The 2010s

2011 15 years ago

A series of riots broke out in several London boroughs and in cities and towns across England in response to the…

A series of riots took place between 6 and 7 August 2011 in cities and towns across England, which saw looting and arson, as well as mass deployment of police and the deaths of fiv…

A series of riots broke out in several London boroughs and in cities and towns across England in response to the…

2011 15 years ago

During the most active day of the 2011 Super Outbreak 218 tornadoes killed 317 people across 16 U

The 2011 Super Outbreak was the largest and costliest tornado outbreak ever recorded, taking place in the Southern, Midwestern, and Northeastern United States from April 25 to 28, …

During the most active day of the 2011 Super Outbreak 218 tornadoes killed 317 people across 16 U

2011 15 years ago

The Conservative Party of Canada won enough seats in the federal election to establish their first majority government

The Conservative Party of Canada, sometimes referred to as the Tories, is a federal political party in Canada. The party sits at the centre-right to right of the Canadian political…

The Conservative Party of Canada won enough seats in the federal election to establish their first majority government

2011 15 years ago

Osama bin Laden was killed by U

On May 2, 2011, the United States conducted Operation Neptune Spear, in which SEAL Team Six shot and killed Osama bin Laden at his "Waziristan Haveli" in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Bin …

Osama bin Laden was killed by U

2011 15 years ago

An earthquake registering Mw 5

The 2011 Lorca earthquake was a moderate 5.1 Mw earthquake that occurred 6:47 p.m. CEST on 11 May 2011, near the town of Lorca, causing significant localized damage in the Region o…

An earthquake registering Mw 5

2011 15 years ago

Bad weather caused a Chilean Air Force aircraft to crash into the Pacific Ocean, killing all 21 people on board.

The Chilean Air Force is the air force of Chile and a branch of the Chilean Armed Forces.

Bad weather caused a Chilean Air Force aircraft to crash into the Pacific Ocean, killing all 21 people on board.

2011 15 years ago

Two bomb explosions in Charsadda District, Pakistan, killed 98 people and wounded 140 others

A double bombing occurred on 13 May 2011 in Shabqadar Fort in Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. 98 people were killed when two suicide bombs exploded i…

Two bomb explosions in Charsadda District, Pakistan, killed 98 people and wounded 140 others

2011 15 years ago

The final episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest-rated daytime talk show in U

The Oprah Winfrey Show is an American daytime talk show that was hosted by Oprah Winfrey. The show ran in syndication for twenty-five seasons from September 8, 1986, to May 25, 201…

The final episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest-rated daytime talk show in U

2011 15 years ago

Residents of Portland, Oregon, held a rally called Hands Across Hawthorne in response to an attack against a gay couple

Portland is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Located in the Pacific Northwest at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, it is the 28th-most populo…

Residents of Portland, Oregon, held a rally called Hands Across Hawthorne in response to an attack against a gay couple

2011 15 years ago

The semi-professional English football club Gedling Town F

Semi-professional sports are sports in which athletes are not participating on a full-time basis, but still receive some payment. Semi-professionals are not amateur because they re…

The semi-professional English football club Gedling Town F

2011 15 years ago

A 6

The June 2011 Christchurch earthquake was a shallow magnitude 6.0 Mw earthquake that occurred on 13 June 2011 at 14:20 NZST. It was centred at a depth of 7 km (4.3 mi), about 5 km …

A 6

2011 15 years ago

A 6

The June 2011 Christchurch earthquake was a shallow magnitude 6.0 Mw earthquake that occurred on 13 June 2011 at 14:20 NZST. It was centred at a depth of 7 km (4.3 mi), about 5 km …

A 6

2011 15 years ago

The last edition of the British tabloid News of the World was published, closing due to allegations that it hacked the…

Tabloid journalism is a popular style of largely sensationalist journalism, which takes its name from the tabloid newspaper format: a small-sized newspaper also known as a half bro…

The last edition of the British tabloid News of the World was published, closing due to allegations that it hacked the…

2011 15 years ago

An explosion at the Evangelos Florakis Naval Base killed 13 people, including the head of the Cyprus Navy.

On 11 July 2011, at Evangelos Florakis Naval Base, situated at Mari, Larnaca District in Cyprus, a large amount of ammunition and military explosives self-detonated, killing 13 peo…

An explosion at the Evangelos Florakis Naval Base killed 13 people, including the head of the Cyprus Navy.

2011 15 years ago

NASA launched the Juno probe to Jupiter as part of the New Frontiers program.

Juno is a NASA space probe orbiting the planet Jupiter. Built by Lockheed Martin and operated by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral A…

NASA launched the Juno probe to Jupiter as part of the New Frontiers program.

2011 15 years ago

A 5.8 MW earthquake struck the Piedmont region of Virginia, and was felt by more people than any other quake in U.S.…

The moment magnitude scale is a measure of an earthquake's magnitude based on its seismic moment. Mw was defined in a 1979 paper by Thomas C. Hanks and Hiroo Kanamori. Before Hanks…

A 5.8 MW earthquake struck the Piedmont region of Virginia, and was felt by more people than any other quake in U.S.…

2011 15 years ago

Mexican drug war: Fifty-two people were killed in an arson attack at a casino in Monterrey, Mexico.

The Mexican drug war is an ongoing asymmetric armed conflict between the Mexican government and various drug trafficking syndicates. When the Mexican military intervened in 2006, t…

Mexican drug war: Fifty-two people were killed in an arson attack at a casino in Monterrey, Mexico.

2011 15 years ago

Adbusters, a Canadian anti-consumerist publication, organized a protest against corporate influence on democracy at…

The Adbusters Media Foundation is a Canadian-based not-for-profit, pro-environment organization founded in 1989 by Kalle Lasn and Bill Schmalz in Vancouver, British Columbia. Adbus…

Adbusters, a Canadian anti-consumerist publication, organized a protest against corporate influence on democracy at…

2011 15 years ago

Mariano Rivera surpassed Trevor Hoffman to become Major League Baseball's all-time career leader in saves.

Mariano Rivera is a Panamanian-American former professional baseball player who was a pitcher for 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, from 1995 to 2…

Mariano Rivera surpassed Trevor Hoffman to become Major League Baseball's all-time career leader in saves.

2011 15 years ago

The United States military ended its "don't ask, don't tell" policy, consequently allowing gay and lesbian people to…

"Don't ask, don't tell" (DADT) was the official United States policy on military service of homosexual people for a period of over 17 years, starting in the mid-1990s. Instituted d…

The United States military ended its "don't ask, don't tell" policy, consequently allowing gay and lesbian people to…

2011 15 years ago

Yak-Service Flight 9633, carrying the players and coaching staff of the ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, crashed…

On 7 September 2011, YAK-Service Flight 9633, a Yakovlev Yak-42 carrying players and coaching staff of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl professional ice hockey team, crashed during take-off…

Yak-Service Flight 9633, carrying the players and coaching staff of the ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, crashed…

2011 15 years ago

Two Chinese cargo ships were attacked and their crews murdered on a stretch of the Mekong River in far northern…

The Mekong River massacre occurred on the morning of 5 October 2011, when two Chinese cargo ships were attacked on a stretch of the Mekong River in the Golden Triangle region on th…

Two Chinese cargo ships were attacked and their crews murdered on a stretch of the Mekong River in far northern…

2011 15 years ago

The Dragon King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (pictured) married Jetsun Pema at the Punakha Dzong.

The King of Bhutan, officially the Druk Gyalpo, is the constitutional monarch and head of state of the Kingdom of Bhutan. In the Dzongkha language, Bhutan is known as Drukyul which…

The Dragon King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (pictured) married Jetsun Pema at the Punakha Dzong.

2011 15 years ago

Michael Woodford was dismissed as the CEO of the optics manufacturer Olympus after uncovering internal financial…

Michael Christopher Woodford, MBE is an English businessman who was formerly president and COO and CEO of Japan-based optics and reprography products manufacturer Olympus Corporati…

Michael Woodford was dismissed as the CEO of the optics manufacturer Olympus after uncovering internal financial…