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Urlesque unveiled the 100 Most Iconic Internet Videos -- the most popular and memorable viral videos in the history of the web. Since there's a lot to sift through, we'll occasionally feature an individual video from the countdown.

Howard Dean's Scream will go down in history as the first time the immense gaffe-amplifying powers of the internet joined forces with the 24 hour news cycle to totally kneecap a politician. Back in 2004, before a President had used the internet to get himself elected and YouTube was still a relatively new phenomenon, Dean got a little too pumped up after a loss in the Iowa caucuses and destroyed his candidacy in a matter of minutes. Millions watched the frightening clip over and over again, and decided Dr. Dean would make an awesome Chairman of the DNC. El Presidente, not so much.