Key Events By watsonstuart Jun 1, 2009 Plane crashes into the Atlantic Ocean killing 228 people WORLD EVENT Sep 4, 2010 7.1 magnitude earthquake in New Zealand WORLD EVENT Mar 11, 2011 9 magnitude earthquake hit Japan causing a tsunami WORLD EVENT Jul 27, 2012 2012 Summer Olympics began in London WORLD EVENT Apr 15, 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing ocurred WORLD EVENT Feb 7, 2014 Winter Olympics started in Russia WORLD EVENT Dec 12, 2015 World gets a deal on Climate Change WORLD EVENT Aug 5, 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio commenced WORLD EVENT Jan 20, 2017 Donald Trump becomes the 45th president of the US WORLD EVENT May 19, 2018 Meghan Markle joined the royal family WORLD EVENT May 7, 2019 UK Prime Minister resigns WORLD EVENT Jan 25, 2020 First confirmed case of COVID-19 appeared in Australia WORLD EVENT