yearmonthdayeventrank
2011 8 23 "5.8 earthquake occurrs in Mineral, Virginia felt as far north as Ontario and as far south as Atlanta, Georgia" 0
2011 8 26 "The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA" 0
2011 8 28 "28th MTV Awards: Katy Perry, Lady Gaga & Justin Bieber wins" 0
2011 9 7 "Plane crash in Russia kills 43 people, including nearly the entire roster of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Kontinental Hockey League team" 0
2011 9 17 "Occupy Wall Street movement began in Zucotti Park, New York City." 0
2011 9 20 "The United States ends its ""Don't Ask, Don't Tell"" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time." 0
2011 9 22 CERN scientists announce their discovery of neutrinos breaking the speed of light 0
2011 10 15 Global protests break out in 951 cities in 82 countries. 0
2011 10 15 "Legoland Florida (the world's largest Legoland theme park) opens in Winter Haven, Florida." 0
2011 10 18 Gilad Shalit is released. 0
2011 10 20 "The former leader of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, and his son Moatassem Gaddafi are killed shortly after the battle of Sirte (2011) while in the custody of NTC fighters." 0
2011 10 23 "A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Van Province, Turkey, killing 582 people and injuring thousands." 0
2011 10 27 "The Royal Australian Navy announces that they discovered the wreck of a World War II submarine in Simpson Harbour, Papua New Guinea during Operation RENDER SAFE - it is likely to be Japanese." 0
2011 10 29 Record-breaking snowstorm in the northeastern United States leaves nearly 2 million residents without power for more than 36 hours. 0
2011 10 31 The world population reaches 7 billion inhabitants according to the United Nations 0
2011 11 8 "The potentially hazardous asteroid 2005 YU55 passed 0.85 lunar distances from Earth (about 324,600 kilometres or 201,700 miles), the closest known approach by an asteroid of its brightness since 2010 XC15 in 1976." 0
2011 11 9 "45th Country Music Association Award: Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert & Blake Shelton wins" 0
2011 11 12 "Silvio Berlusconi resigns as Prime Minister of Italy due, in large part, to the European sovereign debt crisis." 0
2011 11 23 "Arab Spring: After 11 months of protests in Yemen, The Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh Signs a deal to transfer power to the vice president, in exchange for legal immunity." 0
2011 11 25 "Sudden violent storms strike southern Sri Lanka, killing 27 people and drowning many fishermen caught by surprise. Thousands of homes lose their roofs and several more sustain damage. Landslides along with flooding was reported on the mainland." 0