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.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Popular Toys & Games

  • Frozen Dolls
  • Minecraft
  • Shopkins

Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 on 1 January 2014

The Monster

Eminem featuring Rihanna