So how long ago was 15 years? Well, to put it in perspective ...
- Publish Date
- Monday, 15 August 2016, 7:20PM
10 THINGS THAT HAPPENED 15 YEARS AGO!
✓ ‘Monica & Chandler’ finally tied the knot on NBCTV’s “Friends” during the Season 7 finalé.
✓ The movie “Harry Potter & The Philosopher’s Stone” premiered in NYC on November 11th.
✓ A new website called Wikipedia launched. Today it has over 40 million articles.
✓ The first chapter of Peter Jackson’s “The Lord Of the Rings” film trilogy was released.
✓ Britney Spears made history at the VMAs by singing with a giant snake wrapped around her neck like a boa (literally).
✓ We were introduced to the doctors & nurses of Sacred Heart Hospital on ABC-TV’s “Scrubs”.
✓ Russell Crowe won an Oscar for his role in “Gladiator”, the ‘Best Picture’ in 2001.
✓ Jennifer Lopez became the 1st woman to simultaneously top the album chart (“J-Lo”) and the movie box office (“The Wedding Planner”).
✓ The whole world fell in love with “Bridget Jones’ Diary”, in print and onscreen.
✓ Steve Jobs presented a new gadget called the iPod to the world. 1,000 songs in your pocket. Imagine that.
And, oh yeah … and we were 15 years younger :-)
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