Top 20 Moments That Made the World STAND STILL This Century (So Far)

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[@vishalkalicharan7710]

Please do Top 20 Sexiest Male Video Game Characters!!

[@DonJuanDecepticon]

Is this not profiting from tragedies?

[@herbhaley8946]

I'm 5hinking most of these were expected and not that big of deal to me

[@herbhaley8946]

​@Braindeaddefault alot of people profit from tragedy I was in commercial cleaning, flood and fire damage buiness for years

[@realwickedbrew]

The misinformation on the Capitol riot didn’t help.

[@JefferyYoung-g5u]

I think you missed the 9.0 magnitude Japanese earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown from 03/2011.

[@お笑いヌーヴェルヴァーグLaghterneuv]

西洋主義This video is so Westernized

[@DittoGTI]

Fukushima

[@bryangibson2788]

Yes. Way more important than J6 🙄

[@joonlovescrabs]

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[@SiVlog1989]

I was going to say the same thing, there was also the Indian Ocean Tsunami on Boxing Day, 26th December 2004. That was the most widespread Tsunami the world has ever seen, stretching right across the entire width of the Indian Ocean, from Sumatra to Somalia, claiming over 250,000 lives

[@joonlovescrabs]

putting a little submarine that killed 5 ppl instead of the worst nuclear meltdown disaster in human history is absolutely wild

[@Scuffed_Gambit]

Nor did they mention Chernobyl

[@iriquoispliskin7185]

​@@Scuffed_Gambit Chernobyl was in the 80's, they're talking about 2000s disasters, but yeah, this video was a fail for ignoring Fukushima Daiichi

[@kingfreddy5268]

​@@iriquoispliskin7185in the comment it says human history. So responding to this comment the guy is right. Maybe better read next time

[@kingfreddy5268]

Chernobyl was way worse

[@bunnirabbid2398]

They need to put stuff like that to get people to tune in and react. It's about making money, not being even close to accurate or logical.

[@hermesz_]

How is the Titan sub here but not the Japanese earthquake/tsunami that caused a meltdown?

[@calebkent6706]

Thats what i thought too!!!

[@anthonyloconte7835]

Damn good point. Is the 2011 Super outbreak on here?

[@お笑いヌーヴェルヴァーグLaghterneuv]

まじそれな

[@mattrix4200]

Almost as if there's an American media centric bias... In fairness i guess no one is capable of knowing EVERYTHING across the world.

[@bruja_cat]

Because this is a very AMERICAN 🇺🇸 list

[@MajinK]

Titan, while tragic, shouldnt be on this list. Fukushima should.

[@napadave58]

Nor should Michael Jackson.

[@AdamZimmerman-c6i]

Right? Especially since the titan disaster was 100% avoidable

[@scythxr25]

@@napadave58 Michael Jackson is not so argueably the biggest pop star ever who is idled by many people. People literally wanted to go to America just because we had Michael Jackson

[@pietsteyn7900]

Video title should definitely be "...that made America stand still..."

[@bestsnowboarderuknow]

Really? because 5 out of 20 happened to be in America?... lmao yeah, you're on an American website, watching an American video, written by Americans, edited by Americans, narrated by an American, voted on by Americans, and watched by Americans. We run the world. The world depends on us and need us. Our economy goes into a recession, their economy goes into a recession. Their country runs into a problem, who do they turn to with their hand out? We are objectively the most important and consequential nation in the History of Earth. So yeah, when something happens here, it's a bigger deal than it happening in the middle east or BFE.

[@unpredictablemove]

IKR 😅

[@manueltapia1859]

Yes why they asumed US is the "world" news flash is not 😅

[@garycargill64]

Dont talk rubbish. The towers falling was worldwide. It shaped the world we live in now. It was not just an American thing.

[@joshmiller5374]

Well considering half of the things on this video didn’t happen in America that sure wouldn’t be a very accurate title

[@Xenaga]

I can’t believe Fukushima’s not on this list. I mean, that’s a glaring omission.

[@oneoctober4147]

I agree 💯

[@seantlewis376]

Indeed! If an editorial decision had to be made, Fukushima was definitely a bigger event than a handful of millionaires dying in a submersible. That one could have been a road accident involving an SUV.

[@batgurrl]

That was last century

[@Xenaga]

@@batgurrl No, it was in 2011.

[@redjed100]

*This century.

[@farvadafatazz2274]

I'm American, but let's realize America is not the world. Katrina setting higher than Russia-Ukraine? No Fukushima? But YOU didn't put 9/11 #1? I'm pretty sure you didn't get this right

[@tiffprendergast7]

Yeah

[@CarlosGartner]

We had a flood worse than Katrina here em Brazil Rio Grande do Sul State this year, with more than 2 million people affected, and no mention at all...

[@RBoy12Gamer]

How tf is a trump rally riot higher than the Boxing Day Tsunami 🤦‍♂️

[@ironwolf2173]

Agreed. The titan sub, January 6th, and mh370 shouldn't be on here

[@BlackHeart4087]

They do it intentionally, WatchMojo has been messing with ranking and numbers for years to get more activity on their videos because their views died down. Doesn't seem to be working, they barely break a million views on 60% of their videos now.

[@nicksanchez1964]

You could argue that the 2008 financial crisis should be on this list. That event caused so much devastation across the world.

[@kevinW826]

A recession always happens, so in 2008/2009 was bound to happen and it will happen again in some way shape or form.

[@KKingTy03]

​@@kevinW826still way more memorable than the Titan Submersible

[@kenyaholloway-reliford8213]

And honestly think that we never recovered from it. It's like the recession happened, and then the world just sank low to the bottom of the ocean.

[@johnnymeeks]

How are you okay with admitting that?

[@johnnymeeks]

And you’re still willing to live despite of that because…?

[@jppierre1576]

The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw. Killed over 150,000-300,000 people

[@Swiftey-wu2qq]

I really don't think the Titan submersible is even close to comparable to some of the tragedies we have seen as a species

[@evanmclaughlin6252]

Are you kidding me with this list? You put Jan 6 on here but forgot the Boston bombing, the Japan earthquake in 2008, or sandy hook give me a break.

[@stonebone316]

Yeah this list is ridiculous. Sorta like the biased channel as a whole.

[@Ras137]

January 6th next to 9/11 the most surreal thing I've watched on live TV. The fact that a SITTING PRESIDENT, refused to accept election results, a hallmark of our democracy for 200+ years, is so implausible, that if it was a movie, I would find the plot ridiculous. The fact that almost half of America is willing to vote for him against is frankly scary beyond measure.

[@Cantu526]

Boston bombing wasn't real stunt people made that possible

[@quinchien]

Yeah sure 2 months elections = third world

[@praptwo8647]

@@Ras137 take an autism test

[@MetalDragon42]

Surprised the Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011 was not on this list.

[@apv5774]

It even brought most of the world together. Even years later, citizens from many countries still sent aid to Japan

[@theskicker8856]

GoTtA mAkE roOM foR JaNuArY 6tH mAn DoNald TruMp Is eViL MaN

[@Aaron_J._Holt]

I was working at a restaurant as a dishwasher at the start of COVID-19. Just before we had to close down, there was one night when one customer stole all the toilet paper from the women’s restroom. We should have been frustrated, but it was so ridiculous that we couldn’t help laughing. 😂

[@AndSomeRandomGuy]

Same thing here, people took all of the toilet paper from our high school.

[@RicoBanani]

😂😂

[@EgregiousLunatik420]

What else could ya do? I mean idc how it's going, I'm wiping my ass. Period. McDonald's napkins got real cozy in My bathroom for a cpl days lol

[@chrislair6832]

That was a sign trying to let you know that the world was about to go crazy

[@leumas3322]

it was the toilet paper pandemic

[@SophiaSvitenko]

The Notre Dame catching fire should've been on here too.I'm actually really surprised no one has mentioned it yet.

[@paddysnewnightmare]

You're actually missing the 2011 Norway Attacks and the great Tohoku earthquake with the following nuclear meltdown of Fukushima Daiichi, these moments really shook me to the core

[@l0stnessMPC]

I remember being completely glued to my TV for weeks when the Japan earthquake and tsunami happened. I couldn't believe it.

[@lmfao7558]

Ya, that was awful.

[@jshumphress13]

Titan submersible doesn’t belong on this list (as well as others). It’s just recent. You think 25 years from now people will still be talking about a crap made, amateur sub that predictably collapsed? I doubt it.

[@chrisrj9871]

It might be good to bring it up, however, so submarine manufacturers may not make the same mistakes again.

[@ryanscheffer2302]

Yeah, I think of something else that should have made the list instead. The Notre Dame Fire (4/15/19)

[@Chicken-x6q6d]

I think you’re right, Joe Bloggs won’t be telling his grandchildren about it, unless he is teaching them about engineering. Such failures always remain as a lesson in the history books, but limited to that particular field.

[@bestsnowboarderuknow]

Lol somebody doesn't understand what "so far" means.

[@leem.5246]

@@bestsnowboarderuknowthere are many other events that have happened “so far” that should’ve been on the list

[@CiaranFitzgerald-gw2nr]

A hurricane that kills 1,000 people is more of an event then a tsunami that kills 220k… yeah okay

[@spdutahraptor777]

there's a reason why aliens attacking ONLY the USA is a world wide meme

[@haileycb18]

Hurricane Katrina happened when I was in elementary school and I live in TX. If didn't just kill 1000 people. SO many people were displaced not just for a little while but YEARS if they EVER went back. I remember new students coming into our class from Louisiana all year long.

[@lpsaugat]

@@haileycb18 Are you arguing with his points? If you are, I have to say, "Americans..." lol.

[@haileycb18]

I'm not arguing was just sharing a memory, but the impact that Katrina had on the US and Louisiana was bigger than just a death toll. The area took a decade to recover and many people never did.

[@haileycb18]

I'm sure the same can be said about the tsunami. To be honest all human suffering is a tragedy there's no need to compare as if it's a competition lol that's honestly the shittiest take on this kind of thing. One tragedy does not invalidate another death tolls being higher does not mean the suffering is any less for anyone on all sides

[@Igoligirl2]

The "thank you healthcare workers" sign got me.... Remember when we were heroes for 2 weeks and everyone banged pots and cheered outside the hospital? That kicked off 4 years of the most verbal and physical abuse I've ever received as a nurse from my patients. I came home with bruises all over my body some days from being punched or beat. We were screamed at and cursed as" agents of the government that's spreading lies and killing people on purpose" as we worked mandatory overtime trying everything to save them. I almost forgot those two weeks of heroism until I saw that sign. Good times.

[@judithstrachan9399]

I am so sorry you had to suffer that.

[@darlenesleeth-poirier1997]

I'm in healthcare too. Yeah BC the media had people scared over a virus engineered for Fear. But no one needs to take it out on healthcare workers

[@anablackwood6141]

Well thank you so much for your service and I'm sorry people are being horrible to you guys. I'm chronically sick so I have a lot of exposure to all of you and you're the ones who make my life a slightly less living hell on a regular basis. I don't know why people think you're trying to kill them when you're not only being paid to save their sorry hides but you'd get worse than fired (jail time) if you messed up. Silly people.

[@deannamarie8389]

Right? Wtf happened that we all became the bad guys? We had a room where healthcare workers could go to and cry or unwind. They really need to offer free grief counseling for everyone who worked through COVID, especially the beginning of it. I worked in the ICU, we couldn't understand why we were getting so many patients with pneumonia. We got them through it only to find every other organ system was failing too. I've been a nurse for 16 years, I've never seen so many people die so fast. Still can't talk about my last covid patient death without tearing up. COVID crushed all of us, and while we're trying to save them, we're being attacked.

[@realwickedbrew]

The non-stop TikTok dances didn’t help.

[@Leviathan_1.0]

Wait Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) in the Philippines didn't make it? That typhoon killed almost 7,000 people here, it is more memorable than a stupid made submersible

[@manueltapia1859]

What to expect although this channel is canadian they asume US is the "world" 😅

[@graze-plays3594]

I never heard about that event tbf

[@shebabwari782]

I know🤦🤦🤦

[@brianorozco1074]

@@graze-plays3594Neither did I

[@shannong5074]

It wasn't just US news. Did you watch the full video, Paris Attacks, Beirut Explosion, Manchester Arena Attacks

[@vickimorrow1674]

Thank you for recognising the Black Saturday fires in Australia. A day we will never forget

[@karinecyrenne6768]

The 13 thai kids rescued from the cave was a big one

[@gamingwithscottie1478]

It sure was. I would have actually put that, Fukushima, Sandy Hook, and a couple others as honorable mentions.

[@meansnowflake]

​@@gamingwithscottie1478Why Sandy Hook? Genuinely curious because we had multiple school sh***ings before that one.

[@AdrianCapitos]

How about those 33 Chilean miners that trapped for 69 days!??

[@christophermerlot3366]

The destruction of the Titanic submersible sucked but I don't see as a seminal event of the century thus far. The fall of various African dictatorships b/n 2020-2023 has far more reaching effects.

[@Oz1976]

The Arab Spring was way more of an event than the submersible as well. Titan doesn't belong on this list at all IMO. Kobe Bryant and his daughter dying in a tragic helicopter accident was more impactful.

[@brianorozco1074]

⁠​⁠@@Oz1976I kinda feel like the death of Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and the other people in the helicopter was less impactful than the Titan implosion. It was a helicopter crash, whereas the Titan tragedy was a small crewed vehicle going missing somewhere in the ocean with no way of making communication with it, then imploding.

[@jenniferferguson1517]

I’m shocked Sandy Hook didn’t make the list. Maybe it was just an America thing, but it defiantly made a lot of places stand still.

[@turbochips6148]

I think it's sad how Sandy Hook made the nation stand still, but Uvalde is kinda just forgotten even though it claimed the title of the deadliest school shooting in US history

[@valerielhw]

I think that the Sandy Hook AND the Uvalde shootings should have been mentioned.

[@EpimethiusPSN]

Unfortunately, Sandy Hook, Uvalde and Columbine attacks happen so often now here that the sheer number of them lowers their cultural impact. It is one of saddest things in the US and has been happening for more than three decades now.

[@jenniferferguson1517]

⁠@@turbochips6148there were 22 deaths total at Robb (Uvalde), there were 28 deaths total at Sandy Hook (Newtown) and niether of them is the deadliest. The deadliest was Virginia Tech, where 33 died. It isn’t a competition , but facts are important.

[@seantlewis376]

True. We are still feeling it, and still doing nothing about it. Heck, this could have been a top 20 list of mass shootings that grabbed all the attention and then were ignored.

[@S.Lethrud]

When Queen Elizabeth was kicking off the countdown I thought it was going to be a good countdown. Then it was followed up with a submarine that I can't even remember. What happened to the Japan earthquake or the tsunami?

[@lmfao7558]

#8

[@c8Lorraine1]

The Australian wildfire 2019-20 burned over 3 million hectares and destroyed over a billion animals

[@craziewill]

Nah the world did not stand still on the Titan thing.. more like a dumb fool putting themselves into trouble..

[@Ping_Jockey]

The world laughed.

[@sweetsuszie]

Thank you!!!!

[@ninabriesch4184]

Also pisses me off how many people were sent to "look" for them... How much Tax Payers money went down the drain? But the workers on the Bridge that got hit not long ago, their search was called off last a day after. I understand they couldn't have surverive the water... but same the Rich dudes in their stupid Sub Toy. I am still feeling that there staged their death, the sub did drownd but i think they left before, were helped off and then the Sub was send back down.. Wouldn't shock me.... but that is only my way to deep in books brain...

[@manueltapia1859]

Yes who cares they were rich dudes and not really inteligent. How could that affect us? The COVID and 911 really affected: the first one in health and with works the second US became more restricted with other countries and as usual blamed Afghanistan and Irak who let them destroyed 😢

[@Coz2021]

I saw memes come out about the sub almost immediately. I saw no memes for many more on this list. (9/11 after like 15 years)

[@landonm389]

Kind of surprised no North Korean stuff was on here. Either Kim Jong-un taking power in 2011 or Trump being the first sitting US president to meet him. Definitely more important than the Titan submersible

[@johnnymartinjohansen]

Imo, many events could replace Titan on this list, but nothing about North Korea has made the world "stand still". So no, I don't agree with you on that part.

[@Dohyden2]

Oh yeah the missile test over Japan from North Korea, that made everyone a bit tense

[@olleselin]

R.I.P 9/11 victims As well as all those who died in COVID-19 😔

[@keirangray902]

Both inside jobs

[@matthewpulido7912]

For me, it started as another day of second grade. I got out of bed, walked downstairs to eat my breakfast, and saw my folks watching the image of North Tower billowing smoke on live TV. I wasn't too naive not to realize that this was anything but an accident.

[@turbochips6148]

​@keirangray902 please stfu with these conspiracies

[@DTD110865]

​@@keirangray902Neither are inside jobs. You're just a bullshit artist.

[@gordonrundell3260]

​@@keirangray902do give your conspiracies a rest you daftys are stoopid

[@mustang-vj1ih]

Boston bombing? Granite mountain hotshots? Japanese earthquake and tsunami? Historic California fires? Cmon man…

[@HankyInTheTanky]

Those weren’t as bad as Jan 6th obviously 🙄

[@stormbringer126]

The Hot Shots were almost more local tragedy. If not for the movie, most people wouldn't know about them.

[@whereisCarmenSandiego]

I was 12 on 9/11. In 1st period math class. The teachers actually kept the news on until they realized that burning people were jumping voluntarily to their deaths. I remember seeing 2 people jump holding hands. THAT was unforgettable.

[@timwong5908]

Not surprised 9/11 and covid-19 pandemic topped this list. However surprised the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami wasn't mentioned.

[@musicbysazid]

00:27 Queen Elizabeth's death. 01:47 Titan submersible mishap. 02:43 Black Saturday bushfires. 03:51 Manchester Arena attack. 05:05 Michael Jackson's death. 06:18 Beirut explosion. 07:29 Las Vegas shooting. 08:38 Malaysia Airlines flight 370 disappearance. 09:48 Nelson Mandela's death. 10:58 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. 12:06 Israel-Hamas War. 13:02 7/7 London bombings. 14:10 Indian Ocean tsunami. 15:20 U.S. Capitol attack. 16:14 Osama bin Laden's death. 17:24 Paris attacks. 18:07 Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 19:04 Hurricane Katrina. 20:12 9/11 attacks. 21:34 COVID-19 pandemic.

[@Jennifer-jt9cb]

I was on the couch watching The Price Is Right with my gramma, when the feed was cut to report on the attack. We watched the second tower get hit on live TV while they were reporting on it. Prior to the second tower they were thinking (here anyway) that it was something like pilot error, or a complete loss of control of the aircraft. It wasn't until the second tower was hit that we realized that it was an attack.

[@tiffprendergast7]

Yup

[@stephiegee5416]

I was about 10 years old and in the 6th grade when 9/11 happened, and I remember not really reacting in such a huge way because I didn’t fully understand the death and destruction and chaos and fear happening. It wasn’t until a few days later that I fully understood the gravity of what had happened.

[@eddykate3700]

A few days before 9/11 my older daughter, who was 16 flew the 4,200 kms (2,600 miles) from where we live in Australia to Bali on a school trip. My six year old daughter was distraught when she saw the footage of the Trade Centre buildings. I had to reassure her that her sister was safe in Bali and wasn't on one of the 9/11 planes. Ironically on October 12, 2002, one year, one month and one day after September 11 2001 there was a terrorist bombing in Bali. 202 people lost their lives, including 88 Australians, 38 Indonesians, and 23 Britons, along with people from more than 20 other nationalities.

[@bryttafitzgibbons6901]

I was a senior in high school 🏫 lt was homecoming week, and the parade had been canceled 😞

[@yi_hou3092]

Why was the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster not part of this?

[@thehoneycamper2634]

bc watchmojo has an agenda to push

[@MrCarlosggf]

Because they had to put the imaginary Trump Insurreection. Same reason why they left out the fires in Hawaii.

[@chelseacanales8763]

I can’t believe that it has been 4 years since COVID 19 happened. Everything on this list is is devastating, but wow…

[@sean.furlong1989]

This time 4 years ago we were all under lockdown. That is insane!

[@chrisrj9871]

This happened undter trump's "watch" (or golfing). Just think what could happen if he gets a 2nd term... not just project2025, which is horrifying enough.

[@HafeezUrRehman916]

21:24 up to 22:37 is where it is! I knew it was number 1 too! 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@HafeezUrRehman916]

@@sean.furlong1989 21:24 up to 22:37 is where it is! I knew it was number 1 too! 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@rwwilson21]

you really think J6 is worse than the summer of love, where 2 billion dollars of destruction happened because throughout the United States? Jesus Christ ppl really do have the morals upside down.

[@samibraheem1579]

I love how the title of the video is "world stood still" even though the world couldn't care less about half of these. people in the west really live in their own planet

[@ismirdochegal4804]

True. For us in europe the top events were Covid-Pandemic Russia attacked Urkain (I had to console colleges at the office.) Hamas-Attack on Israel Attack on Twin Towers the 2004 indean Ocean Tsunami and the Tsunami hiting Fokushima. (Especially it marked the end of nuclear energy for germany)

[@anablackwood6141]

Yes we do. It's annoying.

[@Lee-AnnWilliams-w3l]

Make your own video instead of bitching about the west.

[@harshckuk]

COVID literally made the world stand still

[@michaelobrien6843]

Indeed

[@olleselin]

Totally

[@GamingMyWay]

not if you was essential worker life kept going

[@jamesharding322]

And for nearly 2 years as well!!

[@HafeezUrRehman916]

21:24 up to 22:37 is where it is! I knew it was number 1 too! 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@rezznit81]

Thanks!

[@WatchMojo]

Thank you for being a part of the WatchMojo community.

[@johnstjohn1987]

Say what you want about the Titan Submersible but Stockton Rush got what he deserved for ignoring numerous Safety issues and concerns. Dude thought he was untouchable.

[@nathanielschwartz425]

Honestly, I’m kind of surprised that they didn’t include 3/11 (the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that destroyed Japan on March 11th, 2011) on this list.

[@AnimaDweller]

The world didn't really cared about the Titan submersible. Sure, horrific thing to happen to someone but It's far from making the world stand still. Not even sure why it was included.

[@brianorozco1074]

Maybe because it was a small vehicle that lost all communication and went missing in the ocean, then found destroyed a few days later with all five people gone.

[@drunkenastarte5243]

@@brianorozco1074 It doesn't belong here at all. "Stupid people doing something insanely stupid, eff around and find out." The 2011 Japan megathrust quake & Fukushima plant meltdown and the 2011 mass tornado outbreak should've both been on this list... Superstorm Sandy Paradise Wildfire in Commiefornia 2010 Haiti earthquake The so-called Arab Spring that ended up destabilizing the entire Middle East & allowing the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood and Islamism The ongoing mass illegal migration crisis The list goes on...

[@brianorozco1074]

@@drunkenastarte5243 I agree, those definitely seem more worthy of being included in the video than the Titan submersible implosion.

[@BigFella117]

I was only a month old when 9/11 happened, and when saw the stories of it on the news and beyond, I was shocked and saddened that our country changed when I was so young. RIP to everyone who perished that fateful day.

[@bwines16]

I was in 6th grade. It’s really hard to describe how things changed even for a preteen. We remember how things were before, but the horrors we saw and were engrained into our developing brains were just terrible. Absolutely nothing was censored at that time.

[@nothembajozi2862]

Rest In Peace to those killed by the USA army too.

[@manueltapia1859]

​@@nothembajozi2862yes then US blamed Afghanistan and Irak and destroyed innocent lifes too 😢😮

[@brianorozco1074]

I wish I could remember where I was or what I was doing when it happened. I was one month old as well.

[@BillyBall35]

How you remember it if you were a month old

[@daintyonion]

The capital storming being above a shooting that killed 60 is kinda crazy tbh

[@matthewmccoy8776]

the "attack" being on there in the first place is laughable lma0

[@robvegas9354]

Far out. all of these hit the feels. that summer of 2009 here in Melbourne was ridiculously hot. it was over 40 degrees celsius for weeks. the whole state of Victoria was bone dry that year because of the heat wave that seemed to go one forever. On black saturday it was about 50(that's over 120 degrees F). A lot of the fires were started by power lines failing on the day. The fire near my house was started accidently by a guy using an angle grinder. it was to say the least, bloody scary watching the black smoke and the fire a few kilometers away changing direction randomly with the wind blasting away. Full credit to the emergency services personel for the amazing work they did on the day and in the many weeks following.

[@johnjk293]

Nah, almost cared about the Titan Submersible. Everyone just laughed after learning that the guy who funded the project cut corners and even disregarded expert advice. The only tragedy of that thing imploding was the kid who just wanted to go to a concert but was forced by his father to go with them on the trip.

[@thecraftycyborg9024]

I hate when people mock *everyone* on the boat as idiots, because that poor kid just wanted to make his dad happy. The rest were idiots.

[@drunkenastarte5243]

Don't forget how he boasted about not hiring, "a bunch of 40-50yr old white men" and instead insisted on only hiring young 20-somethings & as many women as possible!! DIE hiring practices at their finest!lol

[@snowmochi1373]

5:02 I was literally held still because I lived right across the Staple Center where Michael Jackon’s funeral a held. There were so many people I couldn’t get out of my building

[@jeffsirname]

😂😂😂​@johnnycaruthers7180

[@mattcraft3896]

These are definitely some of the worst and most horrific things in recent history. Admittedly, I'm sad to see the notradame fire wasn't included, though.

[@Xenaga]

That is definitely more deserving than the Titan submersible.

[@ryanscheffer2302]

@@Xenaga Agreed

[@ZeldaSam1]

Seriously!!!

[@Sofia-ik3sl]

I think that the hype around the submersible was so widespread because of the sheer, mind-blowing absurdity of it. Every piece of that event was so insanely bizarre, and it only became stranger and stranger. I don't think it was so much about people caring about it so much as it was about them being curious about it. I mean, it was such a unique situation; so unique that it was almost unbelievable.

[@brianorozco1074]

True, a small vehicle carrying five people suddenly going missing somewhere in the ocean with no possible way of communicating with it. Then being found destroyed a few days later with all of the passengers gone.

[@qthedancer4711]

I would swap out the Titan with the fire at Notre Dame.

[@heathercontois4501]

I don't even care about the cathedral and it should be on the list instead of the Nintendo Sub.

[@bambisita6857]

Or freaking Fukushima??

[@romelabing3406]

Japan Earthquake, Boston Bombing, the freak storm Haiyan, the Cave rescue in Thailand.

[@SirPlayaLot82]

It’s sad that nobody cares about Haiti , they were struck by a powerful earthquake then a powerful hurricane thousands died located few miles from us n we just ignore them even today with they chaos going on there but we care about what happens at the other side of the world. Also Fukushima should’ve been there at #2 in this list

[@flexivefowl8186]

My uncle and aunt lost their house on Black Saturday. All their neighbours died in the fire, It was horrible.

[@harshckuk]

Stay strong, brother.

[@jaclynsanture6643]

Prayers to you.

[@flexivefowl8186]

Thankfully they bounced back from it and rebuilt, but it was still terrible

[@colleenross8752]

My enduring memory of the Australian fires was that woman removing her shirt to shelter that koala

[@XJIcequeen]

Just be glad your aunt and uncle survived

[@ItsJustLisa]

The Titan submersible deserved an honorable mention at best, but not to be actually on the list. The Indian Ocean tsunami affected people all over the world because of the numbers of people who were from those countries living elsewhere with family and friends still in the areas affected. My son’s daycare provider and her husband were from Sri Lanka. He, along with other members of their community, set out to raise money for their countrymen who lost everything. We have a pretty large Indian and Sri Lankan community where I live and they turned out in a big way to help. If I remember correctly, they raised a couple hundred thousand dollars pretty quickly. Anoma’s husband was recognized for his leadership in their efforts, not only here, but also in Sri Lanka. Their fundraising helped rebuild several towns and helped fishermen replace their destroyed fishing vessels.

[@richardperhai8292]

I was working for a large travel wholesaler when 9/11 happened. Besides all the confusion, the grounding of planes meant we had thousands of customers literally stranded around the globe. I was a "special desk" worker who was responsible for handling difficult situations and customers. I dont need to tell you what the rest of the week was like.

[@codykuster3008]

I will never forget March 12th of 2020, I was a junior in high school and it was during my 4th period when we got an announcement on our school speakers that Covid became a pandemic and that we are to immediately go home and that school will resume in 2 weeks. I never stepped foot in school grounds since. 😢

[@brianorozco1074]

I was in my early college years when the pandemic started. During a speech course I had, I think my professor said something about us doing different lessons if the pandemic started soon. The very next day after that, the campus was closed and all classes were canceled.

[@BillyBall35]

I was in the 6th grade, also having been told we would have 2 weeks off. At first, we were all happy we could have two weeks off, not understanding the magitude of it. Then the two weeks turned into a month. Then another. And another. And (yall understand)

[@jonstewart8683]

Jan 6. One person died. A woman shot by a Capitol cop.

[@robirvine6970]

Did you miss the part where a riot stormed and trashed the capital building? The literal linch mob trying to get at elected US officials?

[@BonnerDoesYouTube]

5 people actually. 18 more cops afterwards from the PTSD.

[@abramsullivan7764]

Okay

[@MitsubishiEndeavor]

The bias is clear when the 2020 riots happened

[@Spider-Man-b1h]

Five cops died as well

[@Rob8729]

They lost me at "Attack on the Capital"

[@greenhornet8262]

Trump lost

[@EVERYGOODNAMEISTAKEN]

​@@greenhornet8262 How is police leading Protesters inside a building an insurrection?

[@loonathewinx3303]

putting the deaths of celebrities and rich people over actual tragedies is deeply unserious

[@KayoticGaymer]

Covid ruined my high school life. I was 17 when it started, in my senior year. My graduation was all but canceled, I lost friends and family to it, and some friends I never saw again after we graduated. My 18th birthday was nonexistent and I couldn’t even see my family. Easily the worst years of my life.

[@charlottehardy822]

Elizabeth II dying being considered less impactful than half this list shows how ridiculous this list is.

[@jenniferferguson1517]

Did you expect her to live forever? She was in her 90s

[@charlottehardy822]

@@jenniferferguson1517 just because an event is inevitable does not mean it’s not impactful.

[@mgsxmike]

Who cares about royalty?

[@judithstrachan9399]

@@mgsxmikeMost of us, one way or another.

[@mgsxmike]

@@judithstrachan9399 The IRA disagrees

[@rickisaak66]

"Abdullah, where should we store this shipment of fireworks?" 'Just put it over there next to the 3000 tons of Ammonium Nitrate. What can go wrong?'

[@mbpaintballa]

yes fireworks, not detonators for ied's lol

[@chaeyoungswifey4153]

Michelle Aoun (then president for ≈ 4 years) seeing this: yes, perfection 🥰 💞

[@thedyingmeme6]

​@@mbpaintballa still explosive

[@mbpaintballa]

@@thedyingmeme6 missed the joke did we?

[@bluegold1026]

And this century's only getting started...

[@JefferyYoung-g5u]

Climate change will eclipse all of these by 2050

[@slystone4892]

We won’t get to the end

[@brianorozco1074]

@@slystone4892It certainly seems that way sometimes

[@thedyingmeme6]

We didn't start the fire. . .

[@MetalMama-Mimi523]

An event that hits close to home for me were the Gatlinburg, TN fires that juvenile boys purposely set. These fires ragged from Nov 23 to Dec 22, 2016. I live an hour away, and because the winds were so bad, we had debris and soot covering our area in Johnson City, TN. The fires killed 14 people, displaced thoudans of people, legendary landmarks burnt to the ground and almost 18,000 acres gone. It was devastating to see.

[@nullisecundus775]

2007 recession? Watching Wall Street bankers get escorted out of their building was insane

[@gordonrundell3260]

You could have done a top 30 list you have missed a good few things

[@brianorozco1074]

True

[@valerielhw]

I'm surprised that the Earthquake in Turkey wasn't mentioned.

[@jsmalls9575]

Or Haiti. It killed around 5x more than the earthquake in Turkey ‘23.

[@britianamcnamee5819]

Why are you surprised? Apparently Americans think America is the only country in the world. I guarantee you nobody outside of America gave a fuck about the submarine imploding

[@TehChimpy7]

2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami should not only be on this list, but in the top 10. The devastation and concern as a result, including a nuclear meltdown, had the world gripped and racing to help. Then there was the coverage, something that no one had ever seen before and something I know everyone who was old enough to understand it has never forgotten, literally watching as a huge line of water, crashed over and destroyed everything in its path, all seen from a news helicopter. It was genuinely shocking coverage.

[@Inge.Borthne]

I remember the 9/11 attack as a crazy thing on the news. I was at work during the time I heard about it on radio in Norway, and I was quite shocked to be honest. When it comes to the 2004 earthquake and tsunami in Asia, I was half asleep when my dad rushed down the stairs to where my bedroom was, and said that there had been some catastrophic event in Asia somwhere. I had to watch it on the news, and later I realised that what I saw was something that no one had predicted before. I don't think I even had read it online before it had happened that day,and now when I see a documentary about it, it still feels just like the first time I saw the news flash. Just crazy.

[@lordcarnage5199]

I'm glad the OKC got honorable mention... i was three blocks away to see half of a girl body crushed by debris...unreal all life is precious, live it to the best of your ability

[@archstanton664]

15:15 Carnage? Calm down, Karen. This was the same year civilians were pulled out of their cars and beaten nearly to death because of a dead crackhead. One person was killed...by the government.

[@Reesedog2216]

This is why you don’t trust the news

[@Vahlee-A]

... for trying to overthrow the government.

[@greenhornet8262]

Trump lost

[@stormbringer126]

This one, I actually agree with. It was a riot, but NOT carnage

[@Denis-89]

What was so impactful about a bunch of privileged rich people dying in a crap amateur made sub, not beig guided by actual experienced divers but another rich guy? Everbody could figure out what would happen. Most people forgot about it after a month..

[@Superfan109]

Right?? That’s what I said…🙄

[@GumbootZone]

"Rich" people has nothing to do with it. The event still happened, regardless of WHO was on board.

[@brianorozco1074]

What about the son who was forced to go even though he didn’t want to? Is he not worthy of being shown any empathy?

[@officialbrizil]

@@brianorozco1074 yes he is but that stand alone fact in of itself is not worthy on this list, list was horrid

[@SenileOtaku]

1:26 I had gone to an estate sale on the opposite side of town. I noticed at the house had a lot of passenger ship memorabilia, and I wondered what business the owner had been in. All I found I could make use of was a Mac keyboard for my daughter's iMac. Then the next day my brother sent me a link for an article about the estate sale. Yep, then I knew why they had all the ship memorabilia. I don't think I'll tell my daughter whose house it was from.

[@jayleajones8483]

The Notre Dame Cathedral fire. Especially when the spire collapsed.

[@ethanbarc]

Rest in Peace 🪦 Queen Elizabeth II of England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 April 21 1926-September 8 2022

[@AnitaLonski]

U forgot the Wildfires in Maui & the Joplin tornado

[@colleenross8752]

I was waiting for the Station nightclub fire to be mentioned

[@kevinc1001]

I don’t thing 99% would even know that that is unless your from NE

[@nathanielschwartz425]

My favorite musician Buckethead also wrote one of his best songs in memory of Micheal Jackson (who was a huge and early influence on him), Honing Beacon off of his album Electric Sea (2012). I highly recommend listening to the whole album it’s amazing!!

[@gingersnap5961]

The Las Vegas shooting happened a week before I flew there for vacation. Seeing the Mandalay Bay hotel closed after the disaster, and the memorial for the victims. It was very chilling

[@michaelandrew8493]

Scenes of carnage? January 6th was a nothing burger

[@joshuamaxam5086]

ikr

[@lonewander6772]

The 2020 riots did more.

[@Ras137]

@@lonewander6772 Were those riots in the Capitol Building? The fact that a mob of people wanted to overthrow an election based on a sitting presidents lie, is insane. And don't act like if they had gotten to the politicians, that it would have been peaceful.

[@quinchien]

“ some of them had guns !!! “ wooo im scared

[@martymar4763]

Jan 6 should not have been on this list 😂😂

[@l0stnessMPC]

Don't forget the 2011 Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami, as well as the 2023 Maui Wildfires.

[@cesar94mb]

What about the kids trapped in the flooded cave I believe it was in the Philippines, that was big news

[@kometfan1977]

I work as a custodian in a school, I remember Covid very well. Once everything was shut down coming in every day to clean the same stuff over and over again even though nobody used it. Then when kids came back having to heavily disinfect stuff when a kid tested positive, it was nuts. Now we are back to like it never happened.

[@ClassicStreetIron]

Fact Check: Trump was still speaking when the rioters broke through the fencing after prodding from FBI plants. Trump also expressed that there would be a peaceful march to the Capitol.

[@margaretbeedson8433]

Delusional much? And how long did it take Trump to tell people to go home? The religious right supporting a serial adulterer, rapist and business cheat is about right. You guys have no morality.

[@stormbringer126]

The "Fight Like Hell" president??

[@BillyBall35]

"Fight like hell"

[@trollpatrol1177]

In regards to the Israel-Hamas war, it should be noted that they also took some Americans hostage as well.

[@koh6316]

Feeling like this should be retitles ‘20 moments that made the west stand still’ tbh

[@lmfao7558]

Really? What is mostly mentioned are events that affected the world.

[@stephenhorner7472]

You forgot the Boston booming

[@lynnesin1904]

Not sure why that Titanic thing was in there which I barely remembered. However the fact that the Japanese Earthquake/Tsumani, the Boston Marathon Bombing and the Burning of Notre Dame were not include makes this list incomplete.

[@loveislove-le5nj]

Don't get me wrong, the death of the Queen and Nelson Mandela were sad. It was a day given to happen their age and health the world knew would happen. Unlike when Princess Diana died back in 1997. Events that could have been on here in no particular order are 1. Miracle on the Hudson 2. Sandy hook 3. Ulvade shooting 4. Space shuttle Columbia explosion. 5. The Boston marathon bombing. 6. Pulse shooting. 7. Aurora shooting. 8. Earthquakes in Haiti, Japan, and Nepal. 9. Hurricane Sandy and Harvey. 10. Mall shooting in Kenya. 11. 2009 pandemic 12. School shooting in Florida. 13. Capture of Sadam Hussain. 14. 2016 bombings in New York and New Jersey Came to mind.

[@KatieMarie87]

Everything on the list was just madness, absolute devastating madness! Truly sad and heartbreaking that we all suffered thru - I feel like they should have been a silver lining at the end of each tragedy i.e. The Queen of England dies but there was a coronation of a New King of England, King Charles. COVID-19 happened and had millions die to the pandemic but most ppl started working from home due to the lockdowns and spent more time with their family and friends, and for a whole year we didn't pollute the world with our factories, ect. You know, something positive to say because everything as is it's just too shocking and painful to remember and watch. 😭

[@__Talia__]

If you are going to bring up the “insurrection “ make sure you bring up the BLM protests …,and putting Covid over 9/11 is insane

[@EVERYGOODNAMEISTAKEN]

Seriously 👍🏻

[@Akshaydixit_25]

The fact that half of these events are terrorist attacks really tells us about the world we live in.

[@marvellousmeki608]

"I want to tell you people, this is not your grandfather's submarine, it's gut one button, that's it" and really that was it🤷🏾‍♂️

[@ch4eyoungsberri725]

Calling it’s the israel-hamas war when it isn’t even a war anymore is insane

[@joshuamaxam5086]

They put Jan 6th on the list but there was only 1 murder that day and it was a 12 year veteran being shot by capitol police. They want to claim 5 died so they use the terms "as a result" and "in connection to" so they claim deaths that occurred up to 36 hours later regardless of the cause of death being natural causes and drug overdose. Ignoring the calls for security (by the chief of capitol police himself) and police that moved aside barricades and unlocked doors while informants in the crowd (that go unpunished to this day) orchestrated everything. But sure put it above terrorist bombings, Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Beirut explosion and las Vegas shooting that killed countless people...

[@Jennifer_Layne]

Amen. This channel also failed to mention a large majority of those in attendance were undercover feds, as well as Antifa. They also failed to show the guided tours the capitol police were giving. The people who do this show are your typical gaslighting democrats who deal in delusions and not facts.

[@stormbringer126]

She was shot trying to break down a door, remember?

[@drunkenastarte5243]

It's okay though, because it's (D)ifferent when we do it ;-)

[@ThatGuySarabia]

The death of Chester Bennington should'a been on the list

[@drunkenastarte5243]

We truly lost a legend in Chester But instead, we still celebrate a psycho pee-do-file, because... "reasons"

[@rhondag3655]

The Titan? Really? Shouldn’t even be in the top 100.

[@thecoronavirus8359]

Supernova seen in the sky in 2016? Arguably top 3

[@casperclaville]

Fukushima, 2008/09 financial crisis, Boston Marathon, 22 July Norway attack…. How are these not on the list, but that damn submarine is…..