#25yearsagotoday, "Bridget Jones's Diary" was released. Based on the book by Helen Fielding, the film starred Renée Zellweger and Colin Firth. The film received positive reviews and grossed $282 million on a $25 million budget. Zellweger received an Oscar nod for her performance.
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"Memento" was released #25yearsagotoday. Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, "Memento" was critically and commercially successful. The Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and selected it for preservation in 2017.
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#25YearsAgoToday @dc.com enteredTheWorldOf #starCastingCreatives in aBigWay with #GreenArrow #comics vol. 3 #1 conscripting #filmMaker #ComicShopOwner & #trueBlueComicBookFan @thatkevinsmith.bsky.social toScript #TheNewAdventuresOfTheEmeraldArcher after #15 @bradmeltzer.com & @juddwinick.bsky.social
#25yearsagotoday, "Stutter" by Joe was the #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Featuring the rapper Mystikal, the track was the last single released from Joe's third studio album, "My Name Is Joe." The single is certified gold in the US.
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February 18, 2001: In Daytona Beach, Florida, NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt was killed in a collision during the last lap of the Daytona 500. He was 49 years old. #25YearsAgoToday
#25yearsagotoday, OutKast's "Ms. Jackson" was the #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. The second song on their fourth album, "Stankonia," it was partially inspired by Andre 3000's breakup with Erikah Badu. The song netted OutKast a Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.
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"It Wasn't Me" by Shaggy and RikRok was the #1 song in the US #25yearsagotoday. The song, which was never intended as a single, created a sensation when a Hawaiian radio DJ illegally downloaded the album and played the song on air. It has sold over a million copies as of 2017.
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#25yearsagotoday, Rae Carruth, a former NFL player, was sentenced to 19 to 24 years in prison for his role in the murder of Cherica Adams, a woman who was seven months pregnant with his child. After failed appeals, Carruth was released from prison in 2018.
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"Save The Last Dance" was released #25yearsagotoday. Starring Julia Stiles, Sean Patrick Thomas, and Kerry Washington, the film was a success at the box office, netting about $120 million dollars. The film, despite mixed reviews, won several MTV Movie and Teen Choice awards.
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Contrary to popular belief, the last day of the first millennium wasn't December 31, 1999. Because there was no year 0, the second millennium didn't officially begin until 2001. That said, the last day of the first millennium was #25yearsagotoday.
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"Charlie's Angels" was the #1 film in the country #25yearsagotoday. Loosely based on the 70s-era television show of the same name, the film starred Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu. Despite mixed reviews, the film grossed $264 million worldwide. It spawned two sequels.
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The presidential election of 2000. A poorly designed ballot. A concession. Then a retracted concession. Multiple lawsuits. Then a Supreme Court ruling that halted court-ordered recounts over a month later. The election that kicked off this whole debacle took place #25yearsagotoday.
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#25yearsagotoday, Hillary Clinton was elected to the US Senate. Not only did she become the 1st woman to represent NY in Senate, she became the 1st First Lady elected to office. For 17 days in 2001, Clinton simultaneously served as a US Senator and First Lady of The United States.
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Outkast's "Stankonia" was released #25yearsagotoday. Featuring the #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit, "Ms. Jackson," the album was the fourth studio album for the Atlanta-based duo. Selling over half a million copies in its first week of release, the album was certified gold within days.
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"Who Let The Dogs Out" by Baha Men was at the very bottom of Billboard's Top 40 list #25yearsagotoday. Featured on the soundtracks of "Rugrats In Paris: The Movie" and "Men In Black II," the song was also used by multiple college and professional teams at sporting events in the US.
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"Meet The Parents" was the #1 movie in the US #25yearsagotoday. Starring Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro, the film was a critical and commercial success, going onto become the highest-grossing film of 2000. The film spawned two sequels, "Meet The Fockers" and "Little Fockers."
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"I'm Like A Bird," the first single off Nelly Furtado's debut album, "Whoa, Nelly," was released #25yearsagotoday. The song peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is certified platinum in the United States.
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"Almost Famous" was released #25yearsagotoday. Set in 1973, the film details a teenaged writer's time with a fictional rock band. Despite its lack of commercial success, "Almost Famous" was critically acclaimed, garnering three Academy Award nominations.
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#25YearsAgoToday #Mortalla debuted in #Orion #comics #6 #mortalWoman believed to possess part of #TheAntiLifeEquation kidnapped by #Desaad on #Darkseid’s order & made over in the image of #hisLostLove the #sorceress #Suli with #thePowerToGrantSleepWithOneHandAndDeathWithTheOther #DeathOfTheNewGods🖤
The Netherlands' parliament passed a bill to legalize marriage equality #25yearsagotoday. The bill passed the Senate in December and Queen Beatrix granted royal accent later in the week. The law took effect in 2001.
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#25yearsagotoday the original production of "Cats" closed on Broadway. In its seventeen year long run, the show was performed approximately 7500 times. The play was briefly revived in 2017.
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I just realized that "Bring It On" was released #25yearsagotoday. Starring Kirsten Dunst and Gabrielle Union, the cheerleading movie tackled themes of cultural appropriation and white privilege. The film was an unexpected blockbuster, earning $90 million on an $11 million budget.
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Sisqó's "Incomplete" was the #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 #25yearsagotoday. The song was the third and final single from Sisqó's debut solo album. The follow-up to "Thong Song," "Incomplete" remains Sisqó's only #1 hit in the US. The song is certified platinum in the US.
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#25yearsagotoday, Madonna released the single, "Music," the lead single of her album of the same name. A few weeks later, the song became Madonna's first Billboard Hot 100 number one since 1995. The song is certified platinum.
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Twenty-year-old Venus Williams won her first Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon #25yearsagotoday. Later that year, Williams won the US Open and two gold medals at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.
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"Flags of Our Fathers" by James Bradley (with Ron Powers) was the #1 nonfiction book on the New York Times Best Seller List #25yearsagotoday. The book details the story behind the iconic photo of US soldiers raising the American flag on Iwo Jima during the infamous battle there.
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"Shaft" was the #1 film in the country #25yearsagotoday. A sequel to the 1971 film of the same name, the film stars Samuel L. Jackson as the son of the original Shaft. Christian Bale, Busta Rhymes, and Toni Collette also starred. Despite mixed reviews, the film grossed $107 million.
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The controversial reality competition series, "Survivor" premiered on CBS #25yearsagotoday. As of this writing, the show has run for for 48 seasons.
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#25YearsAgoToday #Orca debuted in #BatmanComics #579 #GraceBalin #GothamAquarium #MarineBiology #PhD crippled in an accident #ManBatsHerself with #OrcaSpinalTissue & models her #criminalCareer on #RobinHood #OneYearLater she’s Ahab-ed ☠️ but #DCRebirth-ed in #TheRunOffs of #Blüdhaven
Metallica's "I Disappear" was released #25yearsagotoday. The song, which appeared on the Mission: Impossible 2 soundtrack, was leaked after being illegally shared on Napster. This prompted the band to sue. The subsequent lawsuit led to the demise of the file sharing site.
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