Historical Events in My Lifetime

By sheza111
  • Magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Turkey

    Magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Turkey

    News Events of 1999The earthquake killed more than 15,600 and left 600,000 homeless.

  • Wikipedia is launched

    Wikipedia went on to become the largest and by far the most popular general reference work on the Internet.

  • U.S. and Britain launch war against Iraq

    News and Events of 2003 War begins between The US and Britain against Iraq.
  • Summer Olympics

    Summer Olympics

    News and Events of 2004The summer olympics are begin in Athens, Greece.
  • Hurricane Katrina

    Hurricane Katrina

    U.S. Events Catastrophic damage on the Gulf coast; more than 1,000 die and millions are left homeless.

  • Twitter.com is launched

    Twitter is released fully to the public.
  • Beijing hosts the Olympic Games

    Beijing hosts the Olympic Games

    The 2008 Summer Olympics were held in Beijing and featured a spectacular opening ceremony.
  • Barack Obama is sworn in as 44th president of the USA

    Barack Obama is sworn in as 44th president of the USA

    Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the U.S. in January 2009, becoming the first African American to hold office.

  • Japan is devastated by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami

    This resulted in killing nearly 16,000 and leaving another 2,600 missing.

  • Oprah Winfrey airs her last show

    This ended her twenty five year run of The Oprah Winfrey Show.