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Happy 2003! Every January we celebrate a new year and spend some time looking back at events of the recent past.

We've collected a list of strange and interesting things that happened during the last 10 years. Some you may know about, others will be anything but yesterday's news.

Can you match the event to the year in which it occurred?

1. In Peanuts, Charlie Brown finally hit a game-winning home run, a first in the 43-year history of the comic strip.



2.
The Sacajawea one-dollar coin was introduced. A half billion coins were issued within its first 14 weeks of circulation.



3.
Michael Kearney received his degree from the University of South Alabama. At only 10 years old, he became the youngest-ever college graduate.



4.
Susie Mahoney, sheltered in a shark-proof cage, swam 118 miles from Cuba to Florida.



5.
The 21st century officially began.



6.
The 5 billionth can of Spam was sold.



7.
Bozo the Clown was inducted into the Clown Hall of Fame.



8.
Walt Disney World closes for the first time ever, due to the arrival
of an uninvited guest—Hurricane Floyd.



9. Pioneer 10, a spacecraft launched in 1972, was 7.4 billion miles from Earth.



10.
In Sandusky, Ohio, trick-or-treating becomes illegal for anyone over age 14.

 

How's your sense of timing?

 

Check out the answers here.

Ready for Round Two? We've got 10 new events for the same 10 years. Click here and travel through time!

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