February 8th, 2007, was a Thursday. It was day 39 of 2007. The decade was the 2000s.
14 years, 4 months and 3 days have passed since February 8th, 2007.
The zodiac star sign for this date is Aquarius.
What happened on February 8th, 2007?
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on February 8th, 2007.
The movie "The Messengers" was at the top of the box office on February 8th, 2007.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane!
The date is February 8th, 2007 and it's a Thursday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Aquarius. Valentine's Day is just around the corner.
In America, the song Irreplaceable by Beyonce is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Grace Kelly by Mika is the number one hit song. George W. Bush Jnr. is currently the President of the United States and the movie The Messengers is at the top of the Box Office.
In the United Kingdom, Tony Blair is the current Prime Minister. Practically every teenager and adult has a MySpace or a Bebo account. A rock music genre called "Emo" is extremely popular at the moment. The genre, which stands for "emotional hardcore", has created a subculture of "Emos" who dye their hair black and wear thick frame glasses.
Meanwhile, in technology news, more and more people are beginning to use the Internet on their phones. This transition towards mobile Internet has been aided by the recent roll-out of faster 3G networks and the introduction of larger touchscreen phones. It's 2007, so the music charts are being dominated by the likes of Beyoncé, Rihanna, Jay-Z, Sean Kingston, Soulja Boy and Nelly Furtado. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "7th Heaven", "Futurama", "Punk'd" and "One Tree Hill".
Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Scarface: The World Is Yours", "Just Cause", "Battlefield 2142" and "Call of Duty 3". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Dora the Explorer", "My Life as a Teenage Robot", "One Tree Hill" and "Peppa Pig". Popular toys at the moment include the likes of the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii.
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On February 8th, 2007, American model Anna Nicole Smith was found dead at a hotel in Hollywood, Florida. An investigation later revealed that her death was due to "combined drug intoxication."
At the end of January, 2007, Microsoft released their Windows Vista operating system. During this period, there were a lot of complaints about Vista being slower than Windows XP.
The song "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse went on to win a Grammy for 2007's Record of the Year.
Popular music artists in 2007 included My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Daughtry, Gwen Stefani, Justin Timberlake, Avril Lavigne, Rihanna, T-Pain, Soulja Boy, Kanye West, Fergie, Maroon 5, Alicia Keys, Amy Winehouse, Chris Brown and Timbaland.
According to Forbes, the highest paid celebrities in 2007 were Oprah Winfrey, Tiger Woods, Madonna, The Rolling Stones, Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, Elton John, Tom Cruise, Jay-Z and Steven Spielberg.
In 2007, the best NBA players were Dirk Nowitzki, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Amare Stoudemire, Steve Nash, LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Yao Ming, Gilbert Arenas, Tracy McGrady, Kevin Garnett, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade and Chauncey Billups.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin was named as the Time Person of the Year 2007.
American actress Jessica Alba was listed as FHM's sexiest woman in 2007.
In 2007, the best soccer players were Kaká, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Didier Drogba, Andrea Pirlo, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Cesc Fàbregas, Robinho and Francesco Totti.
Movies that hit the big screen in 2007 included the likes of 300, Transformers, Superbad, Shrek the Third, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Spider-Man 3, I Am Legend, Ratatouille, The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Zodiac, American Gangster and No Country for Old Men.
In the late naughties, HD TV became the norm and flat screen television sets started to became more affordable.
"No Country for Old Men" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2007.
In the later half of "the naughties", more and more people started to use the Internet on their cell phones. This was aided by the roll-out of faster 3G Internet networks and introduction of larger touchscreen phones.
During this period of time, an Internet meme called "LOLcats" was beginning to take-off. The meme consisted of photographs of cats with captions that had intentionally poor grammar and spelling.
During this period of time, two HD DVD formats called "Blu-ray" and "HD DVD" were competing with each other to become the standard. As a result, certain movies and TV shows could only be found on one of the formats. This was because film studios would align themselves with one of the formats. In rental stores, it was common to see separate Blu-ray and HD DVD sections.
In the late 2000s, it was extremely popular for people to bring digital cameras with them on a night out. The next day, they would then upload their photographs to social media websites such as Facebook, MySpace and Bebo. This was before phones came equipped with high quality cameras.
In countries such as the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Ireland, a social network called Bebo was extremely popular in the mid-to-late naughties. Bebo was famous for its quizzes, auto-playing video box, whiteboard, "Bebo Skins" and "Bebo Luv" features.
During this period, many music stores were closing their doors for the last time. The ease at which people could download or stream music meant that the business model of selling CDs was no longer viable.
Between 2005 and 2008, MySpace was the most popular social network in the world. The site gave users the ability to customize their profiles by editing HTML and embedding songs.
From the mid-2000s to 2010, "scene kids" were a popular subculture. The scene kid fashion consisted of skinny jeans, bright colors and straight hair with long fringes.
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George W. Bush Jnr. was the President of the United States on February 8th, 2007.
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Bertie Ahern was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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