Apparently We Are Closer To 2050 Than 2000, So Let's Recap 61 Of The Most Iconic Pop Culture Moments In The Last 25 Years

It feels similar a glitch successful the matrix, but we are person to the twelvemonth 2050 than we are to 2000 and it's messing up my instrumentality connected clip MAJORLY.

A LOT has happened successful the past 25 years successful pop culture. From Y2K to Labubu, determination person been unthinkable moments successful popular civilization to retrieve for years to come, and astatine this point, I cannot number them connected my fingers. What tin I say: arsenic a generation, we are conscionable that iconic!

Before we hide our roots (Britney Spears songs and low-rise jeans), let's revisit these 61 iconic and momentous popular civilization events from the past 25 years:

Grab a bucket of popcorn and enjoy!

1. 2000: Jennifer Lopez wears THAT iconic greenish Versace formal to the Grammy awards.

2. 2001: The archetypal movie of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and The Sorceror's Stone, releases.

3. 2001: Apple's iPod is introduced, marking the commencement of a technological gyration of portable mobile devices.

4. 2001: Britney Spears performs I'm A Slave 4 U, with a Burmese python astatine the VMAs.

5. 2002: Halle Berry wins the Oscar for Best Actress, becoming the archetypal Black pistillate to triumph one.

6. 2002: Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake divided up, resulting successful the iconic track, Cry Me A River.

7. 2003: Beyoncé goes solo with her debut album, Dangerously In Love, starting her legendary vocation and establishing herself arsenic a popular civilization icon.

8. 2003: The iconic Madonna-Britney-Christina VMA buss sets the signifier ablaze.

9. 2004: Facebook is launched, heralding the dominance of societal media connected the quality conscience.

10. 2004: Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction sparks controversy.

11. 2004: Tina Fey's directorial debut, Mean Girls, was released, yet becoming a cult classic.

12. 2004: The F.R.I.E.N.D.S. finale occurrence becomes the fourth most-watched TV occurrence of each time, with 52.3 cardinal viewers.

13. 2005: YouTube goes live, and the epoch of long-form videos begins.

14. 2006: The movie The Da Vinci Code released, and it sparked aggravated backlash and discourse, with galore Christian groups worldwide calling it blasphemous.

15. 2007: The archetypal iPhone is released.

16. 2007: Keeping Up With The Kardashians debuts, marking a caller genre wrong world TV.

17. 2008: Iron Man hits theatres, marking the opening of the MCU universe.

18. 2008: Heath Ledger passes distant astatine 28, and wins a posthumous Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for The Dark Knight.

19. 2009: Barack Obama becomes the archetypal Black president of the United States.

20. 2009: Kanye West interrupts Taylor Swift connected signifier arsenic she accepts her grant for Best Female Video, igniting a long-lasting feud betwixt the 2 stars.

21. 2009: The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, passes away.

22. 2009: Slumdog Millionaire takes location 8 Oscars for Best Picture, Best Original Score, Best Director, Best Sound Mixing, Best Cinematography, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing, and Best Sound Editing.

23. 2009: James Cameron releases Avatar, which would spell connected to re-define 3D cinema by becoming the highest-grossing movie ever—beating Cameron's ain Titanic.

24. 2010: One Direction is formed connected X-factor, re-starting the lad set phenomenon.

25. 2010: Instagram was launched.

26. 2012: The viral Korean song, Gangnam Style, is released by Psy, sending waves crossed countries—with 5.49 billion views connected YouTube.

27. 2012: Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises conflict it retired astatine the Box Office.

28. 2014: Ellen Degeneres takes the astir iconic selfie astatine the Academy Awards.

29. 2014: Kim Kardashian's PAPER mag photoshoot breaks the internet.

30. 2015: Zayn Malik leaves One Direction, breaking hearts everywhere.

31. 2015: Selfie sticks are seen virtually everywhere!

32. 2016: Leonardo DiCaprio yet wins his archetypal Oscar for Best Male Lead for The Revenant.

33. 2016: Pokemon Go has everyone moving connected the streets, attempting to drawback Pokemon connected their phones.

34. 2017: The New York Times publishes an nonfiction connected the probe into Harvey Weinstein sexually harassing galore actresses, and #MeToo question takes implicit the world.

35. 2018: Beyonce headlines astatine Coachella.

36. 2019: The chaotic "Storm Area 51" meme was born. It started with an lawsuit connected Facebook called "Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All Of Us," with implicit 2 cardinal radical RSVPing. It was a gag to raid the subject basal of the US, with the purpose to uncover "aliens."

37. 2020: Bong Joon Ho's Parasite becomes the archetypal overseas connection movie to triumph Best Picture astatine the Academy Awards.

38. 2020: WHO declares COVID-19 a planetary pandemic.

39. 2021: Netflix releases Squid Game, and it was a HUGE success—with implicit 1.6 cardinal hours watched successful the first month.

40. 2021: The F.R.I.E.N.D.S. reunion has america each reminiscing astir our favourite moments with the cast.

41. 2022: Will Smith slaps Chris Rock connected unrecorded tv during the Academy Awards.

42. 2022: Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's defamation proceedings is televised.

43. 2022: Argentina wins the Fifa World Cup, and Messi lifts the trophy—a time we had each waited for!

44. 2023: The Barbenheimer summertime has theaters swamped with fans, re-igniting our emotion for movie erstwhile again.

45. 2023: The SAG-AFTRA strikes statesman implicit labour rights, with 160,000 workers walking disconnected the sets, demanding wage increases and amended extortion against AI.

46. 2024: The emergence of 'Brat' culture—thanks to Charli XCX! With her caller album, everyone had a Brat summertime and gave zero f**ks.

47. 2024: Taylor Swift's Eras circuit is simply a monolithic success, grossing a record-breaking $2.07 billion!

48. 2025: Kendrick Lamar performs a historical regular astatine the Super Bowl Halftime Show, singing his iconic opus Not Like Us—amid his feud with Drake.

49. 2025: SNL holds its 50th day solemnisation with 15 cardinal fans watching.

And present immoderate of the unforgettable Desi popular civilization moments:

50. 2000: Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai is released, marking the debut of Hrithik Roshan, propelling him into an overnight sensation.

51. 2000: Priyanka Chopra wins Miss World, and frankincense begins her travel to stardom.

52. 2001: Karan Johar's Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham releases and sets Shah Rukh Khan's sanction successful chromatic successful Bollywood.

53. 2002: Lagaan is nominated for Best Foreign Language Film astatine the Academy Awards.

54. 2006: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Rang De Basanti hits theatres, and would spell connected to power protests and movements IRL.

55. 2008: Madhur Bhandarkar's Fashion, starring Priyanka Chopra, hits theatres, and goes connected to triumph the National Award.

56. 2011: India wins the ICC World Cup with MS Dhoni arsenic the skipper of the Indian team.

57. 2013: The legendary Indian cricket player, Sachin Tendulkar, retires from cricket.

58. 2023: Naatu Naatu from RRR wins the Academy Award for Best Original Song.

59. 2023: Diljit Dosanjh brings Punjab to Coachella, becoming the archetypal Punjabi vocalist to bash so.

60. 2025: Royal Challengers Bengaluru yet lifted the IPL trophy after18 years!

My fingers are hurting from typing up each of these momentous events. Wow—we person each lived done these astonishing popular civilization moments; it decidedly feels similar this ALL happened a fewer days ago. Now property is catching up to me. I bash not cognize what 2050 holds for us—whether clime alteration volition bash its happening oregon not—but 1 happening is for sure: we volition beryllium getting immoderate bully taste worldly to support america going till past and person hope.

I volition beryllium 32 successful 2050—give maine a infinitesimal to outcry connected that.