26 August 2011

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing’s all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is one of the most…

27 January 2011

Arab Spring: The Yemeni Revolution begins as over 16,000 protestors demonstrate in Sana’a. The Arab Spring refers to a series of pro-democracy uprisings, protests, and…

24 April 2011

WikiLeaks starts publishing the Guantanamo Bay files leak. WikiLeaks is a non-profit organization that publishes secret and classified information from anonymous sources. It was founded…

25 May 2011

Oprah Winfrey airs her last show, ending her 25-year run of The Oprah Winfrey Show.

2 May 1997

The first movie in the Austin Powers (“I lost my mojo“) series is released, the ‘International Man of Mystery’ The first movie in the Austin…

27 April 2011

The 2011 Super Outbreak devastates parts of the Southeastern United States, especially the states of Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Tennessee. 205 tornadoes touched down on…

31 October 2011

The global population of humans reaches seven billion. This day is now recognized by the United Nations as the Day of Seven Billion.

27 August 2011

Hurricane Irene strikes the United States east coast, killing 47 and causing an estimated $15.6 billion in damage

21 July 2011

NASA’s Space Shuttle program ends with the landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-135 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center