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THE GOBLET OF FIRE
Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire by JK Rowling is published, and becomes the fastest-selling book ever. -
THE WORLD TRADE CENTER
Terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon kill nearly 3,000 people. -
HALLE BERRY
Halle Berry becomes first black woman to win a Best Actress Oscar for her performance in Monster's Ball. -
FACEBOOK
Facebook founded by Harvard university student Mark Zuckerberg. The site now has 300 million active users. -
YOUTUBE
YouTube launched by three former PayPal employees . -
GOOGLE
- The verb "to google" enters the Oxford English Dictionary in 2006
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MR. OBAMA
- The US elects its first black president, Barack Obama.
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THE OLDEST SKELETON
The oldest skeleton of a human ancestor is uncovered in Ethiopia.