🇩🇪 Merkel makes history
Angela Merkel is sworn in as Germany’s first female chancellor and first from the former East. A grand coalition deal ends the election deadlock. Quiet power beats loud politics.
🎈 Candy meets physics
A giant M&M’s balloon whacks a light pole at the Macy’s Parade, injuring two spectators. NYC tightens wind rules and retires the balloon. Thanksgiving TV gets an unforgettable blooper.
🎮 Xbox 360 arrives
Launch day chaos as the 360 sells out in hours. HD gaming, Xbox Live 2.0, achievements — and soon the dreaded Red Ring of Death. Microsoft’s win… with a billion-dollar asterisk.
💿 Britney hits the club
Britney drops B In The Mix: The Remixes on 22 Nov. Toxic, Everytime and more get DJ makeovers. Modest charts then, cult favourite now.
🎤 Idol crowned
Bendigo’s Kate DeAraugo wins Australian Idol in the show’s first all-female finale. Maybe Tonight rockets to #1 and the Young Divas era beckons.
🛎️ Come on down, one last time
24 Nov: The Price Is Right (Australia) signs off its run. Mega Showcases become legend, Larry Emdur readies his next TV chapter.
📚 Book corner
Jimmy Carter’s Our Endangered Values fuels church-and-state debate. Less beach read, more ‘argue with your uncle at lunch’ energy.
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