School shooting in Winconsin
this post was submitted on 06 Aug 2025
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OJ trial. Every single day.
The Columbine shooting
yeah same. we dodged so much bullshit kids have to deal with now.
It's crazy how predictive this 1990 B-Movie was about our graduating class: https://youtu.be/3w-ph46XYWQ
B seems generous
yeah same. we dodged so much bullshit kids have to deal with now.
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Thanks that really narrows it down
Dang! Me too! We must have graduated the same year!
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The second war in Iraq
Neat site!
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Billboards website used to have that info, but the page seems broken now.
Found it Click the calendar on the right hand side above the charts
Ooh fun!
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I just put a random day, cause idk which day was my graduation day in June.
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Harambe.
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Ah, the republicans stealing their first election.
Creation of the first web page
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The Rwandan Genocide.
Good times... /s
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