It's been 15 years since the turn of the century, and that seems like a lifetime ago. Recently, we've reflected on how much times have changed; we've realized which movies are 30 years old. We've dug up what today's biggest male stars and biggest female stars were doing at age 20. And we've reminisced about the biggest trends of the 2000s. Now, we're taking a look at everything that happened 15 years ago, at the start of the new millennium. Keep reading, and prepare to have your mind blown. Source: Getty / Kevin Winter
Whoa! See how much she's changed over the years.
And 14 years later, she'd give the weirdest interview for T Magazine with her bother Jaden.
Which you obviously already know if you've been a die-hard Britney fan for decades.
Britney's second album debuted at the top of the US Billboard 200, selling 1.3 million copies in its first week. To this day, no other female artist has topped this first-week sale number.
Eminem's album The Marshall Mathers LP was an even crazier success than Britney's, selling 1.7 million copies in the first week. That's the third fastest selling album in history.
Not to be outdone, No Strings Attached outperformed both Oops! . . . I Did It Again and The Marshall Mathers LP by selling more than 2.4 million copies, the most albums ever sold in the first week.
Not quite Titanic, but not quite The Great Gatsby either.
The dress in question was pretty scandalous for 2000, but nothing compared to some of the dresses of the past year. Remember Rihanna's dress at the CFDAs?!
The movie actually really cleaned up at the 2000 Academy Awards. Sam Mendes won best director, Kevin Spacey won best actor, and Sam Mendes won best screenplay.
It's just so weird that it all happened in one year.
This was the first Harry Potter book to be released simultaneously in the UK and the US. It came out on July 8 and sold a record 3.8 million copies. The first movie installment wasn't released until 2001.
Back when Destiny's Child was still killin' it. They wouldn't officially disband until 2005, but Beyoncé's solo debut, Dangerously in Love, came out in 2003.