Ten Years of the Exchange

2000

• Sport
  • Manchester United won their 6th title in 8 years
    
  • Chelsea won the last F.A Cup a Wembley (2-1 v Aston Villa)
    
  • Pete Sampras won his 7th Wimbledon title
    
  • France beat Italy 2-1 to win Euro 2000
    
• Celebrity Marriages
  
  • Brad Pitt marries Jennifer Aniston
  • Madonna marries Guy Ritchie
  • Michael Douglas marries Catherine Zeta Jones
• Best Selling Film of the Year
• Mission Impossible 2
• Best Selling UK Single of the Year
  • Bob the Builder (Can We Fix It)
• Political
  • Ken Livingstone elected Mayor of London
  • George W. Bush elected President of the USA
• Average Fuel Price in the UK
  • Petrol Prices: 80.6 pence per litre
  • Diesel Prices: 82 pence per litre
• Internet Phenomenon
  • Windows 2000 was released on February 17th 2000
  • Microsoft created dot net (.net)
  • Friends Reunited was launched
• Van of the Year
  • Ford Iveco Daily MK3

2001

• Sport
  • Bayern Munich win Champions League
  • Tiger Woods wind the Masters Tournament and become the 1st golfer to hold all four major titles at the same time
  • Australia beat England 4 – 1 in Ashes
• Celebrity Marriages
  • Pierce Brosnan marries Keely Shaye Smith
  • Paul McCartney marries Heather Mills
  • Andre Agassi marries Steffi Graf
  • Best Selling Film of the Year
  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone
• Best Selling UK Single of the Year
  • Shaggy (Its Wasn’t Me)
• Political
  • Foot and Mouth crisis begins
  • Labour Party wins General Elections
  • Beijing win 2008 Summer Olympics bid
• Average Fuel Price in the UK
  • Petrol Prices: 76.7 pence per litre
  • Diesel Prices: 78.6 pence per litre
• Internet Phenomenon
  • Wikipedia, the online encyclopaedia launches on the internet
  • Window XP was released in October 25th 2001
  • iTunes was created
• Van of the Year
  • Ford Transit

2002

• Sport
  • Brazil win 5th World Cup, Runners-up are Germany
  • Real Madrid win Champions League
  • LA Lakers win 3rd Straight NBA title
  • Lenox Lewis defeats Mike Tyson to retain Heavyweight crown
  • Norway win most medals in Winter Olympics (25)(13gold)
• Celebrity Marriages
  • Liza Minelli marries David Gest
    
  • Jessica Simpson marries Nick Lachey
    
  • Freddie Prinze Jnr marries Sarah Michelle Gellar
• Best Selling Film of the Year
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
    
• Best Selling UK Single of the Year
  • Will Young (Anything is Possible/ Evergreen)
• Political
  • Euro notes and coins are issued
• Average Fuel Price in the UK
  • Petrol Prices: 74.3 pence per litre
    
  • Diesel Prices: 76.2 pence per litre
• Internet Phenomenon
• Van of the Year
  • Renault Trafic/ Opel Vivaro

2003

• Sport
  • AC Milan win Champions League
  • The 2003 Cricket World Cup ends as Australia beats India by 125 runs in Johannesburg, South Africa
  • 2003 Rugby World Cup: England defeats Australia 20–17 after extra time
• Celebrity Marriages
  • Vernon Kaye marries Tes Daly
  • Pavarotti marries Nicoletta
  • Thierry Henry marries Nicole Merry
Best Selling Film of the Year
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Best Selling UK Single of the Year
  • Black Eyed Peas (Where is the Love)
• Political
  • The 2003 invasion of Iraq begins
  • The Concorde makes its last commercial flight, bringing the era of airliner supersonic travel to a close, at least for the time being Saddam Hussein, former President of Iraq, is captured
• Average Fuel Price in the UK
  • Petrol Prices: 76.5 pence per litre
  • Diesel Prices: 78.3 pence per litre
• Internet Phenomenon
  • Myspace.com was created in 2003 by a man named Tom Anderson
• Van of the Year
  • Ford Transit Connect

2004

• Sport
  • Tunisia win African Nations Cup
  • Porto win Champions League
  • Greece surprisingly win Euro 2004
  • Olympics held at Athens (USA winning the most medals)
  • Michael Schumacher wins 7th F1 title
  • Ronnie O’Sullivan becomes World Number 1
• Celebrity Marriages
  • Tiger Woods marries Elin Nordegren
  • Britney Spears marries Kevin Federline
  • Britney Spears marries Jason Allen
• Best Selling Film of the Year
  • Shrek2
• Best Selling UK Single of the Year
  • Band Aid 20 (Do They Know Its Christmas)
• Political
  • Serial killer Harold Shipman is found hanged in his cell
  • Madrid terrorist bombings kill 190
• Average Fuel Price in the UK
  • Petrol Prices: 80.8 pence per litre
  • Diesel Prices: 82.4 pence per litre
• Internet Phenomenon
  • Zuckerberg launched Facebook from his Harvard dorm room on February 4, 2004
• Van of the Year
  • Volkswagen Transporter T5

2005

• Sport
  • Liverpool win Champions League for 5th time
  • Ronaldiniho wins FIFA World Player of the Year
  • Asafa Powell of Jamaica sets new 100m record of 9.77 seconds
  • Arsenal completes a whole English Premiership season unbeaten, 38 games
• Celebrity Marriages
  • Donald Trump marries Melania Knauss
  • Elton John marries David Furnish
  • Ashton Kutcher marries Demi Moore
• Best Selling Film of the Year
  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Best Selling UK Single of the Year
  • Tony Christie ((Is This the Way to) Amarillo)
• Political
  • Four explosions (3 on the London Underground and 1 on a bus) rock the transport network in London, killing 56 and injuring over 700
  • Hurricane Katrina formed over the Bahamas and killed thousands
  • The 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar is observed, with celebrations held around the United Kingdom
• Average Fuel Price in the UK
  • Petrol Prices: 87.2 pence per litre
  • Diesel Prices: 91.2 pence per litre
• Internet Phenomenon
  • Three former PayPal employees created YouTube in February 2005
• Van of the Year
  • Mercedes-Benz Vito Mk2

2006

• Sport
  • Chelsea win Premiership
  • Barcelona win Champions League
  • Egypt win African Nations
  • Italy win 2006 World Cup
• Celebrity Marriages
  • Tom Cruise marries Katie Holmes
  • Kid Rock marries Pamela Anderson
  • Cheryl Cole marries Ashley Cole
• Best Selling Film of the Year
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest
• Best Selling UK Single of the Year
• Gnarls Barkley (Crazy)
• Political
  • Saddam Hussein, former Iraq president, is executed in Baghdad
  • The state union of Serbia and Montenegro is dissolved on June 5, leaving Serbia as the successor state
• Average Fuel Price in the UK
  • Petrol Prices: 91.9 pence per litre
  • Diesel Prices: 95.6 pence per litre
• Internet Phenomenon
  • Google buys YouTube for USD $1.65 billion
• Van of the Year
  • Fiat Doblo Mk2

2007

• Sport
  • AC Milan win Champions League
  • Klitschko defends his IBF Heavyweight title
  • Raymond Van Barneveld wins PDC World Darts Final
  • South Africa win rugby World Cup, defeating England in the final
• Celebrity Marriages
• Elizabeth Hurley marries Arun Nayar
• Rod Stewart marries Penny Lancaster
• Steven Gerrard marries Alex Curran
• Best Selling Film of the Year
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End
• Best Selling UK Single of the Year
  • Leona Lewis (Bleeding Love)
    
• Political
  • The refurbished Millennium Dome, now called The O2, reopens in London
  • Gordon Brown is elected Leader of the Labour Party UK, succeeding incumbent Tony Blair, and becoming Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 3 days later
• Average Fuel Price in the UK
  • Petrol Prices: 101.4 pence per litre
  • Diesel Prices: 106.2 pence per litre
• Internet Phenomenon
• Van of the Year
  • Ford Transit

2008

• Sport
  • Manchester United win Champions League beating Chelsea in final
  • Joe Calzaghe remains undefeated in 46 fights, defeating Roy Jones Jnr
  • Manny Pacquiao defeats Oscar De La Hoya in ‘The Dream Match’
• Celebrity Marriages
  • Jessica Alba marries Cash Warren
  • Mariah Carey marries Nick Cannon
  • Beyonce Knowles marries Jay Z
• Best Selling Film of the Year
  • The Dark Knight
• Best Selling UK Single of the Year
  • Alexandra Burke (Hallelujah)
• Political
  • Fidel Castro announces his resignation as President of Cuba
  • President Robert Mugabe is reelected with 85.5% of the votes
  • Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th and 1st African American President of USA
• Average Fuel Price in the UK
  • Petrol Prices: 107.53 pence per litre
  • Diesel Prices: 118.1 pence per litre
• Internet Phenomenon
  • After three decades as the Chairman of Microsoft Corporation, Bill Gates steps down from daily duties to concentrate on philanthropy
• Van of the Year
  • Fiat Scudo Mk2

2009

• Sport
  • Barcelona win Champions League
  • David Haye defeats Nikolai Valuev to win Heavyweight title
• Celebrity Marriages
  • Delta Goodrem marries Brian McFadden
  • Patsy Kensit marries Jeremy Healy
  • Bruce Willis marries Emma Heming
• Best Selling Film of the Year
  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Best Selling UK Single of the Year
• Political
  • Michael Jackson the king of pop sadly passes away
  • Swine Flu is expressed as a major concern from the Health Organisation
  • President Obama signs an order to close within a year the Guantánamo Bay detention camp in Cuba
  • Morgan Tsvangirai is sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Zimbabwe
• Average Fuel Price in the UK
  • Petrol Prices: 99.1 pence per litre
  • Diesel Prices: 103.8 pence per litre
• Internet Phenomenon
  • Lime wire the download software was stably previewed and then released
• Van of the Year
  • Peugeot Bipper

2010

More to come