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I would of had Obama being president being the entry of 2008
You should've put everything for 2020, there was always something new every month.
Watchmojo, really? You are still calling it the Israel-Hamas war! It is not a war. It is a genocide! And you are still using the outdated tally of 1400 dead when now it has been revised to 1200. Also, you only acknowledge that Israelis were murdered, and you never even think to mention how Palestinians suffered oppression and abuse from Israelis for 70+ years. Also, Watchmojo, you acknowledge that there is a rise in anti-semitism, but you never acknowledged that the reason for that was because of Zionism upholding white supremacy and fascism, and giving Judaism a bad name. Also, the worst of it all is that you don't acknowledge the suffering of Palestinians. I mean, seriously? Israel is not a real victim; it is a pretend victim. WatchMojo, because of this, you are now part of the problem of spreading misinformation.
From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!!!
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It seems that for you the world is only EE. UU in many of yours videos, the world is more.
Let's not forget the 2001 Genoa G8, a disaster beyond anyone's imagination…
4:44 unfortunately look at how it's monopolised things
2020 has to be one of the most depressing years in human history
I think you totally missed 2004 – I think the biggest event that year was the tsunami at the end of it that effected a huge part of the Indian Ocean and killed 250,000 people. Yes, FB was big, but I think this event was much more significant.
OK, watch mojo, we get it, you hate trump.
The covid 19 pandemic was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced restaurants were only taking to go orders, a select number of people were allowed to enter a store at a time, classes were held online, and masks were mandatory everywhere
This is the most left leaning biased list iv seen from watch mojo I’ve seen in a long time.
Surprised the death of osama bin Laden wasn’t mentioned
China flu was a hoax
2021: Max Verstappen beats Mercedes
It’s amazing that the most impactful event in this century, has impacted life more than all of the others combined.
I can’t even get more than a few seconds in to contemplating where we’d be without September 11th happening, because of how much it changed, it makes you have to go back and reconsider again.
I was no fan of GWB’s policies, but he seems like a saint compared to Trump.
Not one mention of Harambe…
Well if Israel didn't treat Palestinian civilians like shit and kill them bc they think all Muslim people are terrorists the wouldn't have gotten invaded
Now I remember why I unsubscribed from this channel for the last several years. 🤚
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Wow! As you watch the video, the biased gets worse. It really peaked with your view of J6. You called it an “insurrection” except they had no guns, extra security was denied, police let them in and escorted people around.
If you’re going to cover history. State facts, not your political biased.
To be honest, especially as a CT resident, I actually think the tragic events at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown was 2012's most famous story, not that discovery. Not only was it Christmastime, nor it right being in my area, but it was super young kids, which still disgusts me even to this day, especially because one of the victims, Victoria Soto, was from my town.
I'm not gonna lie 2020 was a very very good year
I saw the second plane hit on live TV. It was weird. I was at work and there was a TV above my desk. (EDI company owned by GE.) This guy walks up and went to ask me for the person he needed to see. He looked up and said, "a plane just hit the World Trade Center". I came around the desk in time to see the second plane. A lot of people freaked out. My mom's job would not allow their employees to call relatives, it was business as usual. I did not know this and I couldn't reach her. It was very scary.
Honorable mention the Alabama Brawl
I track what I consider to be the most important events each year too and this is a really good list. Only a few disagreements:
2005 – Hurricane Katrina
2011 – Bin Laden killed
2013 – Pope Francis and a change at the top of the Catholic Church
2019 – Trump's (first) impeachment
You're as partisan as American news outlets these days. Keep your focus to pop culture to avoid alienating viewers like me.
What about the BLM riots?
Another competitor for 2005 is Hurricane Katrina. Almost 2,000 people died and it's still the most damaging hurricane ever to hit the US. Took many years for the US gulf coast to recover. The only other hurricane in comparison was Hurricane Harvey in 2017, and that's only because it made a double landfall at a very slow pace. I would also argue that one to also be a competitor for 2017.
Blessed with a little more
My dad was a computer programmer in 'Y2K' he assured us that most of the had been taken care of years prior
Social media destroyed the world imo.
Biden winning was the worst thing to happen and i dont even like trump
Your liberal slant is showing goodbye
2020 had enough events for a whole decade
Some of your information is correct. Trump was right, but Jan 6th, 2021 was not an insurrection. The Capitol building was not invaded. Your information is incorrect. You need to do unbiased research. How does one gain 10% more votes nearly 10 hours after the votes are supposed to have already been placed?
Don't just use a generic word like brutal. It's no war It's Israel carrying Genocide against Palestinians. Don't just limit it to Gaza without mentioning Palestine by name and putting Hamas as their only representative when their 7th october attack was motivated from obviously from the 75 years illegal occupation of Palestine by Israel but most recently they were carrying increasing illegal settlements to the holy Al-aqsa mosque and west bank. Which we know their plan is about third temple. Not gonna happen. I mean i gibe u atleast u showed a women said something powerful boy uttering it urself clearly and inopposite pandering to Israel by saying Antisemitism which is actually mostly they referring to Zionism. Becoz they consider any criticism of jews that while Islamophobia is an a time rise. Being neutral in this situation is not so better by choosing the side of oppressor. Coz that video of qomen needed a context which needs a spine to say. Shame on u in that sense becoz u remain uktra woke in all the previous events or any other video in this channel but when it is about Palestine (Becoz it is muslims) oppression u don't have the same attitude
The year 2000 isn't part of the twenty-first century, surprised some people still think it is
Do we really need a recap of 20-23?
For 2019, you didn’t even choose the mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand or the Notre Dame Cathedral Fire?
Some of these are good. Katrina should have been on here. But Gretta and the so called insurrection are jokes.
Isreal is at war with Palestinian children and innocent civilians.
I’m watching less Netflix, because their shows & movies don’t look very interesting
All the celebrity deaths of 2016, so many beloved celebrities taken too soon
2015 don't include the whole world with it only the US like it in the ASS