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Temporary_User · 11-10-2009, 02:02 AM

http://2010.newsweek.com/video/decad...n-minutes.html
Link is to video.

The video concludes: "A lot happened in the decade, but we couldn't include it all, tell us what we missed"
The video obviously comes from a U.S. news source. What do you all think was a major event from the last decade not included in this video?

henriksedin33 · 11-10-2009, 02:14 AM

they missed $150 oil in summer '08....energy prices in general were a pretty huge news story for ~6 months.

They mentioned the banking system and economy but nothing about the housing crash/foreclosures.

Or maybe these just stick out to me as significant because they were more recent.

kenk-la · 11-10-2009, 02:25 AM

Off the top of my head:

Climate Change and Other Environmental Activism
Live 8
2008 Sichuan Earthquake
Disappearance of Natalee Holloway
2007-2008 Writer's Guild Strike
Success of the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Games?
Rampage at Fort Hood
Colbert Nation
Balloon Boy

Some of these are not serious news stories imo

Flamesguy_SJ · 11-10-2009, 03:04 AM

Probably should be something in there about the NHL being the first major league to lose an entire season to a work stoppage?

Temporary_User · 11-10-2009, 06:47 AM

I came across this article this morning as well:
http://news.ca.msn.com/world/cp-arti...entid=22553579

I remember this event quite well. "His teenage accomplish, Lee Boyd Malvo" went to one of my H.S.'s rival schools. Many people I knew had class' with him.

mykalberta · 11-10-2009, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by kenk-la

Off the top of my head:

Disappearance of Natalee Holloway
2007-2008 Writer's Guild Strike
Colbert Nation
Balloon Boy

Some of these are not serious news stories imo

Do you really think those were important at all? Do they even make a top 100 let alone stuck into 7 minutes?

tkflames · 11-10-2009, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mykalberta

Do you really think those were important at all? Do they even make a top 100 let alone stuck into 7 minutes?

Foiled by the white text..BAHAHHAA

mykalberta · 11-10-2009, 08:57 AM

Ahh, he got me when the first think he/she said was environmental action, I was like maybe he/she is one of those...