In July, Atlantis lands for the last time, officially ending NASA’s 30-year Space Shuttle program.
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2025 File: Pop Culture
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2025 Classic: The Return of the Great Lakes
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2025 Classic: Social Media
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61 Fun Facts: The 2021 Year of the Metaverse & The Great Reopening Edition
Introduction & Context: 2021 was a year of "glitches" and new beginnings as the world attempted to reboot. It was a year of extreme contrasts: from the chao...czytaj dalej »
2025 Digest: Society
"Micro-communities" (neighborhood-specific social networks) replace the "Global Town Square" of X/Twitter.Part of the 61 Fun Facts: The 2025 Year of the AI Assi...czytaj dalej »
69 Fun Facts: The 2004 Social Media Dawn & Super Bowl Scandal Edition
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2025 Archive: Literature
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2011 Chronicle: Health
The FDA officially replaces the "Food Pyramid" with "MyPlate," a simpler visual for healthy eating.read more »
2011 Classic: Legacy
The year ends with the "withdrawal" of the word "Email" as a hyphenated word (e-mail) in many style guides, reflecting...read more »
2011 Vault: Fashion
Color-blocking (wearing bold, clashing solid colors) becomes the top trend of the year.read more »
2011 Vault: The Death of Amy Winehouse
The soul singer is found dead in her London home in July at the age of 27, leading to a...read more »