# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 756
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15102 "2013-03-25T17:02:13Z")
Top yearly news stories since the year 2000 (in chronological order) 1. 2000: Disputed US Presidential election 2. 2001: The 9-11 terrorist attacks 3. 2002: Rescue of the trapped miners in Pennsylvania 4. 2003: Explosion of space shuttle Columbia 5. 2004: Passing of Ronald Reagan 6. 2005: Hurricane Katrina 7. 2006: North Korea Conducts Nuclear Testing 8. 2007: “Surge” of U.S. troops in Iraq 9. 2008: President-elect Barack Obama 10. 2009: Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger lands passenger plane safely in Hudson River 11. 2010: WikiLeaks publishes American diplomatic cables 12. 2012: Jerry Sandusky scandal at Penn State 13. 2013: Cyprus Debt Bailout Next – (admittedly, not very oriinal) Top News Stories of the Year Prior to 2000 (Reverse Chron Order) 1. 1999: US turns over the Panama Canal ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15103 "2013-03-25T17:06:30Z")
Top News Stories of the Year Prior to 2000 (Reverse Chron Order) 1. 1999: US turns over the Panama Canal 2. 1998: Bill Clinton impeached ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15104 "2013-03-25T17:13:14Z")
Top News Stories of the Year Prior to 2000 (Reverse Chron Order) 1. 1999: US turns over the Panama Canal 2. 1998: Bill Clinton impeached 3. 1997: Death of Princess Diana, Mother Teresa ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15105 "2013-03-25T17:14:44Z")
Top News Stories of the Year Prior to 2000 (Reverse Chron Order) 1. 1999: US turns over the Panama Canal 2. 1998: Bill Clinton impeached 3. 1997: Death of Princess Diana And ninja attacks ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15106 "2013-03-25T17:42:12Z")
THIS IS NOT A LIST Just FYI, we had a slight mistake on the previous list - for some reason, 2011’s entry by **SCAdian** was left out. The final, complete list is: Top yearly news stories since the year 2000 (in chronological order) 1. 2000: Disputed US Presidential election 2. 2001: The 9-11 terrorist attacks 3. 2002: Rescue of the trapped miners in Pennsylvania 4. 2003: Explosion of space shuttle Columbia 5. 2004: Passing of Ronald Reagan 6. 2005: Hurricane Katrina 7. 2006: North Korea Conducts Nuclear Testing 8. 2007: “Surge” of U.S. troops in Iraq 9. 2008: President-elect Barack Obama 10. 2009: Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger lands passenger plane safely in Hudson River 11. 2010: WikiLeaks publishes American diplomatic cables 12. 2011: Osama Bin Laden killed 13. 2012: Jerry Sandusky scandal at Penn State 14. 2013: Cyprus Debt Bailout Looks like the baker miscounted this time and put an extra doughnut in the box. All right, glad to get that off my chest. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15107 "2013-03-25T17:53:53Z")
Top News Stories of the Year Prior to 2000 (Reverse Chron Order) 1. 1999: US turns over the Panama Canal 2. 1998: Bill Clinton impeached 3. 1997: Death of Princess Diana 4. 1996: The Dunblane Massacre ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15108 "2013-03-25T18:01:23Z")
Top News Stories of the Year Prior to 2000 (Reverse Chron Order) 1. 1999: US turns over the Panama Canal 2. 1998: Bill Clinton impeached 3. 1997: Death of Princess Diana 4. 1996: The Dunblane Massacre 5. 1995: [Netscape IPO](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netscape) launches [dot.com](http://dot.com) market craze It also happened on the same day Jerry Garcia died. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15109 "2013-03-25T18:51:22Z")
Top News Stories of the Year Prior to 2000 (Reverse Chron Order) 1. 1999: US turns over the Panama Canal 2. 1998: Bill Clinton impeached 3. 1997: Death of Princess Diana 4. 1996: The Dunblane Massacre 5. 1995: Netscape IPO launches [dot.com](http://dot.com) market craze 6. 1994: World Series cancelled due to strike ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15110 "2013-03-25T20:34:40Z")
Top News Stories of the Year Prior to 2000 (Reverse Chron Order) 1. 1999: US turns over the Panama Canal 2. 1998: Bill Clinton impeached 3. 1997: Death of Princess Diana 4. 1996: The Dunblane Massacre 5. 1995: Netscape IPO launches [dot.com](http://dot.com) market craze 6. 1994: World Series cancelled due to strike 7. 1993: Battle of Mogadishu (events of _Blackhawk Down_) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15111 "2013-03-25T21:29:09Z")
Top News Stories of the Year Prior to 2000 (Reverse Chron Order) 1. 1999: US turns over the Panama Canal 2. 1998: Bill Clinton impeached 3. 1997: Death of Princess Diana 4. 1996: The Dunblane Massacre 5. 1995: Netscape IPO launches [dot.com](http://dot.com) market craze 6. 1994: World Series cancelled due to strike 7. 1993: Battle of Mogadishu (events of Blackhawk Down) 8. 1992: Riots in Los Angeles, following acquittal of police who beat Rodney King ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15112 "2013-03-25T22:26:55Z")
Top News Stories of the Year Prior to 2000 (Reverse Chron Order) 1. 1999: US turns over the Panama Canal 2. 1998: Bill Clinton impeached 3. 1997: Death of Princess Diana 4. 1996: The Dunblane Massacre 5. 1995: Netscape IPO launches [dot.com](http://dot.com) market craze 6. 1994: World Series cancelled due to strike 7. 1993: Battle of Mogadishu (events of Blackhawk Down) 8. 1992: Riots in Los Angeles, following acquittal of police who beat Rodney King 9. 1991: US led coalition ousts Iraq from Kuwait in the Persian Gulf War ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15113 "2013-03-25T22:33:04Z")
Top News Stories of the Year Prior to 2000 (Reverse Chron Order) 1. 1999: US turns over the Panama Canal 2. 1998: Bill Clinton impeached 3. 1997: Death of Princess Diana 4. 1996: The Dunblane Massacre 5. 1995: Netscape IPO launches [dot.com](http://dot.com) market craze 6. 1994: World Series cancelled due to strike 7. 1993: Battle of Mogadishu (events of Blackhawk Down) 8. 1992: Riots in Los Angeles, following acquittal of police who beat Rodney King 9. 1991: US led coalition ousts Iraq from Kuwait in the Persian Gulf War 10. 1990: Breakup of Soviet Union begins as six Soviet Republics declare their independence ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15114 "2013-03-25T23:29:50Z")
Top News Stories of the Year Prior to 2000 (Reverse Chron Order) 1. 1999: US turns over the Panama Canal 2. 1998: Bill Clinton impeached 3. 1997: Death of Princess Diana 4. 1996: The Dunblane Massacre 5. 1995: Netscape IPO launches [dot.com](http://dot.com) market craze 6. 1994: World Series cancelled due to strike 7. 1993: Battle of Mogadishu (events of Blackhawk Down) 8. 1992: Riots in Los Angeles, following acquittal of police who beat Rodney King 9. 1991: US led coalition ousts Iraq from Kuwait in the Persian Gulf War 10. 1990: Breakup of Soviet Union begins as six Soviet Republics declare their independence 11. 1989: Berlin Wall begins to be torn down. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15115 "2013-03-26T02:34:51Z")
Top News Stories of the Year Prior to 2000 (Reverse Chron Order) 1. 1999: US turns over the Panama Canal 2. 1998: Bill Clinton impeached 3. 1997: Death of Princess Diana 4. 1996: The Dunblane Massacre 5. 1995: Netscape IPO launches [dot.com](http://dot.com) market craze 6. 1994: World Series cancelled due to strike 7. 1993: Battle of Mogadishu (events of Blackhawk Down) 8. 1992: Riots in Los Angeles, following acquittal of police who beat Rodney King 9. 1991: US led coalition ousts Iraq from Kuwait in the Persian Gulf War 10. 1990: Breakup of Soviet Union begins as six Soviet Republics declare their independence 11. 1989: Berlin Wall begins to be torn down. 12. 1988: Pan Am Flight 103 blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15116 "2013-03-26T03:11:52Z")
Top News Stories of the Year Prior to 2000 (Reverse Chron Order) 1. 1999: U.S. turns over the Panama Canal 2. 1998: Bill Clinton impeached 3. 1997: Death of Princess Diana, Mother Teresa 4. 1996: The Dunblane Massacre 5. 1995: Netscape IPO launches [dot.com](http://dot.com) market craze 6. 1994: World Series cancelled due to strike 7. 1993: Battle of Mogadishu (events of _Black Hawk Down_) 8. 1992: Riots in Los Angeles following acquittal of police who beat Rodney King 9. 1991: U.S.-led coalition ousts Iraq from Kuwait in the Persian Gulf War 10. 1990: Breakup of Soviet Union begins as six Soviet Republics declare their independence 11. 1989: Berlin Wall begins to be torn down. 12. 1988: Pan Am Flight 103 blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland 13. 1987: Reagan accepts responsibility for Iran-Contra Affair Next category: Pope Francis’s biggest surprises since taking the job 1. Vatican City basic cable doesn’t include any porn ---
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15117 "2013-03-26T03:21:24Z")
Pope Francis’s biggest surprises since taking the job 1. Vatican City basic cable doesn’t include any porn 2. Papal garb is made in China SFC Schwartz ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15118 "2013-03-26T03:44:15Z")
Pope Francis’s biggest surprises since taking the job 1. Vatican City basic cable doesn’t include any porn 2. Papal garb is made in China 3. Ratzinger left a sixpack of beer in the fridge. It was a nice gesture. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15119 "2013-03-26T04:08:11Z")
Pope Francis’s biggest surprises since taking the job 1. Vatican City basic cable doesn’t include any porn 2. Papal garb is made in China 3. Ratzinger left a sixpack of beer in the fridge. It was a nice gesture. 4. The PopeMobile is very nice! ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15120 "2013-03-26T14:25:52Z")
Pope Francis’s biggest surprises since taking the job 1. Vatican City basic cable doesn’t include any porn 2. Papal garb is made in China 3. Ratzinger left a sixpack of beer in the fridge. It was a nice gesture. 4. The PopeMobile is very nice! 5. The food sucks ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15121 "2013-03-26T14:30:51Z")
Pope Francis’s biggest surprises since taking the job 1. Vatican City basic cable doesn’t include any porn 2. Papal garb is made in China 3. Ratzinger left a sixpack of beer in the fridge. It was a nice gesture. 4. The PopeMobile is very nice! 5. The food sucks 6. Holy Water is ordered in bulk online at [amazon.com](http://amazon.com) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=755) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=757)