44 Things That Happened Almost Exactly 5 Years Ago That Will Make You Question Reality
2019 feels like five minutes ago.
A meme is going super viral on X, showing how it feels like we blinked, and boom: It's 2024.
The last five years, explained pic.twitter.com/JNsWLupUoR
— Jenni (@hashjenni) May 23, 2024
Because 2019 nostalgia is apparently a thing, here's 44 things that happened five years ago that feel like five minutes ago:
1.The college admissions cheating scandal happened five years ago.
2. The cinematic masterpiece Cats was released.
Big crowd in for the CATS screening pic.twitter.com/w85aBmmzVq
— Damien O’Donnell (@CowLamb) December 23, 2019
3.Both of those Fyre Fest documentaries came out, and we were introduced to this man:
4.VSCO girls were a thing.
5.Taylor Swift announced that she would re-record her entire catalogue after Scooter Braun bought it for $300 million.
6.In 2019, Nick Cannon only had three kids...
...now he has 12.
7.Ariana Grande released "Thank U, Next" in 2019.
8.The live-action versions of The Lion King and Aladdin were released.
9.Lady Gaga won her first Oscar.
10.Kate Beckinsale and Pete Davidson were dating.
11.Ben Affleck was dating Lindsay Shookus.
12.Jennifer Lopez announced her engagement to Alex Rodriguez.
13. Five years ago, people were terrified of Sonic the Hedgehog.
guys if the Sonic the Hedgehog movie could pull itself together by the end of 2019, YOU CAN TOO!!!! pic.twitter.com/quNpRgrmgn
— pyre 🦕 (@pyrefiy) November 12, 2019
14."Old Town Road" was Lil Nas X's breakout hit.
15.The cast of Stranger Things looked like this:
16.Beyoncé's Coachella performance was released on Netflix.
17. Kacey Musgraves's reaction to winning the Grammy for Album of the Year went viral.
When my friends tell me a rumor and I have to act like I didn’t start it pic.twitter.com/IfX2qy9aIU
— magdacious (@magdaciousss) February 13, 2019
18. The world was first introduced to "Kombucha girl."
me trying to decide within 30 seconds of meeting a man if we’re going to get married https://t.co/6nzOFdqb7r
— caitie delaney (@caitiedelaney) August 12, 2019
19.The series finale of Games of Thrones aired.
20.The first season of Euphoria also aired.
21.Way back in 2019, the world was introduced to Marie Kondo.
22. Kylie Jenner sang her hit, "Rise and Shine."
4:12 am and this is sending me pic.twitter.com/cGSaDazzA4
— c (@christinajuul_) October 13, 2019
23. "Hot Girl summer" was a thing.
Being a Hot Girl is about being unapologetically YOU, having fun, being confident,living YOUR truth , being the life of the party etc
— TINA SNOW (@theestallion) July 17, 2019
24. Everyone was obsessed with storming Area 51.
my alien that I snuck out of Area 51 at 3am telling me they accidentally ate my cat pic.twitter.com/IpYwbmrzmT
— 𝖈𝖔𝖑𝖙 (@katcoltmusic) July 12, 2019
25.The theme of the Met Gala was "Camp."
26. Jessica Simpson kept on sharing pictures of her swollen extremities.
Any remedies?! Help!!!! pic.twitter.com/UlL8A6ge8m
— Jessica Simpson (@JessicaSimpson) January 11, 2019
27. People were thirsting after Penn Badgley's murderer character Joe on You.
A: He is a murderer https://t.co/g2g4f3JvaF
— Penn Badgley (@PennBadgley) January 9, 2019
28. Everyone was doing the "10 year challenge."
I don't get this 10 year challenge, time is not something I acknowledge. 🤷♀️ *Picture taken at some point prior to today pic.twitter.com/f5XUye3Hot
— Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) January 16, 2019
29. Lady Gaga said her next album would be called ADELE.
I’m calling my next album ADELE.
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) October 1, 2019
30.All of these people were running for the Democratic presidential nomination:
31. Maroon 5 performed at the Super Bowl, and everyone made fun of Adam Levine for looking like couch cushions and a Chipotle bag.
Although auto tune failed Adam Levine terribly, Target Home Collection really came through with his wardrobe. pic.twitter.com/JzMrJYRGSl
— Jessie (@CourtJesster83) February 4, 2019
32. Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas were still going strong five years ago.
WTF I thought this dude was dead... #KingJoffrey pic.twitter.com/f83DioX42E
— J O E J O N A S (@joejonas) April 4, 2019
33.Nancy Pelosi clapped like this at the State of the Union.
34.The Notre-Dame Cathedral caught fire.
35.Baby Archie was born.
36.Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus separated.
37.Emma Roberts and Evan Peters also broke up.
38.This egg became the most liked picture on Instagram.
39.Katy Perry and Taylor Swift ended their "feud."
40.The last episode of The Big Bang Theory aired in 2019.
41. "OK boomer" entered the lexicon.
Gonna ruin thanksgiving this year by saying ok boomer after the family prayer
— Ghastly (@Ghastly) November 15, 2019
42.U.S. Women's National Soccer Team won the World Cup.
43.The "Bottle Cap Challenge" was a thing.
44.And lastly, Donald Trump was impeached (for the first time).
