13 July 2011

Mumbai is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour, killing 26 and injuring 130.

20 September 2011

The United States military ends its “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time.

24 April 2011

WikiLeaks starts publishing the Guantanamo Bay files leak. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guantanamo_Bay_files_leak’]

24 January 2011

At least 35 die and 180 are injured in a bombing at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domodedovo_International_Airport_bombing’]

22 February 2011

New Zealand’s second deadliest earthquake happens in Christchurch, killing 185 people. At 12.51 p.m. on Tuesday 22 February 2011, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake caused severe…

9 March 2011

The Space Shuttle Discovery makes its final landing after 39 flights. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — The shuttle Discovery braved the hellish fire of re-entry…

27 August 2011

Hurricane Irene hits the United States east coast. 47 are killed. Irene was one of the costliest storms in U.S. history and killed at least…

9 March 2011

The space shuttle Discovery makes its final landing after 39 flights. The oldest and most traveled space shuttle, Discovery, landed back on Earth after its…

27 August 2011

Hurricane Irene reaches land on the United States east coast, killing 47 and causing causing an estimated $15.6 billion in damage.