Do you remember? Some of the most important events of the 80's, 90's, and 00's -

Browse through the gallery to remember some of the most notable events, facts, and accomplishments of the 1980's, 1990's, and early 2000's.

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2009 - On June 25, 2009, the King of Pop Michael Jackson died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication.

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2005 -

Gwen Stefani's 'Hollaback Girl' was the most downloaded song of the year. It was downloaded more than 1.7 million times.

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2004 - Social networking site Facebook was launched on February 4, 2004.

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2004 - The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami became the world's sixth-deadliest natural disaster in history. 

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2002 - Halle Berry became the first black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in 'Monster's Ball.'

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2001 -

Apple's first iPod was released on October 23, 2001.

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2001 - The Netherlands became the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage.

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2001 - The World Trade Center terrorist attack occurred on September 11, 2001.

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1997 - Diana, Princess of Wales, died August 31, 1997, in a car crash in Paris.

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1997 - The first book in the 'Harry Potter' series was originally published on June 26, 1997.

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1996 - McDonald's expanded into its 100th country, Belarus. 

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1996 - Dolly, the world's first cloned sheep, was born on July 5, 1996.

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1995 - 'Toy Story' became the first computer-animated film.

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1995 - The e-commerce corporation ebay began in 1995. It was originally called AuctionWeb.

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1993 - The European Union was formed on November 1, 1993.

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1993 - The original Beanie Babies were released in 1993.

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1991 - The World Wide Web was born on August 1, 1991.

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1991 - Lead singer of Queen, Freddie Mercury, died from bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS on November 24, 1991.

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1985 - The liposuction method used today was invented in 1985 by California dermatologist Dr. Jeffrey A. Klein.

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1985 - The sunken ship Titanic was found on September 1, 1985, by oceanographer Robert Ballard.

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1982 -

Barney Clark received the world's first permanent artificial heart, invented by Robert Jarvik, MD.

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1982 -

The world's first CD player, the Sony CDP-101 was released on October 1, 1982, in Japan. It sold for US$730 at the time.

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1981 - Princess Diana and Prince Charles got married on July 29, 1981, at St Paul's Cathedral in London, U.K.

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1981 - The first reports of crack cocaine appearing in large cities were in Los Angeles in 1981.

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1980 - In 1980, the world population was about 4.5 billion. For comparison, in 2018, the world population is 7.6 billion.

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1980 - The Chicken McNugget was first introduced to the public in 1980.

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1980 -

The arcade game Pac-Man was first released in Japan in May 1980.

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1980 -

The Post-it Note was first introduced to the public in 1980.

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