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The NASA sent the rover Spirit on Mars and began the research, and learned that there was once liquid water on Mars.
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Athens Olympics of 2004 was one of the best olympics ever held, and was the "Unforgettable Dream Games" as the president of IOC had said. It was the first time Athens had hosted the Olympic Games after 1896 and the unofficial matches (between 1906). It took place from August 13, 2004 to August 29, 2004.
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The papacy of Sanctus Ioannes Paulus PP II ended on April 2, 2005.
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The papacy of Pope Benedictus XVI started on April 19, 2005.
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Pluto was considered an official planet before August 24, 2006; and was considered a dwarf planet afterwards.
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Saddam Hussein, the former president of Iraq, was executed on December 30, 2006.
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The first iPhone was introduced on June 29, 2007.
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Barack Obama was elected as the president of U.S.A on November 4, 2008.
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Michael Jackson passed away on June 25, 2009. The cause of his death was cardiac arrest.
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The first iPad was introduced on April 3, 2010.
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On June 11, 2010, the FIFA World Cup was held in South Africa. It was the first competition (event) held in Africa (the continent).
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Osama Bin Laden was killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan by a United States special forces military unit.
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Kim Jong-il passed away on December 17, 2011, the cause of his death being heart attack.
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Curiosity, a rover sent to Mars by NASA, landed on the red planet on August 6, 2012 .
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Barack Obama was reelected as the president on November 6, 2012, defeating Mitt Romney.
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Pope Benedictus XVI resigned from the office on 28 February, 2013.
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Pope Francis was the next pope (after Pope Benedictus XVI). His papacy began on March 13, 2013.
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China's first moon rover, 'Jade Rabbit' (玉兔, yù tù) landed on the moon. It was the first moon rover launched (and landed) from Asia.
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A 'mysterious' disease started to spread silently in a village in Guinea on December 26, 2013. However, this 'mysterious' disease wasn't identified as ebola until March 21, 2014.
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Lee Kuan Yew, the former prime minister of Sinagpore passed away on March 23, 2015. The cause his death being pneumonia
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There was a terrorist attack at Paris, France on November 13, 2015. Approximately 130 people were killed during the incident and hundreds were injured. ISIS claimed responsibility for this incident.
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Donald Trump was elected the new president of U.S.A, and is going to be (officially) the president on January 20, 2017.
