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Internet goes dark in Egypt
Egyptian government turned off internet and cell phone service to try and silence protesters. The 4 main interenet providers went dark, cell phone service was suspended in some areas. -
Superbowl
Green Bay Packers beat Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 -
Earthquake hits Japan
A 9.1 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit the east coast of Japan killing 15,848 and 3926 went missing. Emergencies were declaired at 4 nuclear power plants after the earthquake. -
Nuclear reactors pose threat for disaster
Fukushima disaster rated Level 7, same as Chernobyl. They tried to prevent four doomed nuclear reactors from causing a catastrophic meltdown. -
Bin Laden killed
U.S. President Barack Obama announced that Osama Bin Laden, founder and lkeader of Al-Quada was killed during an American military operation in Pakistan -
Election Canada
Conservitive Party wins 41st Federal Election -
Canada Post on Strike
Canada Post goes on strike -
Riots in Vancouver
Riots broke out in Vancouver afterafter the Vancouver Canucks lose game 7 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals to the Boston Bruins -
Prince and Dutchess to tour Canada
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Dutchess of Cambridge tour Canada -
Casey Anthony Not Guilty
Jury finds Casey Anthony "not guilty" of first-degree murder charges. The prosecution failed to prove that she actualy murdered her daughter. -
77 Killed in Norway
77 people were killed in twin terrorist attacks in Norway after a bombing in the Regjeringskvartalet government center in Oslo and a shotting at a political youth camp on the island of Utoya. -
NDP leader dies
Jack Layton, 61, leader of the NDP died of cancer -
Head of Apple dies
Steve Jobs died. -
Gadhafi dead
Moammar Gadhafi killed. He ruled Libya with a dictatorial grip for 42 years before being killed.