2005 Snapshot
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The Vibe
Pop Culture
YouTube Launch
Slang
"YOLO (Early)"
Price Check
Gas: $2.30
Notable Deaths
Rosa Parks, Pope John Paul II, Johnny Carson
Music & Style
Emo
World Affairs
Katrina Response
Iraq Insurgency
Yearly Summary
- Global Events: Hurricane Katrina devastates New Orleans. YouTube is founded and the first video ('Me at the zoo') is uploaded. Angela Merkel becomes Germany's first female Chancellor.
- Culture & Mood: A mix of environmental anxiety and digital excitement. The 'vlogging' era begins. The Office (US) premieres.
- Fashion & Slang: Skinny jeans start to replace flares. If something is cool, it's 'Gucci.'
- Fun Fact: 2005 was the year the Xbox 360 launched, and Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins rebooted the superhero genre.