Browse through the gallery to remember some of the most notable events, facts, and accomplishments of the 1980's, 1990's, and early 2000's.

2009

On June 25, 2009, the King of Pop Michael Jackson died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication.

2005

Gwen Stefani's 'Hollaback Girl' was the most downloaded song of the year. It was downloaded more than 1.7 million times.

Social networking site Facebook was launched on February 4, 2004.

Halle Berry became the first black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in 'Monster's Ball.'

The Netherlands became the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage.

Diana, Princess of Wales, died August 31, 1997, in a car crash in Paris.

McDonald's expanded into its 100th country, Belarus.

'Toy Story' became the first computer-animated film.

The European Union was formed on November 1, 1993.

The World Wide Web was born on August 1, 1991.

The liposuction method used today was invented in 1985 by California dermatologist Dr. Jeffrey A. Klein.

Barney Clark received the world's first permanent artificial heart, invented by Robert Jarvik, MD.

Princess Diana and Prince Charles got married on July 29, 1981, at St Paul's Cathedral in London, U.K.

In 1980, the world population was about 4.5 billion. For comparison, in 2018, the world population is 7.6 billion.

The arcade game Pac-Man was first released in Japan in May 1980.