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9/11 destroys New York and many lives.
Osama Bin Laden initiated an attack on New York. On several planes they flew in destroying lives and buildings of New York. -
Planet Quaoar is discovered.
Planet Quaroar was discovered by Chad Trujillo and Mike Brown. It is located in Constellation Ophiuchus. -
The U.S spaceshuttle crashes.
The Columbia space shuttle broke up on reentering Earth's atmosphere on its' way to Kennnedy Space Center. The crash kiled 7 crew members. -
The deadliest tsunami in history occurs.
Giant forces that have been building up in the Earth for hundreds of years were released suddenly, shaking the ground and creating violent waves acroos the Indian Ocean. As an effect, over 150,000 people were killed or missing by the end of the day. -
Hurricane Katrina takes place.
Hurricane Katrina was one of the strongest storms in the United States during the last 100 years. It was a very dangerous, violent storm that killed many. -
Steve Irwin dies.
Steve Irwin had his own televised wildlife show where he fought crocodiles. During one of his shows, he was pierced in the chest by a stingray and did not survive the pain. -
The first iPhone is released.
The first iPhone is Apple's first internet-enabled smartphone. It is an amazing phone, but today's iPhones are much nicer and improved. -
The first African American is elected as president.
Barack Obama is our 44th president of the United States. He worked hard in his life to earn his spot as the president. -
Michael Jackson dies.
Michael Jackson died from propofol intoxication after suffering a respitory arrest at his home in Los Angelas. His death shocked many people, but made them proud of all he had accomplished during his life. -
The Louisiana oil spill occurs.
Deep in the Gulf of Mexico there is one of the nation's worst oil spills ever. The spill was caused from BP's Deep Horizon well exploding. Later, the well was capped and efforts began to clean up the oil. -
The royal wedding occurs.
Under cool, gray skies, billions watched from outside Westminster Abbey and telivision worldwide as 1900 invited guests witnessed as Prince William and Kate Middleton were married. The ceromony was one of the largest events in London in decades and included a red carpet. -
Costa Concordia ship sinks.
The cruise ship partially sank after the captain hit a reef off the Italian Coast and running aground. 34 were known to have died and 64 were severly injured.
