A Look Back At
Born in 2014
What Was Life Like in 2014?
Who Was in Charge?
President
Barack Obama
What Things Cost
Gas (per gallon)
$3.37
Loaf of Bread
$1.98
Average House
$285,900
Weekly Wage
$796
Events of 2014 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2014 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- February 7 – The Lego Movie is released in theaters.
- July 26 – Henry Danger debuts on Nickelodeon.
- August 1 – Guardians of the Galaxy, directed by James Gunn, is released by Marvel Studios as the tenth film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
- August 31 – A group of hackers utilize sites like Reddit and 4chan to release hundreds of private, many of them nude, photographs of around 100 individuals, most of them A-list celebrities, leading to an investigation by the FBI and criticism of Apple's iCloud service.
- September 18 – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko visits the United States Congress to seek assistance in combating pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.
- November 3 – The new One World Trade Center building in New York City opens.
- November 7 – Walt Disney Animation Studios' 54th feature film, Big Hero 6, loosely based on the superhero team of the same name by Marvel Comics, is released to critical and commercial success.
- December 24 – Sony gives the controversial film The Interview a limited theatrical release and also releases the film on Google Play, YouTube, Xbox Live, and the film's website.
Popular Toys & Games
- Frozen Dolls
- Minecraft
- Shopkins
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 on 1 January 2014
The Monster
Eminem featuring Rihanna