2010- Haiti Earthquake
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2015- Isis (islamic state of Iraq and Syria
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- Jihadist militant group
- recent attacks in Paris and Brussels
- claims religious, political and military authority over all Muslims worldwide
2011- Osama Bin Ladin Killed
- January 12th, 2010
- estimated death toll between 220,00 to 316,000
- resulted in tsunamis and fires
- secret raid on the al-Qaeda leader’s compound in Pakistan in May 2011 carried out by US navy seal team six kills Bin Laden
2001-2016
2008- Beijing Olympics
- symbol of China’s emergence as a major player in global politics
- International multi-sport event
2007- Apple Releases the iPhone
- “The iPhone brings together several features of the iPod, digital camera, smart phones and even portable computing to one device, with a widescreen display and an innovative input method.”
2003- Space Shuttle Columbia Explodes
2004- Facebook
-Website launched on February 4, 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg (19 years old)
-biggest websites in the world, visited by 400 million people a month
- It launched on April 12, 1981, the first flight of the Space Shuttle program
- explodes as entering atmosphere kills all 7 crew members
2001- 9/11
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- terrorist attacks by Islamic terrorist group- Al Qaeda
- targeted symbolic US landmarks
2008- First Black President Inaugurated
- made history as the first black president
- democrat
- currently serving second term in office
2008- Worldwide Economy Crash
- considered to be the worst financial crisis since the great depression in the 1930s
- caused widespread unemployment that still affects worldwide economy today