Pop Culture Events During Grey's Anatomy Season 1

Supernatural Hadn't Even Started

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We were basically living in the Dark Ages.

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Million Dollar Baby Won Best Picture at the Oscars a Month Before

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It was up against The Aviator, Finding Neverland, Ray, and Sideways.

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Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous Had Just Been Released

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As had The Ring 2.

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Lindsay Lohan Was Filming Just My Luck

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The movie in which she is romanced by Chris Pine.

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Craig Ferguson Had Just Taken Over For Craig Kilborn on The Late Late Show

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Here he is interviewing Andy Dick, because 2005.

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Two Months After the Premiere, Tom Cruise Jumped on Oprah's Couch

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Never forget #TomKat.

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George W. Bush Had Just Been Inaugurated For His Second Term

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President Obama was still a senator.

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Doctor Who Returned to TV After 16 Years

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Literally one day before the Grey's Anatomy premiere.

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Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson Were Still Married

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They would file for divorce that December.

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"Candy Shop" by 50 Cent Was at the Top of Billboard's Hot 100

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Still great.

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Dan Rather Had Just Retired From the CBS Evening News

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His final broadcast was on March 9. ABC was still promoting their cool new doctor show, Grey's Anatomy.

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Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake Were Still Dating

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They were just two years into their relationship when we met Meredith Grey.

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Julia Stiles Turned 24 Years Old the Day After the Premiere

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Here she is hanging out with out Claire Danes and Gaby Hoffman a few weeks later.

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A Month After the Finale, Destiny's Child Broke Up

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We're still not over it.

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Carrie Underwood Won Season 4 of American Idol 3 Days After the Finale

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Believe it or not, you could not wait to emulate that winning hairstyle.

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