May 14th, 2011, was a Saturday. It was day 134 of 2011. The decade was the 2010s.
11 years and 9 days have passed since May 14th, 2011.
The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.
What happened on May 14th, 2011?
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on May 14th, 2011.
The top five songs from the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The movie "Thor" was at the top of the box office on May 14th, 2011.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane!
The date is May 14th, 2011 and it's a Saturday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Taurus. Currently, people are enjoying their weekend.
The summer of 2011 has finally arrived. The weather has warmed up and the evenings are brighter than usual. In America, the song E.T. by Katy Perry ft Kanye West is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Party Rock Anthem by LMFAO is the number one hit song.
Barack Obama is currently the President of the United States and the movie Thor is at the top of the Box Office. In the United Kingdom, David Cameron is the current Prime Minister. The term "hipster" is currently growing in use. The word is being used to describe people who are pretentious and deliberately anti-mainstream.
Video rental stores such as Blockbuster are continuing to close their doors at the moment. This is due to the increasing popularity of online streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu. Pre-made comics called "Rage Comics" are extremely popular on the Internet at the moment, as people use them to share relatable experiences. It's 2011, so the music charts are being dominated by artists such as Adele, Maroon 5, LMFAO, Katy Perry, Rihanna and Bruno Mars.
The catchphrase "Every Day I'm Shufflin'" is being repeated and parodied following the success of LMAO's song "Party Rock Anthem". Anti-government protests are currently taking place in cities across Syria. A civil war is raging on in Libya. Large battles are taking place between Colonel Gaddafi's government forces and Libyan rebels, who are being supported by NATO.
A fad called "planking", which involves a person lying face down in an unusual location, is popular at the moment. The recent killing of Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan is continuing to dominate the news. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver have ended their relationship after 25 years of marriage.
Internet users are currently making memes and jokes about the 21st of May, 2011, which Harold Camping has predicted will bring the "Rapture". Gaming website Kotaku has just revealed that the next Call of Duty game will be called "Modern Warfare 3". Shortly after the leaks were publicized, four teaser trailers were uploaded by the official Call of Duty Youtube page. Azerbaijan have won the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Running Scared" by Ell & Nikki.
In soccer, Alex Ferguson has led Manchester United to another Premier League title after a 1-1 draw over Blackburn. Meanwhile, Manchester City have just won the FA Cup with a 1-0 win over Stoke City. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Randy Savage, Ryan Dunn, Betty Ford and Amy Winehouse would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "CSI: Miami", "Two and a Half Men", "Community" and "Jersey Shore".
Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Red Dead Redemption", "Civilization V", "Fallout: New Vegas" and "Call of Duty: Black Ops". Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "One Tree Hill", "LazyTown", "Glee" and "Victorious". If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3, ZhuZhu Pets and the iPad.
Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on May 14th, 2011.
During this time, the comedy film Bridesmaids was showing in movie theaters.
On May 13th, 2011, leaked screenshots of the video game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" were published on Kotaku. Later that day, the teaser trailer for the game was released.
On May 2nd, 2011, al-Qaeda founder and 9/11 mastermind Osama Bin Laden was killed by a United States special forces military unit during a raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
The 2011 Eurovision song contest was held in Dusseldorf, Germany. Azerbaijan won the contest with the song "Running Scared" by Ell & Nikki.
A popular fad called "planking" was gaining media exposure around this time.
On April 19th, 2011, the long-awaited puzzle video game "Portal 2" was released by Valve.
English model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley was named as FHM's sexiest woman in 2011.
"Rolling in the Deep" by Adele went on to win a Grammy for 2011's Record of the Year.
Popular music artists in 2011 included Enrique Iglesias, Adele, Pink, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Wiz Khalifa, Katy Perry, The Black Eyed Peas, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Adele, Bruno Mars, Pitbull, Lady Gaga, LMFAO, Nicki Minaj, Maroon 5, David Guetta and Gym Class Heroes.
In 2011, the best NBA players were Derrick Rose, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Dwight Howard, Pau Gasol, Dirk Nowitzki, Amar'e Stoudemire, Dwyane Wade, Russell Westbrook, LaMarcus Aldridge, Zach Randolph, Al Horford, Manu Ginóbili and Chris Paul.
"The Protester" was named as the Time Person of Year in 2011. This was due to the Arab Spring and the Occupy Wall Street movement.
In 2011, the best soccer players were Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Xavi, Andrés Iniesta, Wayne Rooney, Luis Suárez, Diego Forlán, Samuel Eto'o, Iker Casillas, Neymar and Mesut Özil.
Popular movies in 2011 included Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Kung Fu Panda 2, Fast Five, The Hangover Part II, The Smurfs, Cars 2, Drive, Super 8, Moneyball and Limitless.
The movie "The Artist" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2011.
From 2010 onward, video rental stores such as Blockbuster were beginning to close down. This was due to the popularity of new online streaming services such as Netflix and the Internet in general. Although a few stores and franchises continued to hobble along, it was only a matter of time before they were also forced to close their doors.
During this period, smartphones with touchscreens and 3G Internet capabilities started to replace the "dumber" cell phones of the past. Up until this point, the focus had been on making phones that were smaller and more compact. However, rising mobile Internet usage and the introduction of higher quality phone cameras started to reverse this trend. As a result, phones started to get larger.
As online streaming became more and more popular, sales of DVDs started to plummet. Between 2008 and 2014, sales in the USA fell by a whopping 66%.
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Television shows that people were watching on this date.
Game of Thrones
Fantasy drama series.
The Walking Dead
Post-apocalyptic horror series with zombies.
Boardwalk Empire
Crime drama set in Atlanta City during the prohibition era.
Jersey Shore
Reality TV series.
White Collar
Crime series about a con artist who works as a CI for the FBI.
Modern Family
Mockumentary family sitcom.
Community
Sitcom that is set at a community college.
The Vampire Diaries
Supernatural teen drama.
Glee
Musical TV series.
RuPaul's Drag Race
Reality competition series.
Sons of Anarchy
Crime drama series about a biker gang.
Real Housewives of New York City
American reality television series.
Breaking Bad
Series about a high school chemistry teacher who becomes a drug dealer after he is diagnosed with lung cancer.
The Big Bang Theory
A sitcom about two physicists called Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper.
Gossip Girl
Teen drama starring Blake Lively.
Mad Men
Period drama about an advertising agency in New York City.
Skins
British TV series about a group of teenagers living in Bristol.
Dexter
Crime drama series about a serial killer who murders other serial killers.
How I Met Your Mother
Sictom starring Neil Patrick Harris.
Bones
Crime comedy-drama TV series.
Prison Break
TV serial drama about how one man must save his falsely-accused brother from a death sentence.
Grey's Anatomy
Medical drama television series.
The Office
The US version of The Office, starring Steve Carell as Michael Scott.
House
Medical drama starring Hugh Laurie.
Desperate Housewives
TV show about housewives living in suburban America.
CSI: NY
New York City version spin-off of the CSI franchise.
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Reality TV show in which houses are renovated during a one-week period.
Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 2011.
Jake and the Never Land Pirates
Good Luck Charlie
Victorious
Team Umizoomi
Big Time Rush
Glee
Wizards of Waverly Place
iCarly
WordGirl
Phineas and Ferb
Horrid Henry
Curious George
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Ben 10
Johnny Test
Go, Diego, Go!
LazyTown
Peppa Pig
One Tree Hill
The Fairly OddParents
Dora the Explorer
Toys and games that were popular on this date in 2011.
The iPad
ZhuZhu Pets
The KidiZoom Camera
The PlayStation 3
The Xbox 360
Popular video games that people were playing on this date.
Duke Nukem Forever
The long-awaited sequel to Duke Nukem 3D.
Portal 2
Puzzle-solving game developed by Valve Corporation.
Crysis 2
The second game in the series.
Total War: Shogun 2
Strategy game.
Homefront
A military FPS game.
Dead Space 2
Sci-fi survival horror.
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Developed by Ubisoft.
Call of Duty: Black Ops
FPS game developed by Treyarch.
Super Meat Boy
Platform game.
Fallout: New Vegas
Open-world RPG game.
Civilization V
Turn-based strategy game.
Halo: Reach
First-person shooter game developed by Bungie.
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Real-time strategy game.
Red Dead Redemption
Open-world adventure game that was set in the wild west.
Alan Wake
Action-adventure game developed by Remedy Entertainment.
Farmville
Agriculture-simulation social network game.
If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 2011.
This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories from their early childhood.
If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then check out May 14th, 2017 instead.
Celebrities, historical figures and other notable people who were born on May 14th.
Film director.
Born on May 14th, 1944
He turned 67 on this day in 2011.
American politician.
Born on May 14th, 1950
She turned 61 on this day in 2011.
Actor.
Born on May 14th, 1961
He turned 50 on this day in 2011.
Irish jockey.
Born on May 14th, 1979
He turned 32 on this day in 2011.
Singer.
Born on May 14th, 1984
He turned 27 on this day in 2011.
Facebook founder.
Born on May 14th, 1984
He turned 27 on this day in 2011.
Internet personality.
Born on May 14th, 1996
She turned 15 on this day in 2011.
Historical weather information for May 14th, 2011.
Barack Obama was the President of the United States on May 14th, 2011.
David Cameron was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on May 14th, 2011.
Enda Kenny was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
Conception estimates for this date.
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