As this decade comes to a close, we’d like to recap a few of 2010s silliest, most nostalgic, and empowering moments. With the booming popularity of smart phones and social media, we are so overwhelmed with viral content that it can be hard to keep track of it all. Hopefully looking back on these moments will bring a smile (or maybe a cringe) to your face.
2010
Smart phones are popularized, Instagram is founded, and the decade of memes begins.
Illustration by James Boast
2011
We say goodbye to Harry Potter’s decade-long run with it’s final movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
Illustration by Steve Chorney
2012
“Gangnam Style” goes viral.
Illustration by T.M. Detwiler
The first Avengers movie takes superhero blockbusters to a whole new level.
Illustration by Orlando Arocena
2013
Frozen becomes the highest box office film gross for an animation.
Illustration by Steve Anderson
Doge, the beloved Shiba Inu, becomes an iconic meme.
Illustration by Beugism
2014
Kimye (Kim Kardashian and Kanye West) tie the knot.
GIF by Kirsten Ulve
The Ice Bucket Challenge goes viral to fight ALS.
Illustration by Jim Talbot
2015
The United States Supreme Court legalizes gay marriage.
Illustration by Ben The Illustrator
Misty Copeland becomes the first African-American woman named principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre.
Illustration by Laura Barrett
2016
R.I.P. David Bowie
Illustration by Laurindo Feliciano
Stranger Things premieres on Netflix.
Illustration by Jude Buffum
2017
The #MeToo Movement is founded by Tarana Burke and takes off.
Illustration by Annick Poirier
Margaret Atwood’s famous distopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale becomes a popular TV series.
Illustration by Katie Ponder
2018
Lady Gaga blows us away in her first film A Star Is Born.
Illustration by Mona Daly
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry exchange vows.
Illustration by Rachael Saunders
2019
Game of Thrones comes to an end…and so does the decade
Illustration by Rob Ball
