What major events happened in the 2010s?
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What major events happened in the 2010s?
Politics and World Events
- Occupy Wall Street.
- Black Lives Matter.
- 2016 Presidential Election.
- Brexit.
- Impeachment.
- Haiti Earthquake.
- Hurricanes.
- Terrorist Attacks.
What was new in 2010?
Decade in Review: A look back at what happened in 2010
- Haiti earthquake.
- UK economy comes out of recession.
- Sachin Tendulkar scores first double century in One Day International (ODI) cricket.
- Chile earthquake.
- The eruption of Eyjafjallajokull.
- BP oil spill.
- David Cameron becomes UK prime minister.
What big things happened in 2011?
May 1 – U.S. President Barack Obama announces that Osama bin Laden, the founder and leader of the militant group Al-Qaeda, was killed on May 2, 2011 (PKT, UTC+05) during an American military operation in Pakistan. May 5 – Supremo Tribunal Federal approves wedding between people of the same gender in Brazil.
What was big in the 2010s?
The 2010s were a decade of massive change. Yes, politically—we started the decade with Barack Obama and the ACA and ended with Donald Trump and impeachment; we saw gay marriage legalized and Brett Kavanaugh confirmed to the Supreme Court—but also culturally.
What big things happened in 2014?
February – The West African Ebola virus epidemic begins, infecting at least 28,616 people and killing at least 11,310 people, the most severe both in terms of numbers of infections and casualties. 7–23 February – The XXII Olympic Winter Games are held in Sochi, Russia.
What bad stuff happened in 2012?
The 8 most disruptive events of 2012
- Tight oil supply: the beginning of the end.
- Hurricane Sandy.
- Big Oil and Kurdistan autonomy.
- US presidential election goads on the global shale juggernaut.
- East Africa’s new day dawns.
- China’s territorial ambitions make waves.
- Syria inflames geopolitical risk.
- North Korea fires a missile.
How has the world changed in the last decade?
People are also sharing some of the things that appear to have improved over the last decade. According to statistics from the World Bank and the UN, extreme poverty is currently at its lowest overall level in recorded history, child mortality and youth illiteracy are both down, and global average life expectancy has increased.
What has happened to our lives in the past decade?
There were, of course, huge political and social upheavals that roiled our world in the past decade. But there were also the gradual lifestyle changes that you don’t always notice when they’re happening – kind of like watching a child grow older.
How long did the bin Laden raid last?
The raid that took place at a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where the notorious al-Qaeda leader was in hiding, lasted only 40 minutes. The operation carried out by SEAL Team Six took years of planning and was considered a “flawless” mission. Bin Laden’s death came a decade after the 9/11 attacks, which al-Qaeda orchestrated.