Elementary School (2011-2017)

Kindergarten (2011-2012, ages 4/5 - 5/6)

September

Archie Comics: Laugh Comics (free) (9/11)
Archie - Other Media - xoxo, Betty and Veronica: In Each Other's Shoes (novel, 9-1)
Politics: Yoshihiko Noda became Prime Minister of Japan (9-2)
Technology: Seagate released the first 4 TB hard drive (9-7)
Archie Comics: Archie newspaper strip (final strip, 9-11)
DVD: Barbie: Princess Charm School (#18, 9-13)
Music: Only 17 (album) - Meghan Trainor (9-14)
TV: Torchwood (finale, 9-15)
TV: The Secret Circle (premiere, 9-15)
TV: 2 Broke Girls (premiere, 9-19)
Music: Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen (9-20)
Music: The Lady is a Tramp - Tony Bennett with Lady Gaga (on album, 9-20)
DVD: Pokémon: Zoroark-Master of Illusions (#13, 9-20)
TV: Charlie's Angels (premiere, 9-22)
TV: All My Children (TV finale, 9-23)
TV: Hart of Dixie (premiere, 9-26)
Video Game: Castlevania: Harmony of Despair (PlayStation 3, 9-27)
Video Game: The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition (U.S., 9-28)

October

Music: The Lady is a Tramp - Tony Bennett with Lady Gaga (10-3)
Book: Gossip Girl: Psycho Killer (parody, 10-3)
Music: Evanescence - Evanescence (10-7)
Film: Dirty Girl (10-7)
Book: The Death Cure (#3, 10-11)
Porn: Lost In Praha (part 1, 10-19)
Technology: Nintendo Wii Family Edition debuted (10-23)
Internet: Castlevania: Hymn of Blood (premiere, 10-23)
Porn: Lost In Praha (part 2, 10-24)
Music: Try with Me - Nicole Scherzinger (10-28)
Porn: Lost In Praha (part 3, 10-29)
Technology: Nintendo Wii discontinued (10-?)

November

Book: 11/22/63 (11-8)
Book: The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries - The Ripper (#4, 11-8)
Music: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (11-8)
Blu-ray: Mortal Kombat: Legacy, season 1 (11-8)
TV: Charlie's Angels (finale, 11-10)
TV: Geek Charming (film, 11-11)
Technology: Kindle Fire debuted (11-15)
Music: Born This Way: The Remix - Lady Gaga (remix, 11-18)
Music: Born This Way: The Collection - Lady Gaga (compilation, 11-18)
Film: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (#4, 11-18)
Video Game: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (U.S., 11-20)
Blu-ray: Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden (11-21)
Music: A Very Gaga Christmas - Lady Gaga (EP, 11-22)
Manga: Gossip Girl: For Your Eyes Only, Volume 3 (11-22)
Archie Comics: Betty #195 (1/12 11-30, final issue)

December

TV: Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! (film, 12-2)
Film: Pokémon The Movie: White-Victini and Zekrom (#14A, 12-3)
Book: Pretty Little Liars: Ruthless (#10, 12-6)
Book: Clockwork Prince (#2, 12-6)
Music: Titanium - Sia (12-9)
TV: Power Rangers Samurai (finale, 12-10)
Internet: Castlevania: Hymn of Blood (finale, 12-11)
Archie Comics: Veronica #210 / Kevin Keller #4 (2/12 12-14, final issue)
Politics: American-led Iraq War ended (12-18)
Archie Comics: Archie & Friends #159 (2/12 12-21, final issue)
Politics: Mariano Rajoy became Prime Minister of Spain (12-21)
Music: Safe & Sound - Taylor Swift featuring The Civil Wars (12-26)

January

Book: Pretty Little Liars: Pretty Little Secrets (1-3)
TV: Wizards of Waverly Place (finale, 1-6)
Music: The DJ Is Mine - Wonder Girls featuring School Gyrlz (song, 1-12)
TV: One Life to Live (TV finale, 1-13)
TV: Frenemies (film, 1-13)
Book: The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries - The Asylum (#5, 1-17)
Film: Underworld: Awakening (1-20)

February

TV: Wonder Girls (film, 2-2)
Film: Chronicle (2-3)
TV: Pokémon The Movie: White-Victini and Zekrom (#14A, 2-11)
Music: Curiosity (EP) - Carly Rae Jepsen (2-12)
TV: Radio Rebel (film, 2-12)
Music: Part of Me - Katy Perry (2-13)
Music: Safe & Sound - Taylor Swift featuring The Civil Wars (music video, 2-13)
Music: iTunes Live - Colbie Caillat (EP, 2-14)
Technology: Sony PlayStation Vita (PCH-1000 first edition) debuted (2-15)
Film: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2-17)
TV: Transformers: Rescue Bots (premiere, 2-18)
TV: Power Rangers Super Samurai (premiere, 2-18)
Book: The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole (2-21)
Technology: Sony PlayStation Vita (PCH-1000 second edition) debuted (2-22)
DVD: Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2 (#19, 2-23)
Violence: Chardon High School shooting - 3 murdered (2-27)

March

Archie - Fandom: The Riverdale Podcast (premiere, 3-10)
Book: The Vampire Diaries: The Return - Midnight (#3, 3-13)
Book: The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries - The Compelled (#6, 3-13)
Music: Eyes Open - Taylor Swift (on album, 3-16)
Book: The Secret Circle - The Divide (#4, 3-20)
Music: Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection - Katy Perry (3-23)
Film: The Hunger Games (#1, 3-23)
Music: Eyes Open - Taylor Swift (as single, 3-27)

April

Violence: Oikos University shooting - 7 murdered (4-2)
DVD: Pokémon The Movie: White-Victini and Zekrom (#14A, 4-3)
DVD: Pokémon the Movie: Black-Victini and Reshiram (#14B, 4-3)
Film: American Reunion (4-6)
TV: CSI: Miami (finale, 4-8)
Internet: Virtual Teen Forums - boob-sucking survey (4-14)
TV: The Legend of Korra (premiere, 4-14)
TV: Girls (premiere, 4-15)
Book: Fifty Shades Darker (#2, 4-17)
Book: Fifty Shades Freed (#3, 4-17)

May

Music: Both of Us - B.o.B and Taylor Swift (on album, 5-1)
Book: Insurgent (#2, 5-1)
Film: The Avengers (5-4)
Politics: Vladimir Putin became President of Russia again (5-7)
Book: City of Lost Souls (#5, 5-8)
TV: The Secret Circle (finale, 5-10)
TV: Desperate Housewives (finale, 5-13)
Politics: François Hollande became President of France (5-15)
Music: Eyes Open - Taylor Swift (music video, 5-17)
Music: Both of Us - B.o.B and Taylor Swift (as single, 5-22)
Film: Men in Black 3 (5-25)
Technology: 4K home theater projectors debuted (5-31)

Summer Vacation (2012, age 5/6)

June

Film: High School (6-1)
Book: Pretty Little Liars: Stunning (#11, 6-5)
TV: The Glee Project (premiere, 6-12)
TV: Let It Shine (film, 6-15)
Film: Brave (6-22)
Music: Good Time - Carly Rae Jepsen (6-26)

July

Film: The Amazing Spider-Man (7-3)
Violence: Skylar Neese murdered by Shelia Eddy and Rachel Shoaf (7-6)
Toy: Bratzillaz (House of Witchez) doll line launched (7-13)
Internet: The Punisher: Dirty Laundry (YouTube, 7-15)
Archie Comics: Archie's Pal Jughead #214 (9/12 7-18, final issue)
Film: The Dark Knight Rises (#3, 7-20)
Music: Lolita - The Veronicas (U.S., 7-27)

August

Music: I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Amy Lee (on album, 8-7)
Music: We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift (8-13)
Book: The Kill Order (#4, 8-14)
TV: The Glee Project (finale, 8-14)
Internet: Bratzillas (House of Witchez) (premiere, 8-15)
Technology: Nintendo 3DS XL debuted (8-19)
Technology: Sony announced the XBR-84X900, an 84-inch 4K television (8-29)

First Grade (2012-2013, ages 5/6 - 6/7)

September

Music: Ronan - Taylor Swift (9-8)
Music: This Kiss - Carly Rae Jepsen (9-10)
Book: The Secret Circle - The Hunt (#5, 9-11)
DVD: Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar (#20, 9-11)
Technology: Tinder debuted (9-12)
Music: Kiss - Carly Rae Jepsen (9-14)
Film: Resident Evil: Retribution (#5, 9-14)
Music: Your Body - Christina Aguilera (9-16)
Technology: Sony PlayStation 3 Super Slim debuted (9-25)
Blu-ray: Resident Evil: Damnation (#2, U.S., 9-25)
Film: Pitch Perfect (9-28)
TV: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Nickelodeon, premiere, 9-29)

October

Music: Begin Again - Taylor Swift (10-1)
Film: Frankenweenie (10-5)
Video Game: Pokemon Black and White 2 (Nintendo DS, 10-7)
TV: Girl vs. Monster (film, 10-12)
Music: Christmas in the Sand (song) - Colbie Caillat (10-15)
Music: State of Grace - Taylor Swift (10-16)
Internet: Virtual Teen Forums - girls' blowjob survey (10-17)
Music: Red - Taylor Swift (#4, 10-22)
Music: Christmas in the Sand (album) - Colbie Caillat (10-23)
Book: The Vampire Diaries: The Hunters - Phantom (#1, 10-23)
Technology: Windows 8 debuted (10-26)
Music: Baby, It's Cold Outside - Cee Lo and Christina Aguilera (on album, 10-29)
Technology: Snapchat app launched in the Android Store (10-29)

November

Film: Wreck-It Ralph (#1, 11-2)
Internet: Virtual Teen Forums - anal sex survey (11-5)
Music: Lotus - Christina Aguilera (11-9)
Music: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (11-9)
Film: Skyfall (#23, 11-9)
Music: Feel This Moment - Pitbull and Christina Aguilera (on album, 11-16)
Film: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (#5, 11-16)
Technology: Nintendo Wii U debuted (11-18)
Music: Scream & Shout - Will.i.am and Britney Spears (11-20)
TV: iCarly (finale, 11-23)

December

Book: Pretty Little Liars: Burned (#12, 12-4)
Demographics: the last surviving person born in 1896 died (12-4)
TV: Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice (#15, 12-8)
TV: Flashpoint (finale, 12-13)
Violence: Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting - 26 murdered (12-14)
Film: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (12-14)
Internet: Virtual Teen Forums - girls' sex survey (12-14)
TV: Power Rangers Super Samurai (finale, 12-15)
TV: Gossip Girl (finale, 12-17)
Religion: the shift to the Age of Aquarius began (12-21)
Politics: Shinzo Abe became Prime Minister of Japan again (12-26)

January

Book: Pretty Little Liars: Ali's Pretty Little Lies (1-2)
Technology: Sony PlayStation 2 discontinued (1-4)
Internet: Bratzillas (House of Witchez) (finale, 1-4)
Violence: Hazard Community and Technical College shooting - 2 murdered (1-15)
Technology: Nintendo Virtual Console (for Wii U) soft-launched (1-23)
Book: The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia (U.S., 1-29)

February

TV: Power Rangers Megaforce (premiere, 2-2)
TV: Victorious (finale, 2-2)
Music: Highway Don't Care - Tim McGraw and Taylor Swift (on album, 2-5)
Music: Feel This Moment - Pitbull and Christina Aguilera (as single, 2-22)
TV: CSI: NY (finale, 2-22)
TV: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Nickelodeon, premiere, 2-28)
Religion: Pope Benedict XVI resigned (2-28)

March

Video Game: Tomb Raider (PC, PS3, 3-5)
Book: The Vampire Diaries: The Hunters - Moonsong (#2, 3-12)
Book: The Secret Circle - The Temptation (#6, 3-12)
Book: Trinkets (3-12)
Religion: Pope Francis took office (3-13)
Politics: Xi Jinping became President of the People's Republic of China (3-14)
Politics: Li Keqiang became Premier of the People's Republic of China (3-15)
TV: The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex (special, 3-15)
Book: Clockwork Princess (#3, 3-19)
Music: The Way - Ariana Grande (3-25)
Music: Highway Don't Care - Tim McGraw and Taylor Swift (as single, 3-25)
Film: G.I. Joe: Retaliation (#2, 3-28)
Film: The Host (3-29)

April

DVD: Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice (#15, 4-2)
Archie - Other Media: Kevin (novel, 4-11)
Violence: Boston Marathon bombing - Krystle Marie Campbell, Lu Lingzi, and Martin William Richard murdered (4-15)
Technology: Nintendo Virtual Console (for Wii U) officially launched (4-26)
TV: All My Children (online premiere, 4-29)
TV: One Life to Live (online premiere, 4-29)

May

Film: Iron Man 3 (5-3)
Video Game: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate (Nintendo 3DS, 3-5)
Archie Comics: World of Archie Digest, Free Comic Book Day Edition #1 (6/7/13 5-4)
Music: A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got) - Fergie, Q-Tip, and GoonRock (on album, 5-6)
Book: The 5th Wave (#1, 5-7)
Music: Hoy Tengo Ganas de Ti - Alejandro Fernández and Christina Aguilera (5-8)
TV: 90210 (finale, 5-13)
Film: Star Trek Into Darkness (5-17)
Music: Take a Picture - Carly Rae Jepsen (5-21)
Book: The Vampire Diaries: The Salvation - Unseen (#1, 5-28)
Franchise: Ever After High (debut, 5-30)
Internet: Ever After High (web series premiere, 5-30)

Summer Vacation (2013, age 6/7)

June

Music: Royals - Lorde (6-3)
Book: Joyland (6-4)
Book: Pretty Little Liars: Crushed (#13, 6-4)
Music: Tennis Court - Lorde (6-7)
Violence: Santa Monica College shooting - Marcela Diaz-Franco murdered (6-7)
TV: Sam & Cat (premiere, 6-8)
Technology: Microsoft Xbox 360 E debuted (6-10)
Technology: Apple released the first Retina Display MacBook Pros (6-11)
Demographics: the last surviving person born in 1897 died (6-12)
Music: A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got) - Fergie, Q-Tip, and GoonRock (as single, 6-14)
Film: Man of Steel (6-14)
TV: My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (6-16)
Music: Ooh La La - Britney Spears (6-17)
Internet: Bratzillas: Witchy Princesses Adventure (premiere, 6-24)
TV: Under the Dome (premiere, 6-24)
Technology: Sharp announced the LC-70UD1U, a 70-inch 4K television (6-26)
Politics: Kevin Rudd became Prime Minister of Australia again (6-27)

July

Technology: Sony announced release of 4K Ultra HD Media Player (7-3)
Culture: Black Lives Matter movement started (7-13)
TV: Teen Beach Movie (film, 7-19)
TV: Liv and Maddie (premiere, 7-19)
Music: Baby I - Ariana Grande (7-22)
Internet: Bratzillas: Witchy Princesses Adventure (finale, 7-22)
Technology: Google Chromecast debuted (7-24)
Film: The Wolverine (7-26)
Technology: USB 3.1 debuted (7-31)

August

Toy: Bratzillaz (House of Witchez) doll line discontinued (8-4)
Music: Right There - Ariana Grande (8-6)
Film: Planes (8-9)
Music: Roar - Katy Perry (8-10)
Music: Applause - Lady Gaga (8-12)
Music: Who You Love - John Mayer featuring Katy Perry (on radio, 8-12)
Film: Kick-Ass 2 (8-16)
TV: One Life to Live (online finale, 8-19)
Music: Who You Love - John Mayer featuring Katy Perry (on album, 8-20)
Music: Part of Your World - Carly Rae Jepsen (8-20)
Film: The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (8-21)
Violence: North Panola High School shooting - Roderick Bobo murdered (8-23)

Second Grade (2013-2014, ages 6/7 - 7/8)

September

TV: All My Children (online finale, 9-2)
Music: Yours Truly (album) - Ariana Grande (#1, 9-3)
Music: Team - Lorde (9-13)
Music: Work Bitch - Britney Spears (9-17)
Politics: Tony Abbott became Prime Minister of Australia (9-18)
Technology: Apple released the iPhone 5S (9-20)
Film: I Spit on Your Grave 2 (9-20)
Book: Doctor Sleep (9-24)
TV: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (premiere, 9-24)
Internet: Mortal Kombat: Legacy (season 2, 9-26)
Music: Pure Heroine - Lorde (9-27)
TV: The Cheating Pact (film, 9-28)
Music: Walking on Air - Katy Perry (9-30)

October

Music: Elastic Heart - Sia featuring The Weeknd and Diplo (10-1)
Music: We Remain - Christina Aguilera (10-1)
Music: Tug of War (album) - Carly Rae Jepsen (U.S. CD, 10-1)
Video Game: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (U.S., 10-4)
TV: Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising (10-4)
Music: Good Time - Paris Hilton (10-8)
Book: Ever After High: The Storybook of Legends (10-8)
Archie Comics: Afterlife With Archie #1 (9/13 10-9)
Technology: Nintendo 2DS debuted (10-12)
Video Game: Pokemon X and Y (Nintendo 3DS, 10-12)
Archie - Other Media: Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, episode 01: Dances with Werewolves (premiere, 10-12)
Music: SMS (Bangerz) - Miley Cyrus featuring Britney Spears (on album, 10-13)
Music: Unconditionally - Katy Perry (10-16)
Technology: Windows 8.1 debuted (10-17)
Music: Prism - Katy Perry (#4, 10-18)
Film: Carrie (10-18)
Archie - Other Media: Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, episode 02: Scream It with Flowers (10-19)
TV: Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened (#16, 10-19)
Technology: High Fidelity Pure Audio debuted (UK, 10-21)
Music: Do What U Want - Lady Gaga (10-21)
Music: Sweeter Than Fiction - Taylor Swift (10-21)
Violence: Sparks Middle School shooting - teacher murdered (10-21)
Book: The Vampire Diaries: The Hunters - Destiny Rising (#3, 10-22)
Book: Allegiant (#3, 10-22)
TV: Ravenswood (premiere, 10-22)
Video Game: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate (Xbox 360, 10-25)
Archie - Other Media: Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, episode 03: Ice Giant for Tea (10-26)
Music: Venus - Lady Gaga (10-27)
Video Game: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate (PlayStation 3, 10-29)

November

Archie - Other Media: Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, episode 04: Shock Rock (11-2)
Music: Perfume - Britney Spears (11-4)
Music: Dope - Lady Gaga (11-4)
Music: Say Something - A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera (11-4)
Music: Artpop (album) - Lady Gaga (#3, 11-6)
Film: Thor: The Dark World (11-8)
Archie - Other Media: Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, episode 05: No Time (11-9)
Book: The Vampire Diaries: The Salvation - Unspoken (#2, 11-12)
Music: Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Lorde (on album, 11-15)
Technology: Sony PlayStation 4 debuted (11-15)
Archie - Other Media: Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, episode 06: Faking Up Is Hard to Do (11-16)
Technology: Nintendo Wii Mini debuted (11-17)
Music: Last Christmas - Ariana Grande (11-19)
Music: Hold On - Colbie Caillat (11-19)
Archie Comics: Afterlife With Archie #2 (1/14 11-20)
Music: One More Girl for Christmas - One More Girl (Canada EP, 11-22)
Technology: Microsoft Xbox One debuted (11-22)
Film: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (#2, 11-22)
Video Game: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (U.S., 11-22)
Archie - Other Media: Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, episode 07: Hic! Hic! Boom! (11-23)
Film: Frozen (11-27)
Music: Britney Jean - Britney Spears (#8, 11-29)
Archie - Other Media: Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, episode 08: Best Friends Fighting (11-30)

December

Book: Pretty Little Liars: Deadly (#14, 12-3)
DVD: Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened (#16, 12-3)
TV: Power Rangers Megaforce (finale, 12-7)
Archie - Other Media: Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, episode 09: Return of the Werewolf (12-7)
Music: Mad World - Jasmine Thompson (12-8)
Music: Santa Baby - Ariana Grande and Liz Gillies (12-10)
Music: Christmas Kisses (EP) - Ariana Grande (12-13)
Film: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (12-13)
Violence: Arapahoe High School shooting - Claire Davis fatally wounded (12-13)
Archie - Other Media: Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, episode 10: Creatures and Caves (12-14)
Archie Comics: Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine #33 (1/14)
TV: Peter Capaldi debuted as the Twelfth Doctor (UK, 12-25)
Archie - Other Media: Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, episode 11: See No Sabrina, Hear No Sabrina (12-28)

January

Archie - Other Media: Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, episode 12: Hurry Scurry (1-4)
Music: You Sound Good to Me - Lucy Hale (1-7)
Archie Comics: Afterlife With Archie #3 (2/14 1-8)
Archie - Other Media: Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, episode 13: Ultra-Stitious (1-11)
TV: Cloud 9 (film, 1-17)
Violence: Purdue University - Andrew Boldt murdered (1-21)
Archie Comics: Archie's Funhouse Double Digest #1 (3/14 1-22)
Violence: South Carolina State University - 1 murdered (1-24)
Video Game: Tomb Raider (PS4, 1-28)
Technology: Sony PlayStation Portable discontinued (1-?)

February

Music: The Hard Way - One More Girl (Canada EP, 2-4)
TV: Ravenswood (finale, 2-4)
TV: Power Rangers Super Megaforce (premiere, 2-15)
Video Game: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 (PlayStation 3, 2-25)
Archie Comics: Jughead's Double Digest Magazine #200 (4/14 2-26, final issue)

March

Archie Comics: Afterlife With Archie #4 (4/14 3-5)
Porn: Alot of Licking - Presley Hart and Aidra Fox (3-6)
TV: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (finale, 3-7)
Music: Boomerang - Nicole Scherzinger (3-8)
Violence: The Academy of Knowledge Preschool shooting - teacher murdered by her husband (3-12)
Film: Veronica Mars 3-14)
Archie - Other Media: Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, episode 14: Sabrina the Troll Princess (3-15)
Film: Divergent (#1, 3-21)
TV: A.N.T. Farm (finale, 3-21)
Archie - Other Media: Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, episode 15: Baby-Witching (3-22)
Music: Beyond the Veil - Lindsey Stirling (3-24)
Blu-ray: Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher (3-25)
Book: Ever After High: The Unfairest of Them All (3-25)
Archie - Other Media: Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, episode 16: Night Pests (3-29)

April

Film: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (4-4)
Archie - Other Media: Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, episode 17: A Renewed Sense of Magic (4-5)
Technology: Windows XP extended support ended (4-8)
Technology: Amazon Fire TV debuted (4-12)
Archie - Other Media: Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, episode 18: Super-Brina (4-12)
TV: Death Clique (film, 4-12)
Archie - Other Media: Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, episode 19: Home Sweet Home (4-19)
Music: Shatter Me (song) - Lindsey Stirling featuring Lzzy Hale (4-23)
Violence: Maren Sanchez murdered at school by a fellow student for declining his prom invitation (4-25)
Archie - Other Media: Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, episode 20: Now You See It... (4-26)
Music: Problem - Ariana Grande (4-28)
Music: Shatter Me (album) - Lindsey Stirling (4-29)
Archie Comics: Jughead and Archie Double Digest #1 (6/14 4-30)

May

Film: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (5-2)
Archie Comics: Archie Digest, Free Comic Book Day Edition #1 (6/7/14 5-3)
Archie - Other Media: Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, episode 21: Magic No More (5-3)
Technology: Sony PlayStation Vita Slim (PCH-2000) debuted (5-6)
Book: The Vampire Diaries: The Salvation - Unmasked (#3, 5-6)
Archie - Other Media: Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, episode 22: What a Ride! (5-10)
Archie Comics: Afterlife With Archie #5 (7/14 5-14)
Film: Godzilla (US, 5-16)
Archie - Other Media: Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, episode 23: Who Let the Cat Out? (5-17)
Film: X-Men: Days of Future Past (5-23)
Archie - Other Media: Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, episode 24: Chariots of Fear (5-24)
Internet: Virtual Teen Forums - girls' oral sex survey (5-26)
Book: City of Heavenly Fire (#6, 5-27)
Music: Your Love - Nicole Scherzinger (5-30)
Archie - Other Media: Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, episode 25: Careful What You Witch For (5-31)

Summer Vacation (2014, age 7/8)

June

Book: Mr. Mercedes (6-3)
Book: Pretty Little Liars: Toxic (#15, 6-3)
Music: Road Between - Lucy Hale (6-3)
Violence: Seattle Pacific University shooting - Paul Lee murdered (6-5)
Archie - Other Media: Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, episode 26: Spella (finale, 6-7)
Music: Gypsy Heart (Side A) - Colbie Caillat (EP, 6-9)
Violence: Reynolds High School shooting - Emilio Hoffman murdered (6-10)
Politics: American-led intervention in Iraq began (6-15)
Technology: YouTube debuted 60 fps resolution (6-27)
Film: Transformers: Age of Extinction (6-27)
TV: Zapped (film, 6-27)
Music: All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor (6-30)

July

Music: Break Free - Ariana Grande (7-2)
Music: Elastic Heart - Sia (solo version, on album, 7-4)
Internet: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal (Japanese premiere, 7-5)
Music: Come Alive - Paris Hilton (7-8)
Book: Four: A Divergent Collection (7-8)
Music: Come Alive - Paris Hilton (music video, 7-15)
Archie Comics: double digest price increased to $4.99 (7-16)
TV: Sam & Cat (finale, 7-17)
Internet: My Gurl Forums - blowjob survey (7-18)
Film: Planes: Fire and Rescue (7-18)
Archie Comics: Life With Archie: The Married Life #37 (9/14 7-23, final issue)
Archie Comics: Afterlife With Archie #6 (10/14 7-23)
Music: Bang Bang - Ariana Grande (7-28)
Music: Anything Goes - Lady Gaga with Tony Bennett (7-29)

August

Film: Guardians of the Galaxy (8-1)
Archie - Other Media: Diary of a Girl Next Door: Betty (8-5)
Film: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (8-8)
TV: Star Wars Rebels (premiere, 8-11)
Film: The Giver (8-15)
TV: How to Build a Better Boy (film, 8-15)
Music: Shake It Off - Taylor Swift (8-18)
Music: I Can't Give You Anything but Love - Lady Gaga with Tony Bennett (8-19)
Music: Aftermath - Amy Lee and Dave Eggar (8-25)
Music: My Everything (album) - Ariana Grande (#2, 8-25)
Technology: Seagate released the first 8 TB hard drive (8-26)
Technology: Google released the 64-bit version of Chrome for Windows (8-26)
Book: Ever After High: A Wonderlandful World (8-26)
Technology: Intel unveiled its first eight-core desktop processor, the Intel Core i7-5960X (8-29)

Third Grade (2014-2015, ages 7/8 - 8/9)

September

Music: Title (EP) - Meghan Trainor (9-9)
Game: Monopoly: The Legend of Zelda (9-15)
DVD: Barbie and the Secret Door (#21, 9-16)
Book: The Infinite Sea (#2, 9-16)
Archie Comics: regular comic price increased to $3.99 (9-17)
Music: Cheek to Cheek (album) - Lady Gaga with Tony Bennett (#4, 9-19)
Film: The Maze Runner (#1, 9-19)
TV: NCIS: New Orleans (premiere, 9-23)
Video Game: Hyrule Warriors (U.S., 9-26)
TV: My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Rainbow Rocks (9-27)
Music: Yellow Flicker Beat - Lorde (9-29)
Music: L.A. Love (La La) - Fergie (9-29)
Music: Run - Nicole Scherzinger (9-30)
Music: Gypsy Heart - Colbie Caillat (9-30)

October

Archie Comics: Betty and Veronica Halloween ComicFest (10/14)
Film: A Good Marriage (10-3)
Violence: Langston Hughes High School shooting - Kristofer Hunter murdered (10-3)
Book: The Perfectionists (#1, 10-7)
Film: Mercy (10-7)
Archie Comics: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #1 (12/14 10-8)
Music: On the Rocks - Nicole Scherzinger (10-10)
Blu-ray: Mortal Kombat: Legacy, season 2 (10-14)
Technology: PlayStation TV debuted (10-14)
TV: Big Driver (film, 10-18)
Music: Big Fat Lie (album) - Nicole Scherzinger (UK, 10-20)
Music: Welcome to New York - Taylor Swift (10-20)
Technology: Apple Pay debuted (10-20)
Music: Lips Are Movin - Meghan Trainor (10-21)
Film: Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Ghost Pain (U.S., 10-21)
Film: Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Ghost Whispers (U.S., 10-21)
Book: Ever After High: Once Upon a Time: A Story Collection (10-21)
Violence: Marysville Pilchuck High School shooting - Zoë Raine Galasso, Shaylee Adelle Chuckulnaskit, Gia Christine Soriano, and Andrew Fryberg murdered (10-24)
Music: 1989 - Taylor Swift (#5, 10-27)
Technology: YouTube allowed public uploads at 60 fps resolution (10-29)

November

Technology: Google Nexus Player debuted (11-3)
Film: Big Hero 6 (11-7)
TV: Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction (#17, 11-8)
Book: Revival (11-11)
Music: Meltdown - Stromae featuring Lorde, Pusha T, Q-Tip, and Haim (11-17)
Music: Kingdom - Charli XCX featuring Simon Le Bon (11-17)
Music: All My Love - Major Lazer featuring Ariana Grande (11-17)
Music: Plan the Escape - Bat for Lashes (11-17)
Technology: Amazon Fire TV Stick debuted (11-19)
Violence: Miami Carol High School shooting - 1 murdered (11-20)
Video Game: Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (Nintendo 3DS, 11-21)
Film: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (#3, 11-21)
TV: Power Rangers Super Megaforce (finale, 11-22)
Music: The Hanging Tree - Jennifer Lawrence (on album, 11-24)
Music: Santa Tell Me - Ariana Grande (11-24)

December

Book: Pretty Little Liars: Vicious (#16, 12-2)
Music: The Hanging Tree - Jennifer Lawrence (as single, 12-9)
Archie Comics: Afterlife With Archie #7 (2/15 12-10)
Film: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (12-17)
TV: The Legend of Korra (finale, 12-19)

January

Technology: Nintendo 3DS and 3DS XL discontinued (1-5)
Book: Ever After High: Next Top Villain (1-6)
TV: Agent Carter (premiere, 1-6)
Music: Title (album) - Meghan Trainor (1-9)
Music: Elastic Heart - Sia (solo version, as single, 1-9)
Technology: Windows 7 mainstream support ended (1-13)
Politics: Giorgio Napolitano resigned as President of Italy (1-14)
Blu-ray: Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek Live! (1-20)
Film: Strange Magic (1-23)
TV: Parenthood (finale, 1-29)
Film: Project Almanac (1-30)

February

Music: Pray to God - Haim (2-2)
Politics: Sergio Mattarella became President of Italy (2-3)
TV: Power Rangers Dino Charge (premiere, 2-7)
Technology: New Nintendo 3DS debuted (2-13)
Video Game: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D (U.S., 2-13)
Film: Fifty Shades of Grey (#1, 2-13)
TV: Bad Hair Day (film, 2-13)
Violence: Tenaya Middle School shooting - 1 murdered (2-14)
DVD: Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction (#17, 2-17)
TV: Richie Rich, season 1 (2-20)
Music: You Ruin Me - The Veronicas (U.S. airplay, 2-23)
Music: The Veronicas - The Veronicas (#3, U.S., 2-24)
Comics: Spider-Gwen #1 (Marvel, 2-25)

March

Music: I Really Like You - Carly Rae Jepsen (3-2)
TV: CSI: Cyber (premiere, 3-4)
Music: Spotify Sessions - Meghan Trainor (streamed audio, 3-6)
Technology: YouTube debuted 360-degree capability (3-13)
TV: Transformers: Robots in Disguise (premiere, 3-14)
Film: The Divergent Series: Insurgent (#2, 3-20)
TV: Glee (finale, 3-20)
TV: Hart of Dixie (finale, 3-27)

April

Music: All That - Carly Rae Jepsen (4-5)
Demographics: the last surviving person born in 1898 died (4-6)
Book: Ever After High: Kiss and Spell (4-7)
TV: Daredevil, season 1 (4-10)
Violence: Wayne Community College shooting - 1 murdered (4-13)
Video Game: Mortal Kombat X (PlayStation 4, PC, 4-14)
Archie Comics: Archie vs. Predator #1 (4/15 4-15)
Archie Comics: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #2 (6/15 4-15)
Music: Shotgun - Christina Aguilera (4-21)
Technology: Apple Watch debuted (4-24)
Culture: Besties with benefits (4-26)

May

Film: Avengers: Age of Ultron (5-1)
Music: Pretty Girls - Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea (5-4)
Archie Comics: Afterlife With Archie #8 (7/15 5-6)
Music: Flashlight (Sweet Life Mix) - Hailee Steinfeld (5-12)
Music: High Off My Love - Paris Hilton (5-15)
Film: Pitch Perfect 2 (5-15)
TV: Mad Men (finale, 5-17)
Archie Comics: Archie vs. Predator #2 (5/15 5-20)
TV: Richie Rich, season 2 (5-22)
Film: Tomorrowland (5-22)
Music: The Remix (album) - Ariana Grande (5-25)
Archie Comics: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #3 (7/15 5-27)

Summer Vacation (2015, age 8/9)

June

Book: Finders Keepers (6-2)
Book: The Good Girls (#2, 6-2)
Archie Comics: Archie #666 (7/15 6-3, final issue)
Technology: YouTube debuted 8K resolution (6-8)
Music: Tom's Diner - Giorgio Moroder featuring Britney Spears (on album, 6-12)
Archie Comics: Archie vs. Predator #3 (6/15 6-17)
Book: Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian (6-18)
Music: Emotion (album) - Carly Rae Jepsen (6-24)
Archie Comics: World of Archie Double Digest #51 (8/15 6-24)
Culture: Same-sex marriage legalized nationwide in the United States (6-26)
TV: Teen Beach 2 (film, 6-26)
TV: Best Friends Whenever (premiere, 6-26)

July

Film: Terminator Genisys (#5, 7-1)
Book: Ever After High: A Semi-Charming Kind of Life (7-7)
Archie Comics: Archie #1 (9/15 7-8)
Archie Comics: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #244 (9/15 7-8)
Film: Pokemon the Movie: The Power of Us (Japan, 7-13)
Internet: Bratz: C.I.Y. Shoppe Webseries (premiere, 7-16)
Film: Ant-Man (7-17)
Internet: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal (Japanese season 2 finale, 7-18)
Archie Comics: Archie's Funhouse Double Digest #16 (9/15 7-22)
Archie Comics: Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #235 (9/15 7-22)
Archie Comics: Archie vs. Predator #4 (final issue, 7/15 7-22)
Archie Comics: Archie vs. Sharknado #1 (one-shot, 7/15 7-22)
Music: Stitches - Shawn Mendes and Hailee Steinfeld (music video, 7-28)
Technology: Windows 10 debuted (7-29)
Archie Comics: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #4 (9/15 7-29)
TV: Descendants (film, 7-31)

August

TV: Degrassi: The Next Generation (finale, 8-2)
Politics: Andrzej Duda became President of Poland (8-6)
Music: Love Myself - Hailee Steinfeld (8-7)
Film: Fantastic Four (8-7)
Archie Comics: Archie Comics Double Digest #263 (9/15 8-12)
Archie Comics: Jughead and Archie Double Digest #15 (10/15 8-12)
Archie Comics: Archie #2 (10/15 8-19)
Technology: Samsung Pay debuted (8-20)
TV: Fear the Walking Dead (premiere, 8-23)
Internet: Vixen (season 1 premiere, 8-25)
Film: Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Pyrophoric Cult (Japan, 8-26)
Violence: news reporter Alison Parker and photojournalist Adam Ward murdered on live television (8-26)
Violence: Savanna State University shooting - Christopher Starks murdered (8-27)

Fourth Grade (2015-2016, ages 8/9 - 9/10)

September

Archie Comics: Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #236 (10/15 9-2)
Violence: Sacramento City College shooting - 1 murdered (9-3)
Archie Comics: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #245 (11/15 9-9)
TV: Under the Dome (finale, 9-10)
Technology: Android Pay debuted (9-11)
Violence: Delta State University shooting - 1 murdered (9-14)
Politics: Malcolm Turnbull became Prime Minister of Australia (9-15)
Archie Comics: World of Archie Double Digest #52 (11/15 9-16)
Music: Til It Happens to You - Lady Gaga (9-18)
Film: The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (#2, 9-18)
Music: Magnets - Lorde (9-23)
Archie Comics: Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #237 (11/15 9-23)
Technology: New Nintendo 3DS XL debuted (9-25)
TV: My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Friendship Games (9-26)
TV: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (finale, 9-27)
Internet: Vixen (season 1 finale, 9-29)
Archie Comics: Archie #3 (11/15 9-30)

October

Music: E Più Ti Penso - Andrea Bocelli and Ariana Grande (10-1)
Violence: Umpqua Community College shooting - 9 murdered (10-1)
Archie Comics: Jughead #1 (11/15? 10-7)
Music: Tom's Diner - Giorgio Moroder featuring Britney Spears (as single, 10-9)
Violence: Northern Arizona University shooting - 1 murdered (10-9)
Violence: Texas Southern University shooting - 1 murdered (10-9)
TV: Invisible Sister (film, 10-9)
Film: Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Ghost Tears (U.S., 10-13)
Film: Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Ghost Stands Alone (U.S., 10-13)
Archie Comics: Jughead and Archie Double Digest #16 (12/15 10-14)
Film: I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance is Mine (10-20)
Archie Comics: Betty and Veronica #278 (12/15 10-21, final issue)
Archie Comics: World of Archie Double Digest #53 (12/15 10-21)
Violence: Tennessee State University shooting - 1 murdered (10-22)
Video Game: The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes (U.S., 10-23)
Film: Jem and the Holograms (10-23)
TV: Supergirl (premiere, 10-26)
Book: Ever After High: Once Upon a Pet: A Collection of Little Pet Stories (10-27)
Archie Comics: Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #238 (12/15 10-28)
Internet: Bratz: C.I.Y. Shoppe Webseries (finale, 10-28)
Music: Be the One - Dua Lipa (10-30)
Archie Comics: World of Archie Halloween ComicFest (2015)

November

Violence: Winston-Salem State University shooting - 1 murdered (11-1)
Book: The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (11-3)
Politics: Justin Trudeau became Prime Minister of Canada (11-4)
Film: Spectre (#24, 11-6)
Technology: Steam Machine debuted (11-10)
Video Game: Rise of the Tomb Raider (Xbox 360, Xbox One, 11-10)
Archie Comics: Jughead and Archie Double Digest #17 (1/16 11-11)
Music: Haiz - Hailee Steinfeld (EP, 11-13)
TV: Jessica Jones, season 1 (11-20)
Music: Last Christmas - Carly Rae Jepsen (11-20)
Internet: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal (English premiere, 11-20)
Film: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (#4, 11-20)
Violence: Mojave High School shooting - 1 murdered (11-20)
Archie Parody: Robot Chicken - Are You the One? Archie Edition (11-22)
Music: Every Day is a Holiday - Katy Perry (11-23)
Archie Comics: Archie #4 (1/16 11-25)
Archie Comics: Jughead #2 (1/16 11-25)
Archie Comics: Archie's Funhouse Double Digest #17 (1/16 11-25)
Archie Comics: World of Archie Double Digest #54 (1/16 11-25)
Film: Creed (11-25)

December

Archie Comics: Archie Comics Double Digest #264 (1/16 12-2)
Music: Deep in the Meadow - Jennifer Lawrence (on album, 12-4)
Archie Comics: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #246 (2/16 12-9)
Education: No Child Left Behind Act repealed; Every Student Succeeds Act went into effect (12-10)
TV: Power Rangers Dino Charge (finale, 12-12)
TV: Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages (#18, 12-12)
Book: Ever After High: Fairy's Got Talent (12-15)
Archie Comics: World of Archie Double Digest #55 (2/16 12-16)
TV: Haven (finale, 12-17)
Music: Christmas & Chill (EP) - Ariana Grande (12-18)
Film: Star Wars, Episode VII: The Force Awakens (12-18)
Archie Comics: Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #239 (2/16 12-23)
Archie Comics: Jughead #3 (2/16 12-30)
Archie Comics: Archie Comics Double Digest #265 (2/16 12-30)

January

Archie Comics: Archie #5 (2/16 1-6)
Archie Comics: Jughead and Archie Double Digest #18 (2/16 1-6)
Technology: Windows 8 support ended (1-12)
Technology: JEDEC released the High Bandwidth Memory 2 standard (1-12)
TV: Shadowhunters (premiere, 1-12)
Technology: Fixstars Solutions released the world's first 13 TB SSD (1-13)
TV: Degrassi: Next Class, season 1 (1-15)
Archie Comics: Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #240 (3/16 1-20)
Film: The 5th Wave (1-22)
Video Game: Rise of the Tomb Raider (PC, 1-28)
TV: Power Rangers Dino Super Charge (premiere, 1-30)
Music: All I Need is an Angel - Carly Rae Jepsen (1-31)

February

Archie Comics: World of Archie Double Digest #56 (3/16 2-3)
Music: Last Dance - Dua Lipa (2-9)
Archie Comics: Jughead #4 (4/16 2-10)
Archie Comics: Archie Comics Double Digest #266 (4/16 2-10)
Violence: Independence High School shooting - Dorothy Dutiel murdered her girlfriend, May Kieu, and then killed herself (2-12)
Film: Deadpool (2-12)
Archie Comics: Archie #6 (4/16 2-17)
Archie Comics: Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #241 (4/16 2-17)
Music: Recover, Vol. 1 - Amy Lee (EP, 2-19)
Archie Comics: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #247 (4/16 2-24)
TV: Fuller House, season 1 (2-26)

March

Technology: Ultra HD Blu-ray debuted (3-1)
TV: Agent Carter (finale, 3-1)
Music: No - Meghan Trainor (3-4)
Video Game: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD (U.S., 3-4)
Film: Zootopia (3-4)
Technology: scientists at MIT created first five-atom quantum computer (3-4)
Book: Lady Midnight (#1, 3-8)
DVD: Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages (#18, 3-8)
Archie Comics: Archie's Funhouse Double Digest #19 (5/16 3-9)
Music: Dangerous Woman (song) - Ariana Grande (3-11)
TV: CSI: Cyber (finale, 3-13)
Archie Comics: World of Archie Double Digest #57 (5/16 3-16)
TV: Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (premiere, 3-16)
TV: Daredevil, season 2 (3-18)
Film: The Divergent Series: Allegiant (#3, 3-18)
Archie Comics: Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #242 (5/16 3-23)
Film: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (3-25)
Technology: Oculus Rift debuted (3-28)
Archie Comics: Jughead #5 (5/16 3-30)
Archie Comics: Archie Comics Double Digest #267 (5/16 3-30)

April

Archie: Riverdale pilot filmed (3-14 - 4-1)
Internet: Virtual Teen Forums - blowjob survey (4-2)
Internet: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal (Japanese season 3 premiere, 4-4)
Film: Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (U.S., 4-5)
Archie Comics: Archie #7 (5/16 4-6)
TV: Winx Club (Nick Jr. season 7 finale, 4-10)
Archie Comics: Jughead and Archie Double Digest #20 (6/16 4-13)
Technology: Microsoft Xbox 360 discontinued (4-20)
Archie Comics: World of Archie Double Digest #58 (6/16 4-20)
Archie Comics: Archie Comics Double Digest #268 (6/16 4-27)

May

Book: Ever After High: Truth or Hair (5-3)
Archie Comics: Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #243 (6/16 5-4)
Music: Me Too - Meghan Trainor (5-5)
Music: Into You - Ariana Grande (5-6)
Music: Thank You (album) - Meghan Trainor (5-6)
Music: Hotter than Hell - Dua Lipa (5-6)
Internet: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal (English season 2 finale, 5-6)
Film: Captain America: Civil War (5-6)
Archie Comics: Archie #8 (7/16 5-11)
Archie Comics: Archie's Funhouse Double Digest #20 (7/16 5-11)
Archie Comics: Jughead #6 (7/16 5-18)
Archie Comics: World of Archie Double Digest #59 (7/16 5-18)
Archie Comics: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #5 (?/16 5-18)
Music: Dangerous Woman (album) - Ariana Grande (#3, 5-20)
Politics: Tsai Ing-wen became President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (5-20)
Internet: My Gurl Forums - masturbation survey (5-23)
Book: The Last Star (#3, 5-24)
Archie Comics: Afterlife With Archie #9 (7/16 5-25)
Internet: My Gurl Forums - masturbation survey (5-27)
Film: X-Men: Apocalypse (5-27)

Summer Vacation (2016, age 9/10)

June

Archie Comics: Jughead and Archie Double Digest #21 (7/16 6-1)
Violence: UCLA shooting - 1 murdered (6-1)
Film: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (6-3)
Internet: My Gurl Forums - sexual fantasies survey (6-5)
Internet: My Gurl Forums - sex survey (6-6)
Book: End of Watch (6-7)
Archie Comics: Archie Comics Double Digest #269 (8/16 6-8)
Violence: Jeremiah E. Burke High School shooting - Raekwon Brown murdered (6-8)
Violence: Ashley Doolittle murdered by her ex-boyfriend for breaking up with him (6-9)
Violence: Christina Victoria Grimmie murdered after her own concert by a deranged fan (6-10)
Music: In My Blood - The Veronicas (U.S., 6-10)
Film: Cell (6-10)
Violence: Pulse nightclub shooting - 49 murdered (6-12)
Archie Comics: Jughead #7 (8/16 6-15)
Archie Comics: Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #244 (8/16 6-15)
Music: Change - Christina Aguilera (6-16)
Archie Comics: Archie #9 (8/16 6-22)
Archie Comics: World of Archie Double Digest #60 (8/16 6-22)
Archie Comics: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #248 (7/16 6-22)
Archie Comics: Life With Kevin #1 (6/16 6-22)
TV: Adventures in Babysitting (film, 6-24)
Internet: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal (Japanese season 3 finale, 6-27)
Archie Comics: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #249 (8/16 6-29)

July

Music: M.I.L.F. $ - Fergie (7-1)
Archie Comics: Archie Comics Double Digest #270 (8/16 7-6)
Video Game: Pokemon Go (7-6)
Film: The Secret Life of Pets (US, 7-8)
Politics: Theresa May became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (7-13)
Archie Comics: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #6 (9/16 7-13)
Archie Comics: Archie's Funhouse Double Digest #21 (9/16 7-13)
Music: Rise - Katy Perry (7-14)
TV: Stranger Things, season 1 (7-15)
Music: Make Me... - Britney Spears (7-15)
Music: Starving - Hailee Steinfeld (7-15)
Music: Goldmine - Colbie Caillat (7-20)
Archie Comics: Betty and Veronica #1 (9/16 7-20)
Archie Comics: Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #245 (9/16 7-20)
TV: Degrassi: Next Class, season 2 (7-22)
Film: Star Trek Beyond (7-22)
Archie Comics: Archie #10 (9/16 7-27)
Archie Comics: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #250 (9/16 7-27)
Play: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (UK, 7-30)
Film: Barbie: Star Light Adventure (#22, 7-30)
Violence: Anna Bui murdered at a house party by her jealous ex-boyfriend (7-30)
Book: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (7-31)
Technology: Funai Electric Corp ceased production of the world's last new VCRs (7-?)

August

Violence: Natalie Henderson sexually assaulted and murdered behind a supermarket (8-1)
Technology: Microsoft Xbox One S debuted (8-2)
Archie Comics: Jughead #8 (9/16 8-3)
Archie Comics: Archie Comics Double Digest #271 (9/16 8-3)
Archie Comics: World of Archie Double Digest #61 (10/16 8-3)
Music: Private Show - Britney Spears (8-4)
Internet: Ever After High (web series finale, 8-5)
Film: Suicide Squad (8-5)
Music: Clumsy - Britney Spears (8-11)
Music: Telepathy - Christina Aguilera and Nile Rodgers (on album, 8-12)
TV: Regal Academy (Nickelodeon premiere, 8-13)
Music: Never Got Away - Colbie Caillat (8-16)
Archie Comics: Jughead and Archie Double Digest #22 (10/16 8-17)
Music: Do You Wanna Come Over? - Britney Spears (8-18)
Music: Blood in the Cut - K.Flay (8-19)
Technology: Samsung released Galaxy Note 7 (8-19)
Music: Telepathy - Christina Aguilera and Nile Rodgers (as single, 8-23)
Archie Comics: Archie #11 (10/16 8-24)
Archie Comics: Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #246 (10/16 8-24)
Music: Emotion: Side B - Carly Rae Jepsen (8-26)
Music: Glory - Britney Spears (#9, 8-26)
Music: Blow Your Mind (Mwah) - Dua Lipa (8-26)
Archie Comics: Afterlife With Archie #10 (10/16 8-31, final issue to date)

Fifth Grade (2016-2017, ages 9/10 - 10/11)

September

Archie - Fandom: The Riverdale Podcast (finale, 9-3)
Archie Comics: Jughead #9 (10/16 9-7)
Archie Comics: Life With Kevin #2 (8/16 9-7)
Archie: Riverdale season 1 production resumed (9-7)
Archie Comics: World of Archie Double Digest #62 (10/16 9-7)
Music: Blood In The Cut - K.Flay (music video, 9-7)
Violence: Alpine High School shooting - 1 suicide after failed murder (9-8)
Music: Perfect Illusion - Lady Gaga (9-9)
DVD: Barbie: Star Light Adventure (#22, 9-13)
Archie Comics: Archie's Funhouse Double Digest #22 (11/16 9-14)
Technology: Sony PlayStation 4 (original model) discontinued (9-15)
Technology: Sony PlayStation 4 Slim debuted (9-15)
Archie Comics: Archie #12 (11/16 9-21)
Archie Comics: Archie Comics Double Digest #272 (11/16 9-21)
Book: The Fever Code (#5, 9-27)
Archie Comics: Josie and the Pussycats #1 (11/16 9-28)
Violence: Townville Elementary School shooting - Jacob Hall fatally wounded (9-28)
TV: Luke Cage, season 1 (9-30)
Music: Dream Too Much - Amy Lee (9-30)
Film: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (9-30)
Archie Fanfic: Betty and Cheryl #01 (9-30)

October

TV: My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Legend of Everfree (10-1)
Book: Ever After High: Fairy Tail Ending (10-4)
Archie Comics: Archie Meets Ramones #1 (2016 10-5)
Archie Comics: Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #247 (11/16 10-5)
Archie Comics: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #251 (11/16 10-5)
Music: The Malibu Sessions - Colbie Caillat (10-7)
TV: The Swap (film, 10-7)
Video Game: Rise of the Tomb Raider (PS4, 10-11)
Archie Comics: World of Archie Double Digest #63 (12/16 10-12)
Internet: Vixen (season 2 premiere, 10-13)
Music: On Your Side - The Veronicas (U.S., 10-14)
Music: A-Yo - Lady Gaga (10-18)
Archie Comics: Archie #13 (12/16 10-19)
Archie Comics: Archie Comics Double Digest #273 (12/16 10-19)
Music: Joanne (album) - Lady Gaga (#5, 10-21)
Music: Blow Your Mind (Mwah) (Acoustic) - Dua Lipa (10-21)
TV: Transformers: Rescue Bots (finale, 10-22)
Archie Comics: Jughead #10 (12/16 10-26)
Archie Comics: Jughead and Archie Double Digest #23 (12/16 10-26)
Technology: Sony PlayStation 3 discontinued (10-?)
Archie Fanfic: Betty and Cheryl #02 (10-31)

November

Archie Comics: Josie and the Pussycats #2 (12/16 11-2)
Archie Comics: Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #248 (12/16 11-2)
TV: World of Winx, season 1 (11-4)
Film: Doctor Strange (11-4)
Technology: YouTube debuted High Dynamic Range resolution (11-7)
Archie Comics: Betty and Veronica #2 (1/17 11-9)
Technology: Sony PlayStation 4 Pro debuted (11-10)
Music: Life Goes On - Fergie (11-11)
Archie Comics: Archie #14 (1/17 11-16)
Archie Comics: Archie Comics Double Digest #274 (1/17 11-16)
Music: Hardwired...to Self-Destruct - Metallica (#10, 11-18)
Music: No Lie - Sean Paul and Dua Lipa (11-18)
Video Game: Pokemon Sun and Moon (Nintendo 3DS, 11-18)
Film: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (11-18)
Film: The Edge of Seventeen (11-18)
Internet: Vixen (season 2 finale, 11-18)
Book: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay (11-19)
Technology: Microsoft Xbox One (original model) discontinued (11-22)
Archie Comics: World of Archie Double Digest #64 (1/17 11-23)
Film: Moana (11-23)
TV: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (11-25)
Archie Comics: Jughead #11 (1/17? 11-30)

December

Archie Fanfic: Betty and Cheryl #03 (12-1)
TV: Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel (#19, 12-5)
Archie Comics: Archie's Funhouse Double Digest #23 (1/17 12-6)
Archie Comics: Josie and the Pussycats #3 (1/17 12-7)
Archie Comics: Reggie and Me #1 (1/17 12-7)
Music: I Don't Wanna Live Forever - Zayn and Taylor Swift (12-9)
TV: Fuller House, season 2 (12-9)
Music: Lost Whispers - Evanescence (12-9)
TV: Power Rangers Dino Super Charge (finale, 12-10)
TV: Best Friends Whenever (finale, 12-11)
Archie Comics: Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #249 (2/17 12-14)
Archie Comics: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #252 (1/17 12-14)
Music: Santa Claus is Coming to Town - Hailee Steinfeld and others (12-16)
Film: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (12-16)
Archie Comics: Archie #15 (2/17 12-21)
Archie Comics: Jughead and Archie Double Digest #24 (2/17 12-21)
Archie Comics: Life With Kevin #3 (12/16 12-28)
Archie Fanfic: Betty and Cheryl #04 (12-31)

January

Archie Comics: Archie Comics Double Digest #275 (2/17 1-4)
TV: Degrassi: Next Class, season 3 (1-6)
Film: Underworld: Blood Wars (1-6)
Book: Ever After High: The Secret Diary of Raven Queen (1-10)
Archie Comics: Jughead #12 (3/17? 1-11)
Archie Comics: Reggie and Me #2 (3/17 1-11)
Archie Comics: Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #250 (3/17 1-11)
TV: A Series of Unfortunate Events, season 1 (1-13)
Archie Comics: Archie #16 (3/17 1-18)
Archie Comics: Archie's Funhouse Double Digest #24 (3/17 1-18)
Politics: Donald Trump assumed office (1-20)
TV: Power Rangers Ninja Steel (premiere, 1-21)
Archie: Riverdale, season 1, episode 01 (1-26)
Music: Scared to be Lonely - Martin Garrix and Dua Lipa (1-27)
Film: Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions (U.S., 1-27)
Film: Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (#6, 1-27)
Technology: Nintendo Wii U discontinued (1-31)

February

Archie Comics: Josie and the Pussycats #4 (3/17 2-1)
Archie Comics: Archie Comics Double Digest #276 (3/17 2-1)
Archie: Riverdale, season 1, episode 02 (2-2)
Music: Digital Love - Hailee Steinfeld and Digital Farm Animals (2-3)
Music: Black Wave - K.Flay (2-3)
Archie Comics: World of Archie Double Digest #66 (4/17 2-8)
Archie: Riverdale, season 1, episode 03 (2-9)
Music: It Takes Two - Mike Will Made It, Carly Rae Jepsen, and Lil Yachty (2-10)
Music: Chained to the Rhythm - Katy Perry (2-10)
Film: Fifty Shades Darker (#2, 2-10)
Archie Comics: Archie #17 (4/17 2-15)
Archie Comics: Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #251 (4/17 2-15)
Archie: Riverdale, season 1, episode 04 (2-16)
Book: The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts (U.S., 2-21)
Archie Comics: Jughead #13 (4/17? 2-22)
Archie Comics: Jughead and Archie Double Digest #25 (4/17 2-22)
Archie: Riverdale, season 1, episode 05 (2-23)
Music: Show You Love - Hailee Steinfeld, Kato, and Sigala (2-24)

March

Archie Comics: Riverdale One-Shot (4/17 3-1)
Archie Comics: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #253 (4/17 3-1)
Music: Green Light - Lorde (3-2)
Archie: Riverdale, season 1, episode 06 (3-2)
Music: Beauty and the Beast - Ariana Grande and John Legend (3-3)
Technology: Nintendo Switch debuted (3-3)
Video Game: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (U.S., 3-3)
Film: Logan (3-3)
Book: Ever After High: Once Upon a Twist: When the Clock Strikes Cupid (3-7)
Book: Ever After High: Once Upon a Twist: Cerise And The Beast (3-7)
Archie Comics: Reggie and Me #3 (4/17 3-8)
Archie Comics: Josie and the Pussycats #5 (5/17 3-8)
Archie Comics: Archie's Funhouse Double Digest #25 (5/17 3-8)
Archie: Riverdale, season 1, episode 07 (3-9)
Film: Kong: Skull Island (US, 3-10)
TV: The Vampire Diaries (finale, 3-10)
Archie Comics: Archie #18 (5/17 3-15)
Archie Comics: Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #252 (5/17 3-15)
TV: Iron Fist, season 1 (3-17)
Music: Speak to Me - Amy Lee (3-17)
Music: At My Best - Hailee Steinfeld and Machine Gun Kelly (3-17)
Music: So Good (album) - Zara Larsson (3-17)
DVD: Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel (#19, 3-21)
Archie Comics: World of Archie Double Digest #67 (5/17 3-22)
Film: Power Rangers (3-24)
TV: Liv and Maddie (finale, 3-24)
Archie Comics: Reggie and Me #4 (5/17 3-29)
Archie Comics: Jughead: The Hunger One-Shot (5/17 3-29)
Archie: Riverdale, season 1, episode 08 (3-30)
TV: 13 Reasons Why, season 1 (3-31)

April

Music: Every Where Is Some Where - K.Flay (4-4 or 4-6 or 4-7)
Archie Comics: Jughead #14 (5/17? 4-5)
Archie Comics: Riverdale #1 (?/17 4-5)
Archie Comics: Archie Comics Double Digest #277 (5/17 4-5)
Archie: Riverdale, season 1, episode 09 (4-6)
Violence: North Park Elementary School shooting - 2 murdered (4-10)
Technology: Windows Vista extended support ended (4-11)
TV: Switched at Birth (finale, 4-11)
Archie: Riverdale, season 1, episode 10 (4-13)
Demographics: the last surviving person born in 1899 died (4-15)
Music: The Cure - Lady Gaga (4-16)
TV: Girls (finale, 4-16)
TV: 2 Broke Girls (finale, 4-17)
Archie Comics: Archie #19 (6/17 4-19)
Archie Comics: Josie and the Pussycats #6 (6/17? 4-19)
Archie Comics: Riverdale Digest #1 (?/17 4-19)
Music: At My Best - Hailee Steinfeld and Machine Gun Kelly (music video, 4-21)
Music: Lost in Your Light - Dua Lipa (4-21)
Archie Comics: Big Moose One-Shot (6/17 4-26)
Archie Comics: Archie Comics Double Digest #278 (6/17 4-26)
Archie: Riverdale, season 1, episode 11 (4-27)
Music: Bon Appetit - Katy Perry (4-28)
Music: Most Girls - Hailee Steinfeld (4-28)
Music: My Love - Wale, Major Lazer, Wizkid, and Dua Lipa (on album, 4-28)

May

Book: Ever After High: The Secret Diary of Apple White (5-2)
Archie Comics: Reggie and Me #5 (final issue, 6/17 5-3)
Archie Comics: Riverdale #2 (6/17 5-3)
Violence: North Lake College shooting - Janeera Nickol Gonzalez murdered (5-4)
Archie: Riverdale, season 1, episode 12 (5-4)
Film: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (5-5)
Archie: Riverdale, season 1, episode 13 (5-11)
Politics: Emmanuel Macron became President of France (5-14)
Book: Gwendy's Button Box (5-16)
Archie Comics: Archie #20 (?/17 5-17)
Archie Comics: Jughead #15 (6/17? 5-17)
Archie Comics: World of Archie Double Digest #68 (7/17 5-17)
Archie Comics: Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #253 (7/17 5-17)
TV: Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (finale, 5-17)
Violence: Alyssa Elsman murdered in Times Square (5-18)
Music: Swish Swish - Katy Perry (5-19)
Violence: Manchester Arena Bombing (5-22)
Archie Fanfic: Betty and Cheryl #05 (5-22)
Music: Most Girls - Hailee Steinfeld (music video, 5-23)
Book: Lord of Shadows (#2, 5-23)
Blu-ray: Vixen: The Movie (5-23)
Archie Comics: The Archies One-Shot (7/17 5-24)
Music: Cut to the Feeling - Carly Rae Jepsen (5-26)
Archie Comics: Josie and the Pussycats #7 (?/17 5-31)
Archie Comics: Archie Comics Double Digest #279 (7/17 5-31)

Summer Vacation (2017, age 10/11)

June

Music: Perfect Places - Lorde (6-1)
Music: Dua Lipa - Dua Lipa (6-2)
Book: A Teen Girl's Guide to Getting Off (6-2)
Film: Wonder Woman (6-2)
Music: One Love Manchester - Ariana Grande and others (6-4)
Music: Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Ariana Grande (6-6)
Archie Comics: World of Archie Double Digest #69 (7/17 6-7)
Archie Comics: Riverdale #3 (?/17 6-7)
Archie Fanfic: Betty and Cheryl #06 (6-7)
Music: Witness - Katy Perry (#5, 6-9)
Archie Comics: Betty and Veronica #3 (final issue, 8/17 6-14)
Music: Feels - Calvin Harris featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry, and Big Sean (6-15)
TV: World of Winx, season 2 (6-16)
Music: Melodrama - Lorde (6-16)
Archie Fanfic: do you do more than dance? (6-17)
Comics: Ever After High: The Class of Classics (6-20)
Archie Comics: Archie #21 (?/17 6-21)
Archie Comics: Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #254 (8/17 6-21)
Archie Comics: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #254 (8/17 6-21)
Archie Comics: Life With Kevin #4 (6/17 6-21)
Music: Bridge Over Troubled Water - Artists for Grenfell (Dua Lipa and others) (6-21)
Film: Transformers: The Last Knight (6-21)
TV: The Mist (premiere, 6-22)
TV: Pretty Little Liars (finale, 6-27)
Archie Comics: Jughead #16 (final issue, 7/17? 6-28)
Digital: Resident Evil: Vendetta (#3, U.S., 6-29)

July

Archie Fanfic: Lightning in the Dark (7-3)
Archie Comics: Archie Comics Double Digest #280 (8/17 7-5)
Archie Comics: World of Archie Double Digest #70 (8/17 7-5)
Archie Comics: Riverdale #4 (8/17 7-5)
Archie Comics: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #7 (?/17 7-5)
Archie Comics: Riverdale Digest #2 (?/17 7-5)
TV: Degrassi: Next Class, season 4 (7-7)
TV: Castlevania, season 1 (7-7)
Culture: Teen Vogue: Anal Sex: What You Need to Know (7-7)
Film: Spider-Man: Homecoming (7-7)
Archie Fanfic: Betty and Cheryl #07 (7-9)
Archie Comics: Josie and the Pussycats #8 (?/17 7-12)
Archie Comics: Jughead and Archie Double Digest #26 (9/17 7-12)
Blu-ray: Resident Evil: Vendetta (#3, U.S., 7-18)
Book: Ever After High: Once Upon a Twist: Rosabella and the Three Bears (7-18)
Archie Comics: Archie #22 (?/17 7-19)
TV: Descendants 2 (film, 7-21)
Archie Fanfic: Betty and Cheryl #08 (7-23)
Video Game: Fortnite: Save the World (7-25)
Archie Comics: Your Pal Archie #1 (9/17 7-26)
Archie Comics: Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #255 (9/17 7-26)
Technology: New Nintendo 2DS XL debuted (7-28)
Film: Atomic Blonde (7-28)
TV: Transformers: Robots in Disguise (finale, 7-29)

August

Archie Merchandise: Spider Crystal Brooch (8-1)
Archie Comics: Archie's Funhouse Double Digest #27 (9/17 8-2)
Music: Most Girls (Acoustic) - Hailee Steinfeld (8-4)
Film: The Dark Tower (8-4)
Archie Comics: Riverdale #5 (?/17 8-16)
Archie Comics: Archie Comics Double Digest #281 (10/17 8-16)
Archie Comics: World of Archie Double Digest #71 (10/17 8-16)
TV: The Defenders (8-18)
Music: Bring Me to Life (Synthesis version) - Evanescence (8-18)
Archie Comics: Archie #23 (?/17 8-23)
Archie Comics: Josie and the Pussycats #9 (final issue, ?/17 8-23)
Archie Comics: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #255 (10/17 8-23)
Archie Comics: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #8 (?/17 8-23)
Music: Look What You Made Me Do - Taylor Swift (8-24)
Music: You Already Know - Fergie (8-25)
Archie Fanfic: Betty and Cheryl #09 (8-27)
Blu-ray: Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack (#6, 8-29)
Archie Comics: Your Pal Archie #2 (10/17 8-30)
Archie Comics: Jughead and Archie Double Digest #27 (?/17 8-30, final issue)

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Before School:

2006 (year of their birth, age 0)

January

Technology: Intel released the Core brand (1-5)
Film: Underworld: Evolution (1-20)
TV: High School Musical (film, 1-20)
TV: Law & Order: Trial by Jury (finale, 1-21)
Book: Cell (1-24)
Music: Somos Novios (It's Impossible) - Andrea Bocelli and Christina Aguilera (on album, 1-31)

February

Politics: Stephen Harper became Prime Minister of Canada (2-6)
Music: The Secret Life Of... - The Veronicas (#1, U.S., 2-14)
TV: Power Rangers Mystic Force (premiere, 2-20)
Music: AOL Sessions Live - The Veronicas (U.S. EP, 2-21)
Book: Fearless FBI: Agent Out (#3, 2-28)
Book: W.I.T.C.H.: The Other Truth (#19, 2-28 or 4-2)

March

Film: Aquamarine (3-3)
Technology: A History of Violence, the last major Hollywood motion picture that was released on VHS in the U.S. (3-14)
DVD: Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia (#7, 3-14)
Technology: Sony PlayStation discontinued (3-23)
TV: Hannah Montana (premiere, 3-24)
TV: Cow Belles (film, 3-24)

April

Archie - Other Media - Betty & Veronica Stories: She's Got the Look (prose novel, 4-1)
Internet: The Angry Video Game Nerd debuted on YouTube (4-8)
Music: Bratz: Genie Magic (4-11)
Technology: HD DVD debuted (4-18)

May

Archie Comics: digest price increased to $2.49 (5-3)
Archie Comics:  Archie's 65th Anniversary Bash - Free Comic Book Day Edition #1 (free) (5/06 5-6)
DVD: The Barbie Diaries (#8, 5-9)
Book: Gossip Girl: Only in Your Dreams (#9, 5-10)
Politics: Giorgio Napolitano became President of Italy (5-15)
Book: W.I.T.C.H.: Whispers of Doubt (#20, 5-16 or 6-2)
TV: Desperation (film, 5-23)
Film: X-Men: The Last Stand (5-26)
TV: Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG (U.S. finale, 5-27)
TV: The Hills (premiere, 5-31)

June

Music: Stars Are Blind - Paris Hilton (6-5)
TV: Everwood (finale, 6-5)
Music: Ain't No Other Man - Christina Aguilera (6-6)
Book: Fearless FBI: Naked Eye (#4, 6-6)
Book: The It Girl: Notorious (#2, 6-6)
Technology: Nintendo DS Lite debuted (6-11)
TV: Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (film, 6-16)
Music: Tim McGraw - Taylor Swift (6-19)
Technology: Blu-ray debuted (6-20)
TV: Blade: The Series (premiere, 6-28)

July

Music: Sessions@AOL - The Pussycat Dolls (7-4)
Technology: Windows NT 4.0, 98, and ME extended support ended (7-11)
Music: Turn It Up - Paris Hilton (7-11)
TV: Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (premiere, 7-12)
Technology: Twitter made public (7-15)
Technology: Blu-ray rewritable drive debuted (7-18)
Music: London Bridge - Fergie (7-18)
TV: Read It and Weep (film, 7-21)
Internet: Aquaman unaired pilot released on iTunes (7-24)
Technology: Intel released the Core 2 processor (7-27)

August

Archie Comics: Archie & Friends #101 (8/06, first Katy Keene reboot story)
Music: MTV.com Live - The Veronicas (U.S. EP, 8-1)
Book: W.I.T.C.H.: A Weakened Heart (#21, 8-1 or 8-2)
TV: Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (finale, 8-2)
DVD: Bring It On: All or Nothing (#3, 8-8)
Music: Back to Basics - Christina Aguilera (8-9)
Music: The Cheetah Girls 2 (8-15)
Music: Paris - Paris Hilton (8-22)
Violence: Essex Elementary School shooting - 1 murdered (8-24)
TV: The Cheetah Girls 2 (film, 8-25)
Internet: YouPorn launched (8-26)
Demographics: the last surviving person born in 1889 died (8-27)
Music: Inside the Hollow - Lillix (#2, Canada, 8-29)

September

Violence: Shepherd University shooting - 2 murdered (9-2)
Music: Call Me When You're Sober - Evanescence (9-4)
Music: Kiss the Girl - Ashley Tisdale (Radio Disney, 9-4)
DVD: Rugrats Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks and a Beanstalk (#2, 9-5)
Book: New Moon (#2, 9-6)
Music: The Dutchess - Fergie (9-13)
TV: Blade: The Series (finale, 9-13)
TV: UPN ceased broadcasting (9-15)
TV: The WB ceased broadcasting (9-17)
TV: The CW launched (9-18)
DVD: Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses (#9, 9-19)
DVD: Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (#8, 9-19)
Music: Bratz: Forever Diamondz (9-19)
Politics: Shinzo Abe became Prime Minister of Japan (9-26)
Music: The Open Door - Evanescence (9-26)
Internet: Facebook opened to the public (9-26)
Violence: Platte Canyon High School shooting - Emily Keyes sexually assaulted and murdered (9-27)
Violence: Weston High School shooting - 1 murdered (9-29)

October

Archie Comics: Tales From Riverdale Featuring Archie & His Friends (10/06)
Violence: West Nickel Mines School shooting - 5 murdered (10-2)
TV: Transformers: Cybertron (finale, 10-2)
Book: Pretty Little Liars: Pretty Little Liars (#1, 10-3)
Music: Kiss the Girl - Ashley Tisdale (on album, 10-3)
Book: Gossip Girl: Would I Lie to You? (#10, 10-4)
Archie Parody: Robot Chicken - Archie's Final Destination (10-8)
Video Game: Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (PlayStation 2, 10-9)
Book: A Series of Unfortunate Events: The End (#13, 10-13)
TV: Bratz (season 1 finale, 10-14)
Music: Tell Me - Diddy and Christina Aguilera (on album, 10-17)
TV: Return to Halloweentown (film, 10-20)
TV: Torchwood (premiere, 10-22)
Music: Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift (#1, 10-24)
Book: Lisey's Story (10-24)
TV: G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 (4Kids finale, 10-28)
Music: Crazy - Kevin Federline featuring Britney Spears (on album, 10-31)

November

Book: The It Girl: Reckless (#3, 11-1)
TV: Power Rangers Mystic Force (finale, 11-13)
Music: Tell Me - Diddy and Christina Aguilera (as single, 11-14)
Video Game: Mortal Kombat: Unchained (PlayStation Portable, 11-15)
TV: Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County (finale, 11-15)
Technology: Sony PlayStation 3 debuted (11-17)
Film: Casino Royale (#21, 11-17)
Technology: Nintendo Wii debuted (11-19)
Technology: Nintendo Virtual Console (for Wii) launched (11-19)
Video Game: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (U.S., 11-19)
DVD: The Punisher: Extended Cut (11-21)
Book: W.I.T.C.H.: A Choice is Made (#22, 11-21 or 12-2)
TV: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (U.S. finale, 11-25)

December

Music: Live from London - The Pussycat Dolls (DVD, 12-1)
Music: The Last Song I'm Wasting On You - Evanescence (12-4)
Video Game: Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (Nintendo DS, 12-5)
Demographics: the last surviving person born in 1890 died (12-11)
DVD: American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile (film, 12-19)
TV: W.I.T.C.H. (finale, 12-23)
Music: Be Good to Me - Ashley Tisdale (12-26)

2007 (age 0/1)

January

Politics: Eliot Spitzer became Governor of New York (1-1)
Technology: Apple introduced the first iPhone (1-7)
Music: Jump In! (1-9)
TV: Jump In! (film, 1-12)
Music: He Said She Said - Ashley Tisdale (1-15)
Technology: Netflix announced streaming service (1-15)
Book: W.I.T.C.H.: Farewell to Love (#23, 1-23 or 2-2)
Demographics: the last surviving person born in 1891 died (1-24)
Demographics: the last surviving person born in 1892 died (1-28)
Technology: Windows Vista debuted (1-30)

February

Music: Headstrong - Ashley Tisdale (#1, 2-6)
Music: Music From and Inspired by W.I.T.C.H. (2-12)
Film: Ghost Rider (2-16)
Music: Bratz: Fashion Pixiez (2-20)
Technology: Nintendo GameCube discontinued (2-22)
TV: The O.C. (finale, 2-22)
TV: Power Rangers Operation Overdrive (premiere, 2-26)

March

Internet: XVideos launched (3-1)
Music: Freak on a Leash - Korn featuring Amy Lee (on album, 3-5)
Book: Lemonade Mouth (3-13)
Book: W.I.T.C.H.: Trust Your Heart (#24, 3-20 or 4-2)
Technology: Apple TV debuted (3-21)
Film: TMNT (3-23)
TV: Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (#9, 3-23)
Book: Pretty Little Liars: Flawless (#2, 3-27)
Book: City of Bones (#1, 3-27)
Film: Meet the Robinsons (3-30)

April

Music: Scream - Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson & Nicole Scherzinger (4-3)
DVD: Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (#9, 4-3)
Music: Live from the Control Room - The Pussycat Dolls (4-6)
Violence: Virginia Tech massacre - 32 murdered (4-16)
Video Game: Pokemon Diamond and Pearl (Nintendo DS, 4-22)
Internet: RedTube launched (4-25)

May

Book: Gossip Girl: Don't You Forget About Me (#11, 5-1)
Film: Spider-Man 3 (5-4)
Archie Comics: Little Archie: Legend of the Lost Lagoon (free) (5/07 5-5)
Music: Bubbly - Colbie Caillat (5-15)
TV: Gilmore Girls (finale, 5-15)
Politics: Nicolas Sarkozy became President of France (5-16)
Book: W.I.T.C.H.: Enchanted Waters (#25, 5-22 or 6-2)
TV: Veronica Mars (season 3 finale, 5-22)
Demographics: urban population outnumbered rural population for the first time in history (estimate, 5-23)
Internet: Pornhub launched (5-25)

June

Book: The It Girl: Unforgettable (#4, 6-1)
DVD: Fantastic Four: Extended Edition (6-5)
DVD: Highlander: The Search for Vengeance (6-5)
Technology: Asus Eee PC, the first netbook mobile computer, announced (6-5)
TV: Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board (film, 6-8)
Book: Blaze (6-12)
DVD: Ghost Rider: Extended Cut (6-12)
Film: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (6-15)
Film: 1408 (6-22)
Book: The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening / The Struggle (#1-2, omnibus edition, 6-26)
Politics: Gordon Brown became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (6-27)
Technology: iPhone debuted (6-29)

July

DVD: Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society (U.S., 7-3)
Film: Transformers (7-3)
Music: Coco - Colbie Caillat (7-10)
TV: Baldwin Hills (premiere, 7-10)
Film: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (#5, 7-11)
TV: General Hospital: Night Shift (premiere, 7-12)
TV: Mad Men (premiere, 7-19)
Book: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (#7, 7-21)
DVD: Barbie as the Island Princess (#10, 7-24)
Music: Whatever U Like - Nicole Scherzinger featuring T.I. (7-30)
Music: Bratz: Motion Picture Soundtrack (7-31)
DVD: Babylon 5: Voices in the Dark: Over Here (7-31)
DVD: Babylon 5: Voices in the Dark: Over There (7-31)

August

Archie Comics: Archie & Friends #110 (8/07, final Katy Keene reboot story)
Technology: DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD declared extinct (8-2)
Book: Ravens of Avalon (#6, 8-2)
Film: Bratz (8-3)
Book: Eclipse (#3, 8-7)
Music: Fabulous - Ashley Tisdale and Lucas Grabeel (8-13)
TV: Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County (premiere, 8-13)
TV: High School Musical 2 (film, 8-17)
Book: Pretty Little Liars: Perfect (#3, 8-21)
Film: Halloween (8-31)

September

TV: Kim Possible (finale, 9-7)
TV: iCarly (premiere, 9-8)
TV: Highlander: The Source (film, 9-15)
Music: Baby Love - Nicole Scherzinger featuring Will.i.am (9-18)
Video Game: Castlevania: Order of Shadows (mobile, 9-18)
TV: Gossip Girl (premiere, 9-19)
Music: Gimme More - Britney Spears (9-20)
Film: Resident Evil: Extinction (#3, 9-21)
TV: Winx Club (4Kids dub finale, 9-22)
TV: The Big Bang Theory (premiere, 9-24)
Technology: Amazon Music launched as Amazon MP3 (9-25)
Politics: Yasuo Fukuda became Prime Minister of Japan (9-26)
TV: Bionic Woman (premiere, 9-26)
Music: Live in Berlin - Colbie Caillat (EP, 9-28)

October

Archie Comics: Little Archie: The House That Wouldn't Move (free) (10/07)
Video Game: The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (U.S., 10-1)
Book: Gossip Girl: It Had To Be You (#12, 10-2)
TV: Wizards of Waverly Place (premiere, 10-12)
TV: Twitches Too (film, 10-12)
Music: Songs of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection - Taylor Swift (EP, 10-14)
TV: Heartland (Canada, premiere, 10-14)
TV: Keeping Up with the Kardashians (premiere, 10-14)
Book: Thirteen Reasons Why (10-18)
Video Game: Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (PlayStation Portable, 10-23)
Music: Blackout - Britney Spears (#5, 10-25)
Archie Comics: Archie's Holiday Fun Digest Magazine #12 (12/07, final issue)

November

Book: The It Girl: Lucky (#5, 11-1)
Video Game: Bratz 4 Real (DS, 11-7)
Video Game: Ultimate Mortal Kombat (DS, 11-12)
TV: Power Rangers Operation Overdrive (finale, 11-12)
Music: Supervillain - Nicole Scherzinger (11-13)
Video Game: Link's Crossbow Training (U.S., 11-19)
Music: Ur So Gay - Katy Perry (11-20)
Film: The Mist (11-21)
Film: Enchanted (11-21)
TV: Bionic Woman (finale, 11-28)

December

Politics: Kevin Rudd became Prime Minister of Australia (12-3)
Music: Untouched - The Veronicas (U.S., 12-8)
Book: Daughters of the Moon: The Final Eclipse (#13, 12-10)
Music: Puakenikeni - Nicole Scherzinger (12-18)
DVD: Bring It On: In It to Win It (#4, 12-18)
Book: The Vampire Diaries: The Fury / Dark Reunion (#3-4, omnibus edition, 12-26)
DVD: American Pie Presents: Beta House (film, 12-26)

2008 (age 1/2)

January

TV: Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County (finale, 1-2)
TV: Transformers: Animated (premiere, 1-5)
TV: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (premiere, 1-13)
Technology: Apple TV turned into a stand-alone device (1-15)
Book: Duma Key (1-22)
TV: Minutemen (film, 1-25)

February

Film: Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert (2-1)
Book: W.I.T.C.H.: Friends Forever (#26, 2-4)
TV: Bratz (season 2 premiere, 2-4)
Film: Jumper (2-14)
TV: Power Rangers Jungle Fury (premiere, 2-18)
TV: Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai (#10, 2-24)
DVD: Barbie: Mariposa (#11, 2-26)
TV: Bratz (season 2 finale, 2-26)

March

TV: The Wire (finale, 3-9)
Technology: YouTube debuted High Quality (480p) resolution (3-14)
Politics: David Paterson became Governor of New York (3-17)
Internet: HDtracks launched (3-21)
Book: City of Ashes (#2, 3-25)

April

Music: Just Dance - Lady Gaga (4-8)
Music: Like Me - Girlicious (4-22)
Music: Stupid Shit - Girlicious (4-22)
Music: I Kissed a Girl - Katy Perry (4-28)

May

Film: Iron Man (5-2)
Book: Gossip Girl: The Carlyles (#1, 5-6)
Politics: Dmitry Medvedev became President of Russia (5-7)
Music: Hook Me Up (album) - The Veronicas (#2, U.S., 5-13)
Politics: Ma Ying-jeou became President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (5-20)
Music: Labels or Love - Fergie (on album, 5-26)
Music: When I Grow Up - The Pussycat Dolls (5-27)
Book: Pretty Little Liars: Unbelievable (#4, 5-27)
Technology: HD DVD discontinued (5-27)
Music: Labels or Love - Fergie (as single, 5-30)
Film: Sex and the City (5-30)

June

Book: The It Girl: Tempted (#6, 6-2)
Film: The Incredible Hulk (6-13)
Music: Sunshine on My Shoulders - Carly Rae Jepsen (Canada, 6-16)
Music: One of the Boys - Katy Perry (#2, 6-17)
TV: Camp Rock (film, 6-20)

July

TV: Flashpoint (premiere, 7-11)
Music: Beautiful Eyes - Taylor Swift (EP, 7-15)
Film: The Dark Knight (#2, 7-18)

August

Book: Breaking Dawn (#4, 8-2)
Music: Change - Taylor Swift (8-8)
Archie - Other Media: The Archies Christmas Album Featuring Betty & Veronica (8-11)
Music: Girlicious - Girlicious (8-12)
Film: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (8-15)
TV: All Grown Up (finale, 8-17)
Music: The Cheetah Girls: One World (8-19)
Music: The Fame (album) - Lady Gaga (#1, 8-19)
TV: The Cheetah Girls: One World (film #3, 8-22)
Music: Hook Me Up (album) - The Veronicas (#2, U.S. CD, 8-26)
Archie Comics: Katy Keene, Volume One: Model Behavior (8-27, includes new prequel story)

September

Music: Bratz: Girlz Really Rock (9-1)
Music: Grown Man - New Kids on the Block featuring The Pussycat Dolls and Teddy Riley (on album, 9-2)
Technology: first public beta version of Google Chrome released (9-2)
TV: 90210 (premiere, 9-2)
Music: Whatcha Think About That - The Pussycat Dolls (9-9)
TV: Privileged (premiere, 9-9)
DVD: Barbie & the Diamond Castle (#12, 9-9)
Music: Death Magnetic - Metallica (#9, 9-12)
Music: Love Story - Taylor Swift (9-12)
Book: The Hunger Games (#1, 9-14)
Music: Tug of War (song) - Carly Rae Jepsen (Canada, 9-16)
Book: The Secret Circle - The Initiation and The Captive Part I (#1-2 omnibus, 9-18)
Music: Doll Domination - The Pussycat Dolls (9-19)
Music: Keeps Gettin' Better - Christina Aguilera (9-22)
Technology: Google introduced the first version of Android (9-23)
Politics: Taro Aso became Prime Minister of Japan (9-24)
Archie - Other Media: The Archies Christmas Album Featuring Betty & Veronica (9-30)
Video Game: Mortal Kombat Kollection (PlayStation 2, 9-30)
Music: Tug of War (album) - Carly Rae Jepsen (Canada, 9-30)

October

Music: Womanizer - Britney Spears (10-3)
TV: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (premiere, 10-3)
Book: Gossip Girl: The Carlyles - You Just Can't Get Enough (#2, 10-7)
Music: I Can Love Anyone - One More Girl (Canada, 10-20)
Music: Decode - Paramore (10-21)
Video Game: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (Nintendo DS, 10-21)
TV: General Hospital: Night Shift (finale, 10-21)
Technology: HTC Dream (T-Mobile G1), the first device to run Android, released (10-22)
Film: High School Musical 3: Senior Year (10-24)
Technology: JVC ceased production on the world's last standalone VCRs (10-27)
Music: You're Not Sorry - Taylor Swift (10-28)

November

Book: The It Girl: Infamous (#7, 11-3)
TV: Power Rangers Jungle Fury (finale, 11-3)
Music: Twilight (11-4)
Music: Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits - Christina Aguilera (11-6)
Video Game: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (PlayStation 3, 11-10)
Music: Coco: Summer Sessions - Colbie Caillat (EP, 11-11)
Music: Fearless - Taylor Swift (#2, 11-11)
Video Game: Castlevania Judgment (Nintendo Wii, 11-8)
Book: Just After Sunset (11-11)
Technology: USB 3.0 debuted (11-12)
Violence: Dillard High School shooting - Amanda Grace Collette murdered by ex-boyfriend (11-12)
Film: Quantum of Solace (#22, 11-14)
Technology: YouTube debuted HD (720p) resolution (11-20)
Film: Twilight (#1, 11-21)
Film: Bolt (11-21)
Book: Pretty Little Liars: Wicked (#5, 11-25)
Music: Circus - Britney Spears (#6, 11-28)

December

Music: Napster Session - Colbie Caillat (EP, 12-2)
Film: The Punisher: War Zone (12-5)
TV: Boston Legal (finale, 12-8)
TV: Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight (premiere, 12-13)
Music: Christmas Tree - Lady Gaga featuring Space Cowboy (12-16)
Blu-ray: Resident Evil: Degeneration (#1, U.S., 12-27)
TV: The City (premiere, 12-29)

2009 (age 2/3)

January

Demographics: the last surviving person born in 1893 died (1-2)
Technology: Bitcoin debuted (1-3)
Music: Untouched: Lost Tracks - The Veronicas (U.S. EP, 1-6)
Music: Breakthrough: Accoustic Session - Colbie Caillat (EP, 1-11)
Politics: Barack Obama became President of the United States (1-20)
Film: Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (1-23)
TV: Wolverine and the X-Men (premiere, 1-23)

February

Music: Top of the World - The Pussycat Dolls (2-3)
Music: The Cherrytree Sessions - Lady Gaga (EP, 2-3)
TV: Sonny with a Chance (premiere, 2-8)
Music: Bad Girl - The Pussycat Dolls (2-10)
Archie Fanfic: Mary and Archie (2-11, erotic incest)
Archie Comics: double digest page count decreased to 180 (2/09)
TV: Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior (#11, 2-13)
Film: Friday the 13th (2-13)
TV: Dadnapped (film, 2-16)
Archie Comics: Sabrina the Teenage Witch #100 (4/09, final normal issue)
TV: Privileged (finale, 2-24)
TV: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (4Kids, finale, 2-28)

March

Archie Comics: regular comic price increased to $2.50 (5/09)
Technology: Microsoft Xbox discontinued (3-2)
TV: Harlem Heights (premiere, 3-2)
Film: Watchmen (3-6)
TV: Power Rangers RPM (premiere, 3-7)
TV: The L Word (finale, 3-8)
Music: Misery Loves Company - One More Girl (Canada, 3-16)
DVD: Barbie Presents: Thumbelina (#13, 3-17)
TV: Baldwin Hills (finale, 3-17)
Music: Crazier - Taylor Swift (3-20)
Film: Knowing (shot in 4K digital video, 3-20)
Video Game: Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo DS, 3-22)
Archie Comics: digest price increased to $2.69 (3-23)
Book: City of Glass (#3, 3-24)
Music: Boom Boom Pow - The Black Eyed Peas (3-31)
DVD: Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior (#11, 3-31)

April

Technology: Nintendo DSi debuted (4-5)
Book: The Secret Circle - The Captive Part II and The Power (#3-4 omnibus, 4-9)
Film: The Hannah Montana Movie (4-10)
TV: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (finale, 4-10)
Music: It's Alright, It's OK - Ashley Tisdale (4-14)
Music: Chillin - Wale featuring Lady Gaga (4-14)
Internet: G.I. Joe: Resolute (premiere, 4-18)
TV: Harlem Heights (finale, 4-20)
Music: Doll Domination - The Mini Collection - The Pussycat Dolls (EP, 4-24)
Music: Doll Domination 2.0 - The Pussycat Dolls (4-24)
TV: Hatching Pete (film, 4-24)

May

Film: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (5-1)
Film: Star Trek (5-8)
Book: Gossip Girl: The Carlyles - Take a Chance on Me (#3, 5-12)
Archie Comics: double digest price increased to $3.99 (circa 5/09)
Film: S. Darko (5-12)
Internet: Terminator Salvation: The Machinima Series (5-18)
Film: Terminator Salvation (#4, 5-21)
TV: Transformers: Animated (finale, 5-23)
Book: Avalon: The Warlock Diaries #1 (5-26)

June

Archie Comics: The Mighty Archie Art Players, Free Comic Book Day Edition #1 (6/09)
Book: The It Girl: Adored (#8, 6-1)
Music: The E.N.D. - The Black Eyed Peas (6-3)
Music: Guilty Pleasure (album) - Ashley Tisdale (#2, 6-11)
Technology: YouTube debuted 3D capability (6-21)
TV: College Hill (finale, 6-23)
Film: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (6-24)
Music: Michael Jackson died (6-25)
TV: Princess Protection Program (film, 6-26)
Music: Fallin' for You - Colbie Caillat (6-29)
Book: Pretty Little Liars: Killer (#6, 6-30)

July

Film: I Love You, Beth Cooper (7-10)
TV: Turtles Forever (film, 7-11)
Film: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (#6, 7-15)
Music: Magic - Selena Gomez (7-21)
Music: When It Ain't Raining - One More Girl (Canada, 7-27)

August

Music: Wizards of Waverly Place (8-4)
Film: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (#1, 8-7)
Film: District 9 (shot in 4K digital video, 8-14)
Archie Fanfic: Internet Star (8-24)
Music: Breakthrough - Colbie Caillat (8-25)
Book: The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening (#1, revised edition, 8-25)
Film: Halloween II (8-28)
TV: Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (film, 8-28)

September

Archie Comics: Betty and Veronica Spectacular #90 (9/09, final issue)
Archie Comics: Sabrina the Teenage Witch #104 / Young Salem #4 (9/09, final issue)
Book: Catching Fire (#2, 9-1)
Blu-ray: Bring It On: Fight to the Finish (#5, 9-1)
Music: Two Is Better Than One - Boys Like Girls and Taylor Swift (on album, 9-7)
Music: Starstrukk - 3OH!3 featuring Katy Perry (9-8)
TV: Melrose Place (premiere, 9-8)
TV: The Vampire Diaries (premiere, 9-10)
Demographics: the last surviving person born in 1894 died (9-11)
Music: Revenge Is Sweeter Tour - The Veronicas (U.S. limited CD, 9-15)
Music: Bring It On: Fight to the Finish (9-15)
DVD: Barbie and the Three Musketeers (#14, 9-15)
Politics: Yukio Hatoyama became Prime Minister of Japan (9-16)
TV: Guiding Light (finale, 9-18)
TV: NCIS: Los Angeles (premiere, 9-22)
TV: FlashForward (premiere, 9-24)
TV: Children of the Corn (film, 9-26)
Technology: Sony PlayStation 3 Slim debuted (9-?)

October

Book: Gossip Girl: The Carlyles - Love the One You're With (#4, 10-1)
Music: 3 - Britney Spears (10-2)
Music: Big Sky - One More Girl (Canada, 10-6)
Book: The Maze Runner (#1, 10-7)
Music: The Twilight Saga: New Moon (10-16)
Music: Two Is Better Than One - Boys Like Girls and Taylor Swift (as single, 10-19)
Technology: Windows 7 debuted (10-22)
Music: Bring Me to Life - Katherine Jenkins (10-23)
Music: Bad Romance - Lady Gaga (10-26)
Music: 4ever (2009 version) - The Veronicas (U.S. airplay, 10-26)
Book: Avalon: Web of Magic: The Dark Mage (#11, 10-27)
Book: Avalon: The Warlock Diaries #2 (10-27)

November

Book: The It Girl: Devious (#9, 11-1)
Music: 4ever (2009 version) - The Veronicas (U.S., 11-3)
Book: Gossip Girl: I Will Always Love You (#13, 11-3)
Film: A Christmas Carol (11-6)
Book: Under the Dome (11-10)
Music: MTV Unplugged - Katy Perry (live EP, 11-13)
Music: Half of My Heart - John Mayer and Taylor Swift (on album, 11-17)
Music: The Fame Monster - Lady Gaga (EP, 11-18)
Music: Video Phone - Beyonce featuring Lady Gaga (11-19)
Film: The Twilight Saga: New Moon (#2, 11-20)
TV: Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (film #12, 11-20)
TV: Wolverine and the X-Men (finale, 11-29)
Technology: YouTube debuted HD (1080p) resolution (11-?)

December

Book: Sword of Avalon (#7, 12-1)
Internet: Venice: The Series (12-4)
Video Game: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (U.S., 12-7)
Music: If We Ever Meet Again - Timbaland with Katy Perry (on album, 12-8)
Film: The Princess and the Frog (12-11)
TV: Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight (finale, online, 12-18)
DVD: American Pie Presents: The Book of Love (film, 12-22)
Music: Meghan Trainor (album) - Meghan Trainor (12-25)
TV: Power Rangers RPM (finale, 12-26)
Video Game: Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth (Nintendo Wii, 12-28)

2010 (age 3/4)

January

TV: Matt Smith debuted as the Eleventh Doctor (UK, 1-1)
TV: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (re-version) (premiere, 1-2)
Music: Over You - Girlicious (1-5)
Music: If We Ever Meet Again - Timbaland with Katy Perry (as single, 1-18)
Book: Pretty Little Liars: Heartless (#7, 1-19)
Music: Today Was a Fairytale - Taylor Swift (1-22)
Music: Breathless - Taylor Swift (on album, 1-23)
Music: iTunes Session - Colbie Caillat (EP, 1-26)

February

Music: Starstruck (2-9)
Music: Something Like a Party - School Gyrlz (song, 2-9)
TV: Starstruck (film, 2-14)
TV: School Gyrlz (film, 2-21)
Archie Comics: double digest page count decreased to 178 (4/10)

March

Book: Avalon: Web of Magic: Full Circle (#12, 3-2)
Book: Daughters of the Moon: Volume One (omnibus, 3-2)
TV: Parenthood (premiere, 3-2)
DVD: Barbie in A Mermaid Tale (#15, 3-9)
Video Game: Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver (Nintendo DS, 3-14)
Book: The Vampire Diaries: The Return - Nightfall (#1, 3-16)
Music: School Gyrlz - School Gyrlz (album, 3-23)
TV: Victorious (premiere, 3-27)
Book: The Vampire Diaries: The Struggle (#2, revised edition, 3-30)
Book: Avalon: The Warlock Diaries #3 (3-30)

April

Archie Comics: regular comic price increased to $2.99 (6/10)
Technology: iPad debuted (4-3)
Music: Not Myself Tonight - Christina Aguilera (4-6)
Music: Maniac - Girlicious (4-6)
Film: Dolan's Cadillac (4-6)
Politics: Lech Kaczynski, President of Poland, killed in a plane crash (4-10)
TV: Melrose Place (finale, 4-13)
Technology: Microsoft Xbox Live discontinued for Xbox (4-15)
Film: Kick-Ass (4-16)
Book: The Vampire Diaries: The Fury (#3, revised edition, 4-27)
Film: A Nightmare on Elm Street (4-30)

May

Archie Comics: Archie's Summer Splash!, Free Comic Book Day Edition #1 (5/10 5-1)
TV: Accused at 17 (film, 5-1)
Demographics: the last surviving person born in 1895 died (5-2)
Music: California Gurls - Katy Perry (5-7)
Music: The Fame Monster: Video EP - Lady Gaga (5-7)
Film: Mega Man (fan film, Internet debut, 5-7)
Film: Iron Man 2 (5-7)
Politics: David Cameron became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (5-11)
Technology: Nintendo Game Boy Advance (original and SP) discontinued (5-15)
TV: Glee (premiere, 5-19)
Music: Woohoo - Christina Aguilera (5-25)
Film: Sex and the City 2 (5-27)
TV: FlashForward (finale, 5-27)
TV: Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (#12, 5-28)
Toy: Monster High debuted (5-?)

June

Book: The It Girl: Classic (#10, 6-1)
Book: The Vampire Diaries: Dark Reunion (#4, revised edition, 6-1)
Music: Bionic - Christina Aguilera (6-4)
Politics: Naoto Kan became Prime Minister of Japan (6-8)
Music: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (6-8)
Book: Pretty Little Liars: Wanted (#8, 6-8)
Internet: Mortal Kombat: Rebirth (6-8)
TV: Pretty Little Liars (premiere, 6-8)
DVD: Wild Things: Foursome (#4, 6-10)
Technology: Microsoft Xbox 360 S debuted (6-18)
Film: Toy Story 3 (US, 6-18)
Music: Half of My Heart - John Mayer and Taylor Swift (as single, 6-21)
Politics: Julia Gillard became Prime Minister of Australia (6-24)
Technology: Apple released the iPhone 4 (6-24)
Technology: FaceTime debuted (6-24)
Film: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (#3, 6-30)

July

Technology: YouTube debuted 4K resolution (7-9)
TV: Haven (premiere, 7-9)
Archie Comics: double digest page count decreased to 164 (8/10)
Archie Comics: Jughead & Friends Digest Magazine #38 (8/10, final issue)
Technology: Windows 2000 extended support ended (7-13)
TV: The Hills (finale, 7-13)
TV: The City (finale, 7-13)
Music: Drank - Girlicious (7-20)
Music: Teenage Dream (song) - Katy Perry (7-23)
Archie Comics: Life With Archie: The Married Life #1 (9/10 7-28)

August

Music: Not Like the Movies - Katy Perry (8-3)
Music: The Cherrytree Sessions - Lady Gaga (CD EP, 8-3)
Music: The Remix - Lady Gaga (remix, 8-3)
Music: Mine - Taylor Swift (8-4)
Video Game: Castlevania: Harmony of Despair (Xbox 360, 8-4)
Archie Comics: Tales From Riverdale Digest Magazine #39 (10/10 8-4, final issue)
Politics: Bronislaw Komorowski became President of Poland (8-6)
Music: Circle the Drain - Katy Perry (8-10)
Film: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (8-13)
TV: Den Brother (film, 8-13)
Manga: Gossip Girl: For Your Eyes Only, Volume 1 (8-17)
Music: Teenage Dream (album) - Katy Perry (#3, 8-24)
Music: Tigerlily - Lillix (#3, Canada, 8-24)
Book: Mockingjay (#3, 8-24)
TV: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (re-version) (finale, 8-28)
Music: 2 in the Morning - Girlicious (8-31)
Book: Clockwork Angel (#1, 8-31)

September

Archie Comics: Veronica #202 (Kevin Keller debuted, 11/10 9-1)
TV: Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (film, 9-3)
Book: Pretty Little Liars: Alison's Pretty Little Diary (9-6)
Archie Comics: Archie Comics Digest Magazine #267 (?/10 9-8, final issue)
TV: Hellcats (premiere, 9-8)
Film: Resident Evil: Afterlife (#4, 9-10)
Film: Easy A (9-10)
DVD: Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale (#16, 9-14)
TV: As the World Turns (finale, 9-17)
Book: The Scorch Trials (#2, 9-18)

October

Music: Speak Now (song) - Taylor Swift (10-5)
Video Game: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (PlayStation 3, 10-5)
Technology: Instagram debuted (10-6)
Film: I Spit on Your Grave (remake, 10-8)
TV: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (premiere, 10-10)
Music: K.Flay - K.Flay (10-11 or 10-12)
Archie Comics: Tiny Titans / Little Archie #1 (12/10 10-13)
Music: Poison - Nicole Scherzinger (10-20)
Music: Speak Now - Taylor Swift (#3, 10-25)
TV: The Walking Dead (premiere, 10-31)
Archie Comics: Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #208 (12/10, final issue)
Archie Comics: World of Archie Double Digest #1 (12/10)

November

Book: The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries - Origins (#1, 11-2)
Archie Comics: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #209 (1/11 11-3, first issue)
Music: The Time (Dirty Bit) - The Black Eyed Peas (11-5)
Book: Full Dark, No Stars (11-9)
TV: Avalon High (film, 11-12)
Music: Burlesque - Christina Aguilera and Cher (11-19)
Film: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 (#7, 11-19)
Film: Tangled (11-24)
Music: The Beginning - The Black Eyed Peas (11-26)
TV: G.I. Joe: Renegades (premiere, 11-26)
TV: Transformers: Prime (premiere, 11-29)
Archie Comics: Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine #1 (2/11 12-1)
Archie Comics: Archie's Pals 'N' Gals Double Digest Magazine #146 (1/11, final issue)
Archie Comics: Tiny Titans / Little Archie #2 (1/11 11-10)
Music: Rebuilt - Girlicious (11-22)

December

TV: A Very School Girlz Holla-Day (film, 12-3)
Book: Avalon: The Warlock Diaries Omnibus (12-7)
Music: Castle Walls - T.I. and Christina Aguilera (on album, 12-7)
Archie Comics: Tiny Titans / Little Archie #3 (2/11 12-8)
Music: A Very School Girlz Holla-Day - School Gyrlz (album, 12-14)

2011 (age 4/5)

January

Politics: Andrew Cuomo became Governor of New York (1-1)
TV: Sonny with a Chance (finale, 1-2)
Book: The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries - Bloodlust (#2, 1-4)
Music: Hold It Against Me - Britney Spears (1-11)
Play: Bring It On: The Musical (premiere, 1-15)
TV: Hannah Montana (finale, 1-16)
Music: I'll Sing with You (album) - Meghan Trainor (1-31)

February

Film: Barbie: A Fairy Secret (#17, 2-5)
TV: Pokémon: Zoroark-Master of Illusions (#13, 2-5)
Music: I Do - Colbie Caillat (2-7)
TV: Power Rangers Samurai (premiere, 2-7)
Music: Born This Way (song) - Lady Gaga (2-11)
Film: Planes: Gnomeo & Juliet (2-11)
TV: Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (premiere, 2-16)
Archie - Other Media: Riverdale (fan-made movie trailer) (2-23)
Film: Yu-Gi-Oh!: Bonds Beyond Time (U.S., 2-26)

March

Video Game: Pokemon Black and White (Nintendo DS, 3-6)
Music: Don't Hold Your Breath - Nicole Scherzinger (3-10)
Film: Mars Needs Moms (3-11)
Book: The Vampire Diaries: The Return - Shadow Souls (#2, 3-15)
DVD: Barbie: A Fairy Secret (#17, 3-15)
Music: Killer Love (album) - Nicole Scherzinger (UK, 3-21)
Music: Femme Fatale - Britney Spears (#7, 3-25)
Music: Gonna Shine - Ashley Tisdale (3-25)
TV: The Suite Life Movie (film, 3-25)
Technology: Nintendo 3DS debuted (3-27)
Manga: Gossip Girl: For Your Eyes Only, Volume 2 (3-29)
Book: Daughters of the Moon: Volume Two (omnibus, 3-29)

April

Book: City of Fallen Angels (#4, 4-5)
Music: Mortal Kombat: Songs Inspired by the Warriors (4-5)
Music: S&M (Remix) - Rihanna and Britney Spears (4-11)
Internet: Mortal Kombat: Legacy (season 1 premiere, 4-11)
Music: Lemonade Mouth (4-12)
Music: Judas - Lady Gaga (4-15)
TV: Lemonade Mouth (film, 4-15)
TV: Audrina (premiere, 4-17)
TV: Game of Thrones (premiere, 4-17)
Blu-ray: Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure (film, 4-19)
Video Game: Mortal Kombat (PlayStation 3, PC, 4-19)
Book: Divergent (#1, 4-25)

May

Book: The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries - The Craving (#3, 5-3)
Film: Thor (5-6)
TV: The Suite Life on Deck (finale, 5-6)
TV: A.N.T. Farm (premiere, 5-6)
Archie Comics: Pep Comics Featuring Betty and Veronica, Free Comic Book Day Edition #1 (5/11 5-7)
Music: The Edge of Glory - Lady Gaga (5-9)
Archie Comics: Veronica #206 (7/11 5-11, final solo issue)
Archie - Other Media - xoxo, Betty and Veronica: We're with the Band (novel, 5-12)
Archie - Other Media - xoxo, Betty and Veronica: Living the Dream (novel, 5-12)
TV: Smallville (finale, 5-13)
Music: Hair - Lady Gaga (5-16)
Music: Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure (5-17)
TV: Hellcats (finale, 5-17)
Music: Brighter Than the Sun - Colbie Caillat (5-23)
Music: Born This Way (album) - Lady Gaga (#2, 5-23)
Music: Chillin - The Lonely Island featuring Justin Timberlake and Lady Gaga (5-24)
TV: Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (finale, 5-25)

June

Film: X-Men: First Class (6-3)
Technology: Nintendo Virtual Console (for 3DS) launched (6-6)
TV: Switched at Birth (premiere, 6-6)
Book: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (6-7)
Music: Tigerlily - Lillix (#3, U.S., 6-13)
Music: Tug of War (album) - Carly Rae Jepsen (U.S. iTunes, 6-14)
Technology: the first Chromebooks went on sale (6-15)
Video Game: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (U.S., 6-19)
TV: Audrina (finale, 6-19)
Book: Fifty Shades of Grey (#1, 6-20)
Music: Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera (6-21)
Blu-ray: Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man (U.S., 6-21)
TV: Law & Order: Criminal Intent (finale, 6-26)
TV: Winx Club (Nickelodeon premiere, 6-27)
Film: Transformers: Dark of the Moon (6-29)

July

Book: Pretty Little Liars: Twisted (#9, 7-5)
Music: All of You - Colbie Caillat (7-6)
Archie Fanfic: Betty Cooper: Woman For All Seasons (7-9)
Book: A Dance with Dragons (#5, US, 7-12)
Film: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (#8, 7-15)
Film: Winnie the Pooh (7-15)
Film: Captain America: The First Avenger (7-22)
TV: G.I. Joe: Renegades (finale, 7-23)
Internet: Mortal Kombat: Legacy (season 1 finale, 7-24)

August

Archie Comics: Betty #193 (9/11 8-3, final issue with all-new content)
Music: What You Want - Evanescence (8-9)
Technology: Facebook Messenger debuted (8-9)
Film: Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (8-12)
Book: Ready Player One (8-16)
Music: Halfway Down the Stairs - Amy Lee (on album, 8-23)
Video Game: Mortal Kombat: Komplete Kollection (PlayStation 3, PC, 8-31)

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Archie Universe Sliding Timeline

Class of 2024 Edition

Introduction:

Since 2008, I have done a sliding timeline post. Archie Comics seems to keep the main characters at around the same age (it varies here and there), so, logically, each year, the characters' birth dates are advanced by one year.

What this post attempts to do is try to figure out the characters' perspective and frame of reference for viewing the world. This is primarily done through supplementing the actual Archie content with various real-world pop culture, political, and other events, whether they were mentioned/parodied in the comics, are/were otherwise widely popular, or are just personal favorites of mine. All of these things are things that the characters, if they existed in the real world, would have actually experienced, so they sort of provide context and/or flavor for the gang's adventures. This can also be useful for the writers when writing new stories. Of course, I'm aware that people can become aware of things (music, movies, television series, video games, books, etc.) that came out before they were born, but they weren't there "as it happened", and thus these things hold no nostalgic value to them. Also, keep in mind that people generally don't remember things before the age of two (in this case, 2008).

I am assuming 1) the characters were born in 2006 and 2) will graduate from high school in 2024 at the age of 18.

In addition to updating the information, I have sorted it into rough chronological order as the characters would have experienced them (or, in the cases of pre-birth events, wouldn't have experienced them).

Happy reading! If anyone has any suggestions for improvements, please let me know!

Pre-Birth:

Politics:
George W. Bush was President of the United States (until 2009).
Hsieh Chang-ting was Premier of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (until 2006).
George Pataki was Governor of New York (until 2006).
Paul Martin was Prime Minister of Canada (until 2006).
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi was President of Italy (until 2006).
Junichiro Koizumi was Prime Minister of Japan (until 2006).
Tony Blair was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (until 2007).
Jacques Chirac was President of France (until 2007).
John Howard was Prime Minister of Australia (until 2007).
Vladimir Putin was President of Russia (until 2008).
Chen Shui-bian was President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (until 2008).
Lech Kaczynski was President of Poland (until 2010).
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero was Prime Minister of Spain (until 2011).
Wen Jiabao was Premier of the People's Republic of China (until 2013).
Hu Jintao was President of the People's Republic of China (until 2013).
Angela Merkel was Chancellor of Germany (until 2021).

Religion:
Pope John Paul II died.
Pope Benedict XVI took office.

Economics:
Movie ticket price: $6.41
Price of standard comic book from DC: $2.50
Price of standard comic book from Marvel: $2.99

Violence:
Red Lake Senior High School shooting - 7 murdered
Campbell County High School shooting - 1 murdered

Technology:
Sony PlayStation Portable debuted
Nokia announced the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet, the first device running Maemo
Intel released the Pentium D, their first dual-core 64-bit desktop processor
AMD released the Athlon 64 X2, their first dual-core 64-bit desktop processor
Nintendo Game Boy Micro debuted
Microsoft Xbox 360 debuted
YouTube launched

Music:
The Metropolitan Hotel - Chely Wright
Rebirth - Jennifer Lopez
Devil's Playground - Billy Idol
Counting Down the Days - Natalie Imbruglia
Now What - Lisa Marie Presley
Bleed Like Me - Garbage
Beautiful Intentions - Melanie C
The Emancipation of Mimi - Mariah Carey
Devils & Dust - Bruce Springsteen
The Forgotten Arm - Aimee Mann
Passion - Geri Halliwell
Jagged Little Pill Acoustic - Alanis Morissette
Never Gone - Backstreet Boys
L.A. State of Mind - Melanie B
Superbeautifulmonster - Bif Naked
All We Know is Falling - Paramore
Fireflies - Faith Hill
Wake Up - Hilary Duff
Beat of My Heart - Hilary Duff
Break My Heart - Hilary Duff
Most Wanted - Hilary Duff
Into the Rush - Aly & AJ
Music of the Sun - Rihanna
Don't Cha - The Pussycat Dolls
PCD - The Pussycat Dolls
Extraordinary Machine - Fiona Apple
Somebody's Miracle - Liz Phair
Dangerous and Moving - t.A.T.u.
Life - Ricky Martin
The Secret Life of... - The Veronicas
I Am Me - Ashlee Simpson
The Body Accoustic - Cyndi Lauper
Confessions on a Dance Floor - Madonna
Amarantine - Enya
B in the Mix: The Remixes - Britney Spears
A Little More Personal (Raw) - Lindsay Lohan
Breathe No More - Evanescence
She Said - Brie Larson
Do Somethin' - Britney Spears
Ice Princess
Reach - Caleigh Peters
No One - Aly & AJ
Don't Phunk with My Heart - The Black Eyed Peas
Monkey Business - The Black Eyed Peas
Go Figure
I Can Do Anything - Caleigh Peters
Herbie: Fully Loaded
Fun, Fun, Fun - Caleigh Peters
Life After You - Brie Larson
Sky High
Just What I Needed - Caleigh Peters
Bratz: Rock Angelz
Someday (I Will Understand) - Britney Spears
4ever - The Veronicas
Santa Baby - The Pussycat Dolls
Britney & Kevin: Chaotic - Britney Spears
Finally Out of P.E. - Brie Larson
And Then We Kiss - Britney Spears

Books:
W.I.T.C.H.: A Different Path (#13)
W.I.T.C.H.: Worlds Apart (#14)
W.I.T.C.H.: The Courage to Choose (#15)
W.I.T.C.H.: Path of Revenge (#16)
W.I.T.C.H.: The Darkest Dream (#17)
W.I.T.C.H.: Keeping Hope (#18)
W.I.T.C.H. Adventures: Enchanted Music (#2)
W.I.T.C.H. Adventures: Heartbreak Island (#3)
W.I.T.C.H. Adventures: Stolen Spring (#4)
W.I.T.C.H. Adventures: The Cruel Empress (#5)
Sons of the Dark: Outcast (#3)
Sons of the Dark: Night Sun (#4)
Gossip Girl: Nobody Does It Better (#7)
Gossip Girl: Nothing Can Keep Us Together (#8)
Fearless FBI: Kill Game (#1)
Fearless FBI: Live Bait (#2)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (#6)
The Colorado Kid
Twilight (#1)
A Feast for Crows (#4)
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Penultimate Peril (#12)
Avalon: Web of Magic: The Heart of Avalon (#10)
The It Girl (#1)
Avalon High

Films:
Coach Carter
Elektra
Now You See It... (television film)
Are We There Yet?
Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (#7, television)
Alone in the Dark
Hide and Seek
Mulan II (DVD)
Hitch
Pooh's Heffalump Movie
Because of Winn-Dixie
Constantine
Son of the Mask
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (Tyler Perry's first movie)
Be Cool
The Pacifier
Barbie: Fairytopia (#5, DVD)
TV: Buffalo Dreams (television film)
Robots
Ice Princess
The Ring Two
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
D.E.B.S.
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: Act Zero (Japan, DVD)
Beauty Shop
Sin City
Fever Pitch
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama (television film)
The Amityville Horror
Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical
Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough (#3, DVD)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
XXX: State of the Union
The Sandlot 2
Crash
Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
Madagascar
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D
Go Figure (television film)
The Honeymooners
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Tarzan II (DVD)
Batman Begins (#1)
Herbie: Fully Loaded
Bewitched
Land of the Dead
War of the Worlds
Man-Thing (television film)
Fantastic Four
Life Is Ruff (television film)
Wedding Crashers
Bad News Bears
Hustle & Flow
Must Love Dogs
Sky High
The Dukes of Hazzard
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
The Proud Family Movie (television film)
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (DVD)
My Scene Goes Hollywood: The Movie (DVD)
Transporter 2
Rugrats Tales from the Crib: Snow White (#1, DVD)
The Exocism of Emily Rose
Venom
Corpse Bride
Dirty Love
Flightplan
Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus (#6, DVD)
Capote
A History of Violence
Into the Blue
Serenity
In Her Shoes
Domino
Elizabethtown
Twitches (television film)
Elektra: The Director's Cut (DVD)
The Batman vs. Dracula (DVD)
Doom
Dreamer
Kids in America
The Legend of Zorro
Saw II
Chicken Little
Good Night, and Good Luck
Jarhead
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Fuck
Zathura: A Space Adventure
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (#4)
Walk the Line
The Poseidon Adventure
Pride & Prejudice
Rent
Æon Flux
Brokeback Mountain
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
King Kong
The Family Stone
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
Fun with Dick and Jane
Memoirs of a Geisha
Munich
Casanova
The New World
The Producers
Rumor Has It
American Pie Presents: Band Camp (DVD)
Sandra Dee, Thurl Ravenscroft, Eddie Albert, Dana Elcar, Lane Smith, James Doohan, Brock Peters, Bob Denver, Don Adams, Pat Morita, and Richard Pryor died.
50 Cent, Alexandra Daddario, Domhnall Gleeson, Tiffany Haddish, Jack Huston, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Chloë Grace Moretz, Carey Mulligan, Robert Pattinson, Tyler Perry, Jackson Rathbone, Brittany Snow, Corey Stoll, and Channing Tatum made their film debuts.

Television:
NYPD Blue
JAG
Boston Public
Star Trek: Enterprise
Tru Calling
Transformers: Energon
Transformers: Cybertron
Queer Eye for the Straight Girl
Power Rangers S.P.D.
Killer Instinct
The Wire, season 3
The Simpsons, season 17, episode 09
Law & Order, season 16, episode 11
Pokemon, season 8 (Advanced Battle), episode 14
Charmed, season 8, episode 10
Family Guy, season 4, episode 18
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, season 7, episode 11
Gilmore Girls, season 6, episode 10
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, season 6, episode 10
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, season 5, episode 24
Law & Order: Criminal Intent, season 5, episode 09
Degrassi: The Next Generation, season 5, episode 10
Smallville, season 5, episode 09
Kim Possible, season 3, episode 14
Everwood, season 4, episode 09
CSI: Miami, season 4, episode 11
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (4Kids), season 4, episode 14
All Grown Up, season 4, episode 02
The O.C., season 3, episode 10
NCIS, season 3, episode 11
The L Word, season 2
College Hill, season 2
Winx Club (4Kids dub), season 2, episode 13
Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, season 2
Justice League Unlimited, season 3, episode 04
CSI: NY, season 2, episode 11
Veronica Mars, season 2, episode 10
Boston Legal, season 2, episode 10
Desperate Housewives, season 2, episode 10
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, season 2, episode 05 (U.S.)
W.I.T.C.H., season 1
Law & Order: Trial by Jury, episode 12
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, season 1, episode 21
Doctor Who, series 1 (Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor)
Logo TV premiered
G.I. Joe: Sigma 6, season 1, episode 08
Bratz, season 1, episode 13
Criminal Minds, season 1, episode 11
Zoey 101, season 2, episode 05
Numbers, season 2, episode 11
American Dad!, season 2, episode 09
Robot Chicken, season 1
Avatar: The Last Airbender, season 1
The Office, season 2, episode 10
Grey's Anatomy, season 2, episode 12
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, season 1
Bones, season 1, episode 09
Supernatural, season 1, episode 10
Twins, episode 11
How I Met Your Mother, season 1, episode 11
Everybody Hates Chris, season 1, episode 11
Ghost Whisperer, season 1, episode 12
Commander in Chief, episode 09
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, season 1, episode 28
Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil, episode 01
The Boondocks, season 1, episode 07
Ben 10, season 1, episode 01
Mr. Meaty, pilot
Johnny Carson, Peter Jennings, and Wendie Jo Sperber died.

Video Games:
Resident Evil 4
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
God of War
Civilization IV
Guitar Hero
Mario Kart DS
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Pokemon Emerald
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Bratz: Rock Angelz
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
Gran Turismo 4
Nintendogs
Animal Crossing: Wild World

Archie Comics:
Laugh Digest Magazine
Jughead With Archie Digest Magazine
Betty and Veronica, Free Comic Book Day Edition #1
Archie #562 (84% of total classic run)
Archie & Friends #96 (60% of total run)
Archie Comics Digest Magazine #220 (82% of total run)
Archie's Double Digest Magazine #166
Archie's Holiday Fun Digest Magazine #10 (83% of total run)
Archie's Pal Jughead Comics #169 (78% of total run)
Archie's Pals 'N' Gals Double Digest Magazine #96 (65% of total run)
Betty #152 (77% of total run)
Betty and Veronica #214 (76% of total run)
Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #160 (76% of total run)
Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #138
Betty and Veronica Spectacular #72 (80% of total run)
Jughead & Friends Digest Magazine #5 (13% of total run)
Jughead's Double Digest Magazine #116 (58% of total run)
Sabrina the Teenage Witch #72 (69% of total run)
Tales From Riverdale Digest Magazine #6 (15% of total run)
Veronica #166 (79% of total run)
Price of standard comic book: $2.25
Price of digest: $2.39
Price of double digest: $3.59

Archie - Other Media:
Betty Cooper: This Is Who I Am (fanfic)
Betty and Me (Hotdog) (Betty/Midge erotic bestiality fanfic)
Archie-The Untold Story (erotic Cheryl fanfic)
A Day In Bed (erotic Archie/Betty fanfic)
Betty and Veronica (erotic fanfic)
Veronica Gets Her Turn (erotic bestiality fanfic)
Revenge (fanfic, Betty murders Veronica and Archie)
Ms. Independent Part One (fanfic, Betty breaks up with Archie)
French Kisses (Cheryl/Betty fanfic)
Are You Betty or Veronica?: A Quiz Book
Betty & Veronica's Guide to Life (advice book)
Betty & Veronica: Best Friends Forever (advice book)
The Ultimate Betty & Veronica Quiz Book #2
Betty & Veronica Stories: What a Catch! (prose novel)
Betty & Veronica's Guide to Crushes (advice book)
Ashley Tisdale (Sabrina, 2013-2014) was 20 years old.
Ashleigh Murray (Josie on Riverdale and Katy Keene) was 17 years old.
Lucy Hale (Katy Keene) was 16 years old.
Ross Butler (Reggie #1 on Riverdale) was 15 years old.
Charles Melton (Reggie #2 on Riverdale) was 14 years old.
Vanessa Morgan (Toni on Riverdale) was 13 years old.
Cole Sprouse (Jughead on Riverdale) was 13 years old.
Casey Cott (Kevin on Riverdale) was 13 years old.
Camila Mendes (Veronica on Riverdale) was 11 years old.
Madelaine Petsch (Cheryl on Riverdale) was 11 years old.
Ross Lynch (Harvey, 2018-present) was 10 years old.
Lili Reinhart (Betty on Riverdale) was 9 years old.
KJ Apa (Archie on Riverdale) was 8 years old.
Kiernan Shipka (Sabrina, 2018-present) was 6 years old.

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I review "Penny for Your Thoughts" from Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #25. 

I review "Ginger's Ails" from Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #25.

I review "Party Panic!" from World of Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #129.

My Cheryl Blossom series recap is up. It's very lengthy.

Archie's name is on more of the titles, because the company is named after him. And two of those digests that you mentioned are reprint-only and published less often than the main digests. They exist to spotlight a particular character or past storyline.

I just combed through a bunch of Top 100 charts on Amazon. I could find only five charts on which Archie Comics appears at all. Of those five, Archie-titled books dominated on only one of them: School Life Manga. Betty and Veronica dominated on Humorous Graphic Novels, Contemporary Women Graphic Novels (Kindle), Contemporary Women Graphic Novels (all), and Romance Graphic Novels. In some cases, the girls are charting eleven times as many titles as Archie is (and at a higher overall placement).

I've never liked Jughead. I found him rather one-note and annoying.

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 10, 2023, 02:12:32 PMBut there hasn't been a regular B&V title (unless you count those quarterly one-shots that are 75% reprint) since 2015 when their classic ongoing title ended. Only two miniseries, VIXENS and the Adam Hughes one, while ARCHIE had an ongoing title that ran for 47 issues, plus a number of miniseries. JUGHEAD's ongoing title at least managed 16 issues -- while what would presumably have been the start of an ongoing "New Riverdale" series (Adam Hughes') for B&V managed a mere 3 issues (released over a span of one-and-a-half years!)

You forgot the five-issue Senior Year that came after Vixens.

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 10, 2023, 02:12:32 PMHave you not kept track of what titles ACP has released as trade paperbacks? True enough that JUGHEAD comes in dead last of the Big Three with a bare few, but B&V trail, far, far, far behind the numerous trade collections released for ARCHIE.

That should debunk the theory that B&V is still ACP's biggest cash cow. It hasn't been for at least 10-15 years now.

You're making an assumption based on very little evidence (considering we have absolutely no sales data regarding digests).

According to Brian Hibbs' Bookscan column about comic sales in the bookstore market (including Amazon) in 2022, the biggest-selling Archie book in 2022 was 80 Years of Christmas, which sold a whopping 1,500 copies in the entire year. Obviously, this doesn't include digital comics, orders directly from Archie Comics, comic shop sales, etc. Still, that's pathetic.

Back in 2012 (the last year that we have circulation figures for the digests), the average sales for each title were:

Betty and Veronica Double Digest: 47600
Archie Double Digest: 45641
World of Archie Double Digest: 39936
Archie and Friends Double Digest: 38855
B&V Friends Double Digest: 38278
Jughead Double Digest: 37812
Archie: 15292
Betty and Veronica: 9095
Kevin Keller: 7274

Fast forward to 2023. All of the floppies are gone. Not only has Jughead lost his only digest title, but Archie has lost one as well. We have no idea whose digests are selling more nor, more importantly, at what level. No one is releasing sales figures. Not publishers, not distributors, not stores. Even the direct market has lacked all sales figures since the last ones were released for April of 2022. The general public is in the dark about the sales of the entire comics industry - except for what's revealed in Hibbs' Bookscan article (in which Archie Comics doesn't even garner a mention; I had to ask him for info).

What it reveals:

1) Manga rules.

2) Among Western comics, Dav Pilkey and his Dogman franchse rules.

3) You have to go far down the chart before you come to a Western title that's aimed at adults (and it's not from DC or Marvel).

4) DC sells better than Marvel.

5) Nearly every publisher that licenses and adapts Marvel characters sells better than Marvel.

6) Marvel managed to place only one book in the Top 750.

7) The comics business is hit-driven. 10% of all sales come from around two-dozen books.

So, in the comics market as a whole, kids' stuff rules. That's very different than the direct market, which caters to aging, superhero-gobbling fanboys.

And yet Archie Comics' trades sell horribly. Let's be super, super generous and say each trade copy of 80 Years of Christmas sold for $20 (yeah, an obvious overestimation, but it'll balance out a bit under the assumption that Archie Comics sold other trade collections last year, however few). That's $30,000 gross income for the year from the North American bookstore market. They couldn't afford to keep the lights on with that money. So the digests must be selling well enough for Archie Comics to survive, right?

Well, these days, with the price of digests being so high (and with the new stories being available to read for free), I find it hard to believe they would be selling anywhere near 2012 levels.

But let's say they are. Let's say the four remaining digests haven't dipped below 2012 sales levels in the ten years since. Again, it's an overestimation, but there are also two additional, more sporadic digest titles that I'm not accounting for. If each of these four digests published ten issues per year and sold at full retail price, Archie Comics is looking at, at best, $17,128,354.50 in gross annual income from the digests. There's no way that they're pulling in that much money. If they were, they could afford to publish much more than the sporadic reprint floppies and occasional horror one-shots. There hasn't been a new licensed novel since 2020, and there hasn't been an OGN since 2021. There has been zero expansion of the brand.

Riverdale, long since a punching bag, still in the beginning of its highly divisive final season, managed to pull in 220,000 live viewers for its latest episode, not much less than the entirety of the digest line did in monthly sales back in 2012 (and almost certainly more than the digests are selling monthly now).

Didn't Fernando say in another thread that Jughead's titles were selling the worst back when he was at the company, despite claims that he was people's favorite character?

Well, here's some trivia for you that bears this out a little. In the direct market only, with a handful of exceptions between the floppy and digest, Cheryl Blossom routinely outsold Jughead's titles during the entirety of its run. No idea if this was true for all sales across all channels, but there ya go.

I do see Archie Comics chart in some specific sales categories on Amazon. Mostly romance comics and licensed teen TV and movie comics. Mostly it's the digests, but sometimes a floppy will chart. It doesn't take much sales to chart in a specific sales category on Amazon, though, since those charts are updated hourly, I think.

I review "A Night at the Opera" from Your Pal Archie #2.

So Brian Hibbs' NPD Bookscan chart column covering 2022 recently came out. I spent a few hours reading it. Archie wasn't mentioned. I asked him a few questions in a comment, and he confirmed the chart doesn't cover periodicals (such as digests). As in 2021, the top-selling Archie title in the bookstore market in 2022 was "80 Years of Christmas", and it sold "just over" 1,500 copies (basically around a 50% decrease from 2021).

Quote from: steveinthecity on March 17, 2023, 09:23:19 PMI was thinking about this recently when placing pre-orders.  The $9.99 Digest will still cost me $6.99 after discount, and that just doesn't seem worth it.  I haven't done any real study or drilled down the price per unit vs. inflation, etc., but the price point is off-putting to where I'm not really interested.  I don't see how the Digests can be any sort of impulse buy with such a high retail tag.

I recently flipped through some of the digests at my local Publix recently out of curiosity. They're no longer in the front checkout area; they're shoved back with the magazines in a certain aisle of the store.

Anyway, I decided to count the total number of story/puzzle/quiz/fashion pages to see what customers would actually be getting for their money. 177 pages was the total in each digest that I checked. That works out to $0.0564406779661017 per page at the full retail price of $9.99 (not including sales tax) and $0.0394915254237288 per page at the $6.99 price point that you mentioned.

I just decided to count the pages in World of Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #1, which came out at the beginning of 2021. 177 pages. At $7.99, that works out to $0.0451412429378531 per page.

So Archie Comics has increased the price by $1 two years in a row but hasn't increased the content.

That's still better than the $0.1995 per page for a new $3.99 floppy or the $0.1495 per page for a $2.99 reprint floppy with one new 5-page story in it.

I review "Rock Candi" from Betty and Veronica: Friends Forever #19 (Rock and Roll #1).

I review "Yacht's Wrong With You?!" from World of Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #23.

I review "The Ultimate Test" from World of Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #22.