10 for the 2000s: 2004

1. Lord of the Academy - The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King wins a record tying 11 Oscars. It almost felt like the Academy was honoring all three films on Oscar night.
2. Facebook & MyspaceFounded - On the East Coast, Mark Zuckerburg and his college buddies started this little site where Harvard College students could interact online. It eventually went to all college students, then High School students, and eventually anyone 13 or older. It now has 350 million+ users.
   On the West Coast, a group of guys (one was named Tom) with a little more corporate backing started this social networking site. It boomed quicker than the college guys site, but since has been surpassed by Facebook (personally, I had Myspace before I had Facebook. I've done nothing with my Myspace account for 3 years).
   
3. Ronald Regan Dies - Politics aside, he's the first acting President I remember. He came into office when I was 4 and lest when I was 12. I learned about the political system while he was in office.
4. Athens Olympics - What I remember most is watching Michael Phelps dominate swimming but not win all the golds. I also remember Paul Hamm winning th Men's all around, and some Greek dude winning the Gold in the 200M (I think he eventually lost his medal due to doping).
5. The Red Sox - Yup, they won the World Series. It was an amazing run that really is marked by their comeback in the ALCS against the Yankees moreso than the actual series itself.
6. Bush Re-elected - It's baffling to me how easily he won while in such a landslide but ended his second term with such a low approval rating. Many say it's due to the Democrats inability to find a valid opponent. I don't think that was it.
7. LOST - A mysterious plane crash of Oceanic 815 on September 22, 2004 started what is, in my opinion, the most unique and creative season of televsion show EVER. Great show.
8. Movies - The top 5 grossing were Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Spider-Man 2, The Incredibles, & the Passion of the Christ.
9. No More Friends - The show that marks much of the popular mentality of my generation (a lot of Janelle and my High School friends moved into the City following College) came to an end after 10 seasons. I kinda liked the show around Season 3 and 4, but really came to be bothered by it as the years went on.
   
10. Tsunami - December 26, 2004... nearly 200,000 people died in the Indian Ocean Region. In other words, 68 9/11's in one day. I remember it was this disaster that rocked my global thinking.