1. The Spice Girls made every '90s kid's dream come true by reuniting and embarking on a world tour.
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2. The late, great Prince rocked the fuck out of the Super Bowl during his epic halftime show.
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3. Spider-Man 3 introduced the world to the cringe-inducing “emo Peter Parker."
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4. The final Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was published...
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5. ...while the fifth Potter film, Order of the Phoenix, premiered.
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6. Britney Spears had her very public meltdown. 😔
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7. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End was the biggest movie of the year.
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8. While The Simpsons finally came to the big screen.
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9. Stephen Colbert announced that he would run for president of the United States.
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10. Paris Hilton was arrested and served 23 days in jail for violating her probation...
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11. ...while Lindsay Lohan served 84 minutes in jail for a drunk driving conviction.
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12. Beyoncé had the biggest song of the year (and had all of us singing "To the left, to the left") with "Irreplaceable."
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13. RiRi had a smash with "Umbrella" (ella, ella, eh-eh-eh).
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14. While Carrie Underwood delivered the ultimate revenge-anthem "Before He Cheats."
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15. Jordin Sparks won American Idol.
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16. "The crying girl" (aka the girl who cried during a Sanjaya Malakar performace) was the most unexpected viral star of the year.
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17. Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens were the ultimate teen couple.
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18. While Jessica Simpson and John Mayer were the most WTF? couple.
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19. Jamie-Lynn Spears shocked everyone when she announced her pregnancy.
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20. The Bob Barker-era of The Price is Right came to an end and Drew Carey took over as host.
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21. Keeping Up with the Kardashians first premiered.
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22. Miley Cyrus launched the ultimate tween concert with her Best of Both Worlds Tour.
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23. And finally, the very first iPhone debuted.
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And everyone was forced to switch over to AT&T.
