper hit — ultimately reaching No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June of 2005.
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Gwen Stefani went solo and launched her first album, Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
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Friends aired its remaining episode and it’s the most-watched present of the complete 2000s. The sequence finale was watched by 52.5 million viewers.
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While Sex and the City aired its remaining episode as nicely — which aired throughout half two of Season 6.
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The SATC finale was additionally satirized on SNL, the place Christina Aguilera delivered a now basic and Snatch Game-worthy efficiency as Samantha Jones.
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Lost premiered on ABC and acquired everybody hooked instantly.
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Desperate Housewives additionally premiered on ABC and was a right away sensation.
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Entourage debuted on HBO and loads of douchey guys made the present their complete persona.
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The Swan aired on Fox and even for the time was thought of a fairly terrible actuality present. In case you forgot, the premise of the present was that in every episode they’d take two “unattractive women” put them on a weight-reduction plan and exercise routine, and provides them a bunch of cosmetic surgery, together with remedy. At the tip of the episode, they would choose one of many girls to maneuver alongside to The Swan Pageant — the place they’d compete towards different contestants from different episodes.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger was the governor (aka The Governator) of California and made a memorable look on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno alongside Gray Davis, the governor he changed in a recall election the earlier 12 months.
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Fantasia Barrino received the third season of American Idol.
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Karl Lagerfeld grew to become the primary designer to do a collab with H&M. Not solely was it an enormous success, however it modified the style trade as not solely H&M, however different lower-priced retailers, determined to do designer collabs.
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At that 12 months’s Oscars, Charlize Theron received Best Actress for Monster; Sean Penn received Best Actor for Mystic River; Renée Zellweger received Best Supporting Actress for Cold Mountain; and Tim Robbins received Best Supporting Actor for Mystic River.
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While Peter Jackson took house three Oscars — Best Director, Best Picture, and Best Adapted Screenplay — for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
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Napoleon Dynamite was launched and EVERYONE was quoting it.
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EVERYONE was additionally sporting Vote For Pedro T-shirts they acquired at Urban Outfitters.
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Britney Spears married Kevin Federline.
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While Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck known as off their engagement and broke up. J.Lo would go on to marry Marc Anthony later that 12 months.
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Barbie and Ken additionally introduced that that they had damaged up after 43 years collectively. Barbie additionally moved on to a brand new boyfriend — Blaine, an Australian surfer.
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The Notebook was launched and had us all crying within the theaters.
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And lastly, Mean Girls was launched and popular culture was ceaselessly modified.
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