A time capsule of some of the biggest cultural and historical records from the 20-21 School Year

Songs 

• Blinding Lights -The Weeknd
• WAP – Cardi B
• Drivers License – Olivia Rodrigo 
• Up – Cardi B
• Deja vu – Olivia Rodrigo
• MONTERO (Call Me by Your Name) – Lil Nas X 

Celebrities 

• Billie Eilish
• Justin Bieber
• The Weeknd
• Dua Lipa 
• Ariana Grande

Movies

• Godzilla vs Kong
• Tom and Jerry
• Raya and the Last Dragon
• Mortal Kombat

Major events

• Kamala Harris becomes first female vice president
• World exceeds 100 million COVID cases
• NASA lands drone on Mars
• Global COVID deaths exceed 3 million
• WHO declares COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic
• Major toilet paper shortage 
• BLM protests following the death of George Floyd 
• Derik Chauvin is tried and convicted for the murder of George Floyd
• Discovery of first black hole visible to naked eye
• Jeff Bezos becomes the first person to reach $200 billion

Deaths

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Sean Connery
• Alex Trebek
• Charlie Pride
• Larry King
• DMX

Minimum Wage

• Federal: $7.25

Costs

• Gas: $2.98
• Bottle of water: $1.50
• Car: $40,857
• New House: $389,400

Population

• World: 7.674 billion 

Slang

• Yeet
• Rona
• Sus
• Simp
• Sheesh

Stats 

• Snapchat is the most popular app among high school students
• About 15% of high school students actually get enough sleep
• Just 2% of marriages are to high school sweethearts
• Dropouts earn an average of 10,000 dollars less than high school graduates
• 80% of men in prison are dropouts.
• Low-income students have a 21% higher chance of graduating from high school.