2000s
2000
January 1 - Philip J. Fry freezes.
February 10 - Jim Varney dies.
February 12 - Charles M. Schultz dies.
June 30 - Brownie Brown is founded.
July 1 - Walter Matthau dies.
August 5 - Alec Guinness dies.
October 26 - Majora's Mask and the PlayStation 2 are released in North America.
December 5 - Joshua J. Slone becomes a reverend through the Universal Life Church.
2001
March 23 - Mir takes a controlled plunge back to Earth.
May 11 - Douglas Adams dies.
May 23 - Star Trek: Voyager finale airs.
June 27 - Jack Lemmon dies.
August 4 - Lorenzo Music dies.
September 2 - Adult Swim premieres.
September 14 - Nintendo GameCube launches in Japan.
September 26 - Star Trek: Enterprise premieres.
October 11 - Gyakuten Saiban releases for GBA in Japan.
December 28 - Gregory Edgeworth dies.
November 15 - Microsoft Xbox launches in North America.
November 18 - Nintendo GameCube launches in North America.
November 20 - Joshua J. Slone gets his Nintendo GameCube.
2002
January 8 - Dave Thomas - Wendy's dies.
February 22 - Chuck Jones dies.
March 9 - Square Nintendo Armistice Day
May 3 - Nintendo GameCube launches in Europe.
May 17 - Nintendo GameCube launches in Australia.
May 19 - The X-Files finale airs.
September 17 - Dune: The Butlerian Jihad is released.
October 4 - Basiscape is founded.
October 22 - Gyakuten Saiban 2 is released for GBA in Japan.
December 24 - I meet Troy J. O'Dell and Austin J. O'Dell. We and ma bowl.
2003
February 1 - Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates on atmospheric reentry.
February 27 - Fred Rogers dies.
May 1 - "Mission Accomplished"
May 14 - Robert Stack dies.
June 11 - William Marshall dies.
June 26 - Strom Thurmond dies.
August 9 - Gregory Hines dies.
August 21 - Wesley Willis dies.
September 6 - Harry Goz dies.
September 16 - Dune: The Machine Crusade is released.
2004
February 1 - Janet Jackson has a wardrobe malfunction; the nation flips the hell out.
June 5 - Ronald Reagan dies.
June 21 - Mike Melvill on SpaceShipOne makes the first non-governmental human spaceflight.
June 25 - Fahrenheit 9/11 is released into theaters.
July 3 - Daelan Teeters is born.
July 21 - Jerry Goldsmith dies.
August 6 - Rick James dies.
August 17 - Dune: The Battle of Corrin is released.
August 18 - Elmer Bernstein dies.
October 4 - Brian Binnie on SpaceShipOne makes the ship's second spaceflight in a span of two weeks, winning the X Prize.
2005
January 5 - Dwarf planet Eris is discovered.
January 23 - Johnny Carson dies.
May 13 - Star Trek: Enterprise finale airs.
June 22 - Josh gets his PlayStation Portable.
July 20 - James Doohan dies.
July 28 - Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan releases in Japan.
August 23 - Jeff Chapman dies.
September 3 - William Rehnquist dies.
September 15 - Gyakuten Saiban Yomigaeru Gyakuten releases for DS in Japan.
October 11 - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney releases for DS in NA.
October 17 - The Colbert Report premieres.
November 24 - Pat Morita dies.
November 29 - Wendie Jo Sperber dies.
December 10 - Richard Pryor dies.
2006
February 24 - Don Knotts dies.
March 16 - Final Fantasy XII is released in Japan.
April 17 - Stephen Jr. is born.
April 30 - Stephen Colbert performs at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, roasting the president and press with truthiness.
June 15 - Samsung ships the first Blu-ray player.
August 8 - Ned Lamont defeats Joe Lieberman in the U.S. Senate Connecticut Democratic primary.
August 24 - The International Astronomical Union redefines the term planet. Pluto is demoted to the status of dwarf planet.
August 28 - Joshua J. Slone gets his DS Lite.
September 4 - Steve Irwin dies.
September 15 - UPN goes off the air.
September 17 - The WB goes off the air.
September 18 - The CW launches.
October 26 - Gyakuten Saiban 2 is released for DS in Japan.
October 31 - Final Fantasy XII is released in North America.
November 6 - Elite Beat Agents is released in North America.
November 7 - Democrats retake the House and Senate.
November 17 - Sony PlayStation 3 is launched in North America.
November 19 - Nintendo Wii launches in North America. Joshua J. Slone gets his Wii.
November 29 - Paul Parsley dies.
December 2 - Nintendo Wii launches in Japan.
December 12 - Dragon Quest IX is announced for the Nintendo DS. The shit hits the fan.
December 18 - Joseph Barbera dies.
December 26 - Gerald Ford dies.
December 30 - Saddam Hussein dies.
2007
January 5 - Momofuku Ando dies.
January 11 - Robert Anton Wilson dies.
January 16 - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice For All is released for DS in NA.
January 30 - Windows Vista is released.
January 31 - Mooninites invade Boston; the city flips the hell out.
March 23 - Sony PlayStation 3 launches in Europe/Australia/NZ.
March 28 - Ruth Krotke dies.
April 11 - Kurt Vonnegut dies.
May 15 - Jerry Falwell dies.
May 17 - Lloyd Alexander dies.
June 22 - Stargate SG-1 finale airs.
November 28 - Mom and Troy's last day of work at GDX.
2008
February 4 - Ménage à awesome.
February 10 - Roy Scheider dies.
February 19 - Toshiba announces the death of HD-DVD.
March 6 - Josh gets new glasses.
March 19 - Arthur C. Clarke dies.
April 5 - Charlton Heston dies.
May 22 - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is released into US theaters.
June 12 - Josh gets his PlayStation 3.
June 13 - Tim Russert dies.
June 18 - Josh pays more than $4/gallon for gas for the first time.
June 22 - George Carlin dies.
June 29 - Don S. Davis dies.
July 22 - Estelle Getty dies.
November 4 - Michael Crichton dies.
November 4 - Barack Obama and Joe Biden whoop John McCain and Sarah Palin in the general election to become President and Vice-President of the United States. Indiana goes blue!
December 10 - Dragon Quest X is announced for Wii. People go bonkers.
December 18 - Majel Barrett dies.
December 18 - Mark Felt dies.
2009
January 14 - Ricardo Montalbán dies.
April 5 - Nintendo DSi launches in North America. Joshua J. Slone gets his DSi.
April 25 - Bea Arthur dies.
May 4 - Dom DeLuise dies.
June 23 - Ed McMahon dies.
June 25 - Michael Jackson dies.
August 17 - Joshua J. Slone gets his Xbox 360.
August 18 - Robert Novak dies.
August 25 - Ted Kennedy dies.
August 26 - Janie L. O'Dell becomes an LPN.
September 15 - Patrick Swayze dies.
November 15 - New Super Mario Bros. Wii releases in North America.