The Onion: 20 Years Later

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The Onion's 9/11 issue, 20 years later
The Onion was just trying to figure out how to acknowledge a tragedy. The result was a historical document that's also quite funny.
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The Onion began 2005 by reviewing 2004's top stories
The Onion spotlights Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, Britney Spears, Michael Jackson, the New York Yankees and more. Plus, a Jackie Harvey column!
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Preview: Revisiting The Onion's print issues from 2005
What to expect from our coverage of 2005, when The Onion truly went online, Facebook emerged and the monoculture fractured. Plus, 40 articles I'm…
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20 years ago, The Onion ended 2004 with weed delivery
Plus, "The Phantom Of The Opera," privacy rights, Tom Hanks' latest movie, Scott Peterson, raspberry margaritas and much more.
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20 years ago, The Onion talked about genocide and homeless people
We also look back at Gen. Erwin Rommel, Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen, SpongeBob, "Desperate Housewives," steroids in baseball, high-school debate and more.
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20 years ago, The Onion published my favorite article
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20 years ago, The Onion said the U.S. lost the Iraq War
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20 years ago, The Onion mocked our elections
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20 years ago, The Onion talked Al-Jazeera, meeting the parents, Smurfs and Howie Long
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20 years ago, The Onion was sponsored by the Toyota Tacoma
Plus, non-sponsored jokes about Wal-Mart, Scott Peterson, the Supreme Court, Bollywood and the merits of a child stuck in a well.
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20 years ago, The Onion talked about Donald Trump's casinos
Plus, Iraq gets a terror-alert system, Social Security is reformed, college kids love Adderall, Christina Applegate is cursed, and a very meta joke…
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The Onion's November 2024 issue features Larry Groznic!
Let's take a look at the latest Onion print edition, stories about China, Chick-Fil-A, a cool dog, and much more. Plus, the return of cigarette ads!
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20 years ago, The Onion detained the White House turkey
Let's look back at the FDA, Swift Boat and John Kerry, Pabst's blue ribbon, working through your 20s, Kmart and Sears merging, and a child dominating…
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20 years ago, The Onion mocked Oprah's weight battles
Plus, we have even more election aftermath, the death of Yasser Arafat, teens working at Subway, Yucca Mountain drama and columnist Jim Anchower.
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20 years ago, The Onion reviewed Weird Al's Wikipedia page
Also, The Onion reacts to the 2004 election results, self-help books, the Iraq War, Halloween candy data and much more.
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20 years ago, The Onion mocked our elections
Rediscover The Onion's online-only election commentary, plus Spain's war on bulls, the middle class, workout routines, the Boston Red Sox, and Jean…
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20 years ago, The Onion previewed the 2004 election
Plus, jokes about P. Diddy, vaccines, bosses, secret lives, the metric system and much, much more.
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The Onion's October 2024 issue features Jean Teasdale!
Who would have thought receiving a newspaper in the mail would be a joy?
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