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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
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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
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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
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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

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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. :wink:

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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
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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 market craze

It also happened on the same day Jerry Garcia died.

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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 market craze
  6. 1994: World Series cancelled due to strike
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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 market craze
  6. 1994: World Series cancelled due to strike
  7. 1993: Battle of Mogadishu (events of Blackhawk Down)
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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 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
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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 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
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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 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
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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 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.
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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 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
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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 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

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Pope Francis’s biggest surprises since taking the job

  1. Vatican City basic cable doesn’t include any porn
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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

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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.
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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!
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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
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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