What You Should Put in a 2014 Time Capsule
As the oldest U.S. time capsule is unearthed in Boston, bury your own.
— -- The oldest time capsule in the country, dating back to 1795, has been unearthed in Boston. With the country waiting in anticipation to see what's inside, it makes us wonder, what would earthlings place in a time capsule to commemorate 2014?
Major global events include war, disease, political upheaval and, of course, odd popular culture phenomena.
Here are some suggested items to put in a time capsule to represent this past year's events:
1. George Clooney's Wedding Ring
Famous divorce George Clooney proved he was not going to be a perennial bachelor when the actor married attorney Amal Alamuddin.
2. Colorado or Washington Marijuana
Colorado legalized marijuana for recreational purposes Jan. 1 and on July 8 Washington state followed suit, fueling a growing number of pot business.
3. Ebola Health Worker Mask
There have been 6,380 deaths from the Ebola outbreak, according to the World Health Organization, most of which took place in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. There was one death on U.S. soil: Thomas Eric Duncan, who died Oct. 8. Health workers fighting the deadly virus were named Time Magazine's "Person of the Year."
4. "I Can't Breathe" T-shirt
The country has been embroiled in a social and political debate over the police killings of unarmed black men, most recently New Yorker Eric Garner, whose last words "I can't breathe," were captured on video. Politicians and celebrities, including NBA stars from the Los Angeles Lakers, have donned T-shirts with those words.
5. Kim Kardashian on Paper Magazine
Reality-television star Kim Kardashian was featured on the cover of Paper magazine last month, followed by nude and semi-nude mock versions from sites like Buzzfeed.
6. iPhone 6 Plus
Apple Inc. released the iPhone 6 Plus this year, which the company called "the biggest iPhone launch ever" in its fourth quarter earnings results released in October.
7. Malaysia Airlines Ticket
One of the largest and expensive searches in history still has not recovered Malaysia Airlines flight 370, which disappeared March 8. Twelve Malaysian crew members and 227 passengers from around the world were on board. On July 17, another Malaysian Airlines plane was inadvertently shot down over Ukraine, killing 283 passengers and 15 crew members.