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RADIO MERCURY AWARDS
THIRTY YEAR
ANNIVERSARY
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2019
2020
2021
1992
The first Radio Mercury Awards event is held in New York City.
Top movies: Unforgiven, My Cousin Vinny and A River Runs Through It
Recorded music on CDs surpasses cassettes.
1993
A new house cost $113K (avg)
Gasoline was $1.16 gallon
Average cost of a movie ticket: $4.14
1994
Forrest Gump, Pulp Fiction, The Shawshank Redemption were the top movies.
NO WORLD SERIES!!!
The world population was 5.6 billion.
1995
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum opens in Cleveland
O.J.Simpson: "Not Guilty!"
Nebraska has a perfect NCAA season (12-0-0)
1996
Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales, divorce.
Big Movies: Fargo, Jerry Maguire & Sling Blade (mm-hmm)
The 1996 Telecommunications act deregulates media.
1997
IBM's 'Deep Blue' chess playing computer defeats chess champ Garry Gasparov
Diana, Princess of Wales, dies in a car crash in Paris
J.K Rowlings
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
debuts in the UK
1998
Google is founded
President Bill Clinton is impeached
Titanic
wins the Oscar for Best Picture
1999
Everyone waits to see if the
Y2K Computer Bug
will bring on Armageddon, or something.
The Blair Witch Project
causes motion-sickness nationwide on the big screen
The Dow Jones closes above 11,000 for the first time
2000
The
Y2K Computer Bug
...oh yeah, that dud.
The first crew of the International Space station arrives.
Average cost of a new house - $134,150
2001
The world is never the same after 9/11
Apple releases iTunes
Hot movie pick:
The Lord of the Rings
2002
The average income is $42,409
American Idol Contest
debuts - Kelly Clarkson wins
The Euro becomes the official currency of 12 of the European Union's members.
2003
Super Bowl: Tampa Bay defeated Oakland,
The "Do-Not-Call" list starts providing consumers with an opportunity to limit telemarketing calls (See 2021)
and a 1st class stamp was 37 cents.
2004
The Curse of the Bambino
is over! Red Sox win the World Series.
Richard Branson successfully launches SpaceShipOne
Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" at the Superbowl Halftime
2005
World population: 4.4 billion.
Hurricane Katrina strikes Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama coastal areas.
YouTube
is founded
2006
Nintendo releases "Wii"
Google buys YouTube.
Average cost of a new house: $297,000
2007
Minimum wage increases from $5.15/hour to $5.85/hour
The Bald Eagle is removed from the "endangered" list (in 1963 there were only 417 pairs in America).
Apple announces the release of the very first iPhone.
2008
Senator Barack Obama is elected President
Average cost of a gallon of gass: $3.39; Average new car cost: $27.9k
A first-class stamp is 42-cents.
2009
An Italian jury convicts Amanda Knox of murder
Yankees beat the Phillies in the World Series.
Hot Movies: Avatar, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2010
The world's tallest building, Burj Khalifa, opens in Dubai.
The Healthcare Reform Bill / Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passes in Congress.
Hit Music:
Recovery
, Eminem |
Need You Now
, Lady Antebellum |
Speak Now
, Taylor Swift
2011
The Royal Wedding between Kate Middleton and Prince William takes place in the United Kingdom.
Osama bin Laden killed by Navy Seals in Pakistan.
Nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan.
2012
Hurrican Sandy devastates the U.S. east coast.
The Mars Science Laboratory or "Curiosity Rover" successfully lands on Mars.
Hot movies: The Hunger Games, Skyfall, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2013
Edward Snowden leaks information about the NSA's secret internet and cell-phone data gathering program.
The micro-video application Vine is released by Twitter and takes social media by storm with short (under 15 second) videos.
Disney releases Frozen. The theme song goes viral.
2014
The Ebola epidemic becomes a global health crisis.
Seattle Seahawks win their first Superbowl over Denver 43-8
Malaysian Airlines flight 370 disappears over the South China Sea
2015
The Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris
SpaceX successfully launches the first reusable rocket.
7.3 billion people inhabit Earth.
2016
Flint, MI water supply became contaminated after the city switched water systems.
Music legends, Prince and David Bowie die
"Brexit": Britain votes to leave the EU
Donald J. Trump elected president.
2017
The #MeToo movement
The solar eclipse captivates the U.S.
Superbowl comeback! Patriots beat Atlanta after trailing by 25 in the 3rd quarter.
2018
Meghan Markle marries Prince Harry.
The Cambridge Analytica data mining scandal.
Toys-R-Us and Sears go out of business.
2019
Fire devastates Paris's historic Notre Dame Cathedral.
Meghan and Harry welcome Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor
President Donald J. Trump is impeached.
2020
COVID-19 changes the world forever.
George Floyd's death sparked global protests.
Meghan and Harry say goodbye to royal life and "hello" to Oprah.
2021
The final episode of 'Jeopardy!' hosted by Alex Trebek was aired.
It seems like everyone in America has gotten on unsolicited call about their car warranty.
Facebook and YouTube go dark for hours.