Events that happened in the Class of 2016’s lifetime

Major events that the Class of 2016 has lived through, both historical and cultural

Kendall Bulleit, Junior Writer|May 23, 2016

 

1998 around a year old

Lewinsky Scandal and investigations

 

2001 three years old

September 11 terrorist attacks

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2002 four years old

Kelly Clarkson becomes the first American Idol

 

2003 five years old

Apple launches iTunes, and immediately becomes a major success

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2004 six years old

Social networking website Facebook is launched

 

2005 seven years old

Hurricane Katrina hits and devastates Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama

Grey’s Anatomy premieres

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2007 nine years old

Late 2000s recession begins

 

2009 eleven years old

Pop icon Michael Jackson dies

 

2011 13 years old

Osama bin Laden is killed by United States Naval Special Warfare Development Camp

 

Royal Wedding between Kate Middleton and Prince William

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2012 14 years old

The Hunger Games movie series is released

 

2013 15 years old

Miley performs at the VMAs and begins her transformation

Jonas Brothers break up

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Disney’s Frozen takes over the big screen

2014 16 years old

Nigerian schoolgirls captured

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Ebola outbreak in West Africa

 

2015 17 years old

Same-sex marriage is legalized

2016 18 years old

The World Health Organization announces the outbreak of the Zika virus