Important Events that Happened in My Lifetime
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Updated: 27 Mar 2018
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Coordinated terrorist bomb
blasts strike London's public
transport system during the
morning rush hour killing 52
and injuring 700Influenced by Live 8, the G8
leaders pledge to double
2004 levels of aid to Africa
from US$25 to US$50 billion
by the year 2010Hurricane Katrina forms
over the Bahamas, later
becoming a category 5
hurricaneHurricane Katrina makes its
2nd landfall as a category 3
hurricane devastating much
of the U.S. Gulf Coast from
Louisiana to Florida
Panhandle. Kills more than
1,836, causes over $115
billion in damageAngela Merkel becomes the
first female Chancellor of
Germany event243 are injured in pro-
democracy protest Nepal
after Nepali security
forces open on protestors
against King GyanendraEarthquake strikes Java,
Indonesia at 5:53:58 AM
local time (22:53:58 UTC
May 26) devastating Bantul
and the city of Yogyakarta,
killing over 6,600 peopleWikiLeaks is launched,
created by internet activist
Julian AssangeNorth Korea conducts its first
nuclear test, with an estimated
yield of between 0.4-2 kilotonsNASA reveals photographs
taken by Mars Global
Surveyor suggesting the
presence of liquid water
on MarsApple Inc CEO Steve Jobs
announces the iPhoneA new Northern Ireland Executive
is formed with Ian Paisley (Demo-
cratic Unionist Party) as First
Minister and Martin McGuinness
(Sinn Féin) as Deputey First MinisterOperation Banner, the presence
of the British Army in Northern
Ireland, and longest-running
British Army operation ever, comes
to an endPresident Roh Moo-Hyun of
South korea walks across the
Military Demarcration Line into
North Korea on his way to the
second Inter-Korean Summit
with North Korean leader Kim
Jong IIFidel Castro retires as the
President of Cuba due to
ill health after nearly fifty
yearsCyclone Nargis makes landfall
in Myanmar killing over
130,000 people and leaving
millions of people homelessWenchuan earthquake, measuring
7.8 in magnitude occurs in Sichuan,
China, killing over 87,000, injuring
374,643 and leaving homeless
between 4.8 million and 11 million
peopleUsain Bolt sets a new 100
metres world record of 9.69
seconds at the Beijing 2008
Summer OlympicsThe Large Hadron Collider at
CERN, described as the biggest
scientific experiment in the history
of mankind is powered up in
Geneva, SwitzerlandDow Jones Industrial Average
falls 777.68 points, its largest
single-day point loss, following
the bankruptcies of Lehman
Brothers and Washington MutualBarack Obama becomes the
\first African-American to be
elected President of the
United States, defeating
Republican candidate John
McCainBarack Obama, inaugurated
as the 44th President of the
United States of AmericaInternational Criminal Court
issues an arrest warrant for
Sudanese President Omar
Hassan al-Bashir for war
crimes and crimes against
humanity in Darfur becoming
the first sitting head of state
to be indictedChrysler automobile company
files for Chapter 11 bankruptcySri Lankan Civil War: The LTTE
are defeated by the Sri Lankan
government, ending almost 26
years of fighting between the
two sides.Earthquake occurs in Haiti killing
approximately 160,000 and
destroying the majority of the capital
Port-au-PrinceThe Deepwater Horizon drilling
rig explodes, killing 11 and causing
the rig to sink, causing a massive
oil discharge into the Gulf of Mexico
and an environmental diasterOperation Iraqi Freedom ends,
with the last of the United States
brigade combat teams crossing
the border to KuwaitRepeal of the "Don't Ask Don't
Tell policy", a 17-year-old policy
banning homosexuals serving
openly in the US military,
signed into law by President
Barack ObamaTunisian president Ben Ali,
flees to Saudi Arabia after
popular protests known as
the Jasmine RevolutionEgyptian Revolution of 2011
begins with a series of street
demonstrations, rallies, acts
of civil disobedience, labor
strikes and violent clashes in
Cairo, Alexandria and other
major citiesEgyptian Revolution culminates
in the resignation of Hosni
Mubarak and the transfer of
power to the Supreme Military
Council after 18 days of protests9.0 magnitude earthquake strikes
130 km (80 miles) east of Sendai,
Japan, triggering a tsunami killing
thousands of people and causing
the second worst nuclear accident
in historyFidel Castro resigns from the
Communist Party of Cuba's
central committee after 45
years of holding the title.Osama bin Laden, the suspected
mastermind behind the September
11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted
man is killed by US special forces in
Abbottabad, PakistanNorway is the victim of twin terror
attacks, the first a bomb blast targeting
government buildings in central Oslo,
second a massacre at a youth camp on
island of UtøyaCERN scientists announce
their discovery of neutrinos
breaking the speed of lightThe world population reaches
7 billion inhabitants according
to the United NationsWikileaks begins disclosing 5
million emails from private
intelligence company StratforThe American Episcopal Church
becomes the first to approve a
rite for blessing gay marriagesKim Jong-un is officially appointed
Supreme Leader of North Korea
and given the rank of Marshal in
the Korean People's ArmyWikileaks founder, Julian Assange
is granted political asylum by EcuadorScientists detect evidence of
light from the universe's first
stars, predicted to have formed
500 million years after the big bangCalcium deposits are discovered
on Mars by NASA’s Curiosity RoverNorth Korea allegedly conducts
its third nuclear test, saying it was
a nuclear device that could be
weaponizedXi Jinping is named as the new
President of the People's Republic
of ChinaBoston Marathon bombings:
3 people are killed and 183
injured after two explosions
near the finish lineHuman stem cells are
successfully clonedDetroit, Michigan, files for bankruptcy,
becoming the largest US municipal
bankruptcy ever at $18.5 billionUkrainian Revolution of 2014
begins as protesters, riot police
and unknown shooters take
part in violent events in the
capital, Kiev, culminating after
five days in the ouster of
President Viktor YanukovychMalaysia Airlines Flight 370 with
239 people lose contact and
disappears, prompting the most
expensive search effort in historyRussia formally annexes Crimea
amid international condemenationThe centre-right Hindu Nationalist
Party, the BJP, wins landslide election
victory in IndiaRoyal Thai Armed Forces, led
by General Prayut Chan-o-cha
stage a coup in Thailand,
suspending the kingdom's
constitution and taking control
of the government, the 12th
since the country's first coup in
1932Islamic State of Iraq forces
seize control of government
offices and other important
buildings in the northern city
of MosulMalaysia Airlines Flight 17 is
shot down over Eastern
Ukraine by a Buk surface-to-air
missile launched from pro-Russian
separatist-controlled territory,
killing all 283 passengers and 15
crew on boardBarack Obama and Raul Castro
meet in Panama, the 1st meeting
of US and Cuban heads of state
since the Cuban RevolutionIndia's poulation officially
reaches 1 billion - Astha Arora
named India's billionth babyReal estate mogul
Donald Trump launches
his campaign for US
PresidentQueen Elizabeth II becomes
Great Britain's longest-reigning
monarch at 63 years and seven
months, beating the previous
record set by her great-great-
grandmother, Queen VictoriaUS scientists from University
of California find evidence life
on earth may have begun 4.1
billion years ago, 300 million
earlier than previously thoughtChina announces the end
of their one-child policy
after 35 yearsCOP21 climate change summit
in Paris reaches a deal between
195 countries to limit the rise in
the global average temperature
to less than 2°C above pre-
industrial levelsBarack Obama becomes
the first US President to
visit Cuba since 1928,
arriving for a 2 day tourPanama Papers published
- 11.5 million confidential
documents from offshore
law firm Mossack Fonseca
expose widespread illegal
activities including fraud,
kleptocracy, tax evasion
and the violation of
international sanctions by
the world's elite in the
world's largest ever data leakParis Agreement on climate
change signed in New York
binding 195 nations to an
increase in the global average
temperature to less than 2°C
above pre-industrial levels and
to pursue efforts to limit the
increase to 1.5°CUnited Kingdom votes
to leave the European
Union in their "Brexit"
referundumPanama Canal's third set of
locks opens for commercial
traffic, doubling the Canal’s
capacity at an estimated
cost of $5.25 billionRepublican Donald Trump
is elected President of the
United States of America,
defeating democrat Hillary
Clinton, who received 2.9
million more voteDiscovery of a new mostly
underwater continent
Zealandia in the South
Pacific announced in research
journal "GSA Today"Emmanuel Macron wins
France's presidential
election defeating Marine
Le PenNorth Korea tests first
successful intercontinental
ballistic missile into Sea of
JapanIraqi Prime Minister Haider
al-Abadi proclaims victory
over Islamic State forces in
MosulHurricane Irma becomes
the post powerful Atlantic
Ocean hurricane in recorded
history with winds of 185mph"The New York Times"
publishes investigation
into sexual harassment
behaviour by Hollywood
producer Harvey WeinsteinActress Alyssa Milano
tweeting “If you’ve been
sexually harassed or
assaulted write ‘me too’"
prompts flood of replies
across Facebook,
Instagram and TwitterIslamic State headquarters
Raqqa declared under full
control of US-led alliance by
Syrian Democratic Forces
(SDF) spokesman Talal Sello
after 4 months of fightingChinese Premier Xi Jinping
unveils his new ruling
council in the Great Hall of
the People, none of the five
are young enough to succeed himRobert Mugabe's resignation
after 37 years in power is
read out in Zimbabwe's
parliaments during
impeachment proceedings
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