2005 – Much of the class of 2024 is born
2006 – Pluto is demoted to a dwarf planet
2007 – Netflix begins streaming content
2008 – Apple announces the IPhone
2009 – Barack Obama becomes first African American President
2010 – Instagram is launched
2011 – Osama Bin Laden is killed by US Forces in Pakistan
2012 – Costa Concordia crashes off the coast of Italy
2013 – Boston Marathon Bombings take place
2014 – Ebola becomes global health crisis
2015 – Gay marriage legalized at the Federal level
2016 – Donald Trump wins highly contested election
2017 – North Korea shocks world with ballistic missiles tests
2018 – #MeToo movement sweep the United States
2019 – Scientists releases first-ever image of a black hole
2020 – COVID-19 pandemic shuts the world down
2021 – Protestors storm the capitol building disputing Joe Biden’s election
2022 – ChatGPT becomes viable, releases to public
2023 – Israel-Hamas conflicts reignites
2024 – Class of 2024 graduates
