Can you believe it's been 10 years since our favourite boy band was formed? It's true! On July 23, 2010, history was made when One Direction was created on The X Factor [1], and Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Zayn Malik have been wreaking havoc on our lives ever since. The band may have gone on hiatus in 2015 [2], but for those of us diehard fans, their music is still on repeat on our Spotify playlists, except now it's blended in with all their solo projects as well [3]. We wanted to take a moment to get all up in our emotions and look back at One Direction's golden years of performances, red carpets, and goofing around — all the little moments that made us fall in love. Join us on this journey; we've got a whole lot of history to cover.
One Direction at the Very.co.uk Christmas Catwalk Show in 2010
One Direction at the Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Premiere in 2010
One Direction at the X Factor Photocall in 2010
One Direction at an X Factor Appearance in 2010
One Direction at Fountain Studios in London in 2010
One Direction at Have a Heart Appeal Day in 2011
One Direction at a Book Signing in Manchester, England, in 2011
One Direction at the JLS Eyes Wide Open Premiere in 2011
One Direction at the GQ Men of the Year Awards in 2011
One Direction Signing CDs at HMV in London in 2011
One Direction Celebrating the Release of "What Makes You Beautiful" in 2011
One Direction Promoting "What Makes You Beautiful" in 2011
One Direction at the BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards in 2011
One Direction at the BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards in 2011
One Direction at the Launch of Nokia Handsets in London in 2011
One Direction Celebrating Black Friday Deals in 2011
One Direction Performing in London in 2011
One Direction Performing in London in 2012
One Direction at a Photocall in Paris in 2012
One Direction at the Brit Awards in 2012
One Direction Performing on Today in 2012
One Direction at the Nickelodeon Upfronts in New York in 2012
One Direction at the Elvis Duran Show in New York in 2012
Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, and Harry Styles at SiriusXM in New York in 2012
One Direction at a CD Signing in New Jersey in 2012
One Direction at Q102 Radio Station in Pennsylvania in 2012
One Direction at ET Canada in 2012
One Direction at a VEVO Go Show in LA in 2012
Niall Horan, Liam Payne, and Louis Tomlinson at ANZAC Test Match in 2012
One Direction Performing in Wellington, New Zealand, in 2012
Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, and Liam Payne at the Men in Black 3 Premiere in 2012
Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan at Six Flags Magic Mountain in 2012
Liam Payne and Niall Horan Performing at Westfield's Shepherds Bush in 2012
One Direction Performing at the Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony in 2012
One Direction Celebrating Their Win at the MTV VMAs in 2012
One Direction Performing at the BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards in 2012
One Direction on El Hormiguero TV Show in 2012
One Direction at El Hormiguero TV Show in 2012
One Direction Performing on Today in 2012
Harry Styles at the Z100 Jingle Ball in 2012
One Direction Performing at the Z100 Jingle Ball in 2012
One Direction at the US X Factor Season Finale in 2012
One Direction Performing at the iTunes Festival in 2012
One Direction at Tokyo Narita Airport in 2013
Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, and Zayn Malik at the NRJ Music Awards in 2013
One Direction Performing at the Brit Awards in 2013
One Direction Celebrating at the Brit Awards in 2013
Zayn Malik Getting Measured For a Madame Tussauds Wax Figure in 2013
One Direction With Their One Direction Dolls in LA in 2013
One Direction at the Teen Choice Awards in 2013
One Direction at a This Is Us Photocall in 2013
One Direction at the This Is Us Premiere in London in 2013
One Direction Performing on Today in 2013
One Direction at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2013
One Direction Meeting Lady Gaga at the MTV VMAs in 2013
One Direction at The 1Derland in Japan in 2013
One Direction at a Book Signing in London in 2013
One Direction Performing at Their Album Release Party in 2013
Liam Payne and Harry Styles on 1D Day in 2013
Liam Payne and Zayn Malik on 1D Day in 2013
One Direction at the American Music Awards in 2013
One Direction Performing on Today in 2013
One Direction at an Event at Wembley Arena in London in 2014
Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson at the American Music Awards in 2013
One Direction on Good Morning America in 2013
Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan Performing in New Jersey in 2014
Louis Tomlinson Performing in Pasadena, CA, in 2014
One Direction at iHeart Radio Music Festival in 2014
One Direction Performing at iHeart Radio Music Festival in 2014
One Direction Meeting Prince William in 2014
Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, and Niall Horan at the Brit Awards in 2014
One Direction Performing at the BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend in 2014
One Direction at the American Music Awards in 2014
One Direction Performing at the American Music Awards in 2014
One Direction at the ARIA Awards in 2014
One Direction Celebrating Their Win at the American Music Awards in 2014
One Direction at the ARIA Awards in 2014
Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, and Harry Styles at the NRJ Awards in 2014
One Direction at the Billboard Music Awards in 2015
Liam Payne and Niall Horan Performing in Santa Clara, CA, in 2015
One Direction Performing on Good Morning America in 2015
Harry Styles Performing in Chicago in 2015
One Direction Meeting Prince Harry in 2015
One Direction Performing in LA in 2015
Harry Styles Performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live in 2015
One Direction Performing at the American Music Awards in 2015
One Direction at the American Music Awards in 2015
One Direction at a Mexico City Press Conference in 2015
One Direction Performing at Jingle Ball in Dallas in 2015
Liam Payne at Jingle Ball in Dallas in 2015
Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson Performing at Triple Ho Show in San Jose, CA, in 2015
Louis Tomlinson at Jingle Ball in LA in 2015
Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson at Jingle Ball in LA in 2015
Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson at Jingle Ball in LA in 2015
Liam Payne and Harry Styles at Jingle Ball in LA in 2015
One Direction Performing at Triple Ho Show in San Jose, CA, in 2015
One Direction at the BBC Music Awards in 2015
One Direction Performing on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve in 2015
One Direction at the American Music Awards in 2015