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Fukushima nuclear disaster
On March 11, 2011, the largest earthquake ever recorded in Japan causes massive devastation, and the ensuing tsunami decimates the Tōhoku region of northeastern Honshu. On top of the already-horrific destruction and loss of life, the natural disaster also gives rise to a nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The Fukushima disaster is considered the second-worst nuclear disaster in history, forcing the relocation of over 100,000 people. -
Neptune completes its first orbit since its discovery on September 23, 1846
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'Don't ask Don't tell' is repealed
the federal government repeals “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” a law that had allowed gay people to serve in the U.S. armed forces only if they kept their sexual orientation a secret. -
Steve Jobs death
On October 5, 2011, Steve Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple Inc., which revolutionized the computer, music and mobile communications industries with such devices as the Macintosh, iPod, iPhone and iPad, dies at age 56 of complications from pancreatic cancer. -
"The X Factor" group One Direction release their debut album "Up All Night" in Ireland and the UK on november 18th 2011
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"The Lion King" becomes highest grossing Broadway show, overtaking "The Phantom of the Opera"
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The birth of Grumpy Cat
Grumpy Cat [Tardar Sauce] is an American cat internet celebrity born in Morristown, Arizona. -
Sandy Hook shooting
On December 14, 2012, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, Adam Lanza kills 20 first graders and six school employees before turning a gun on himself. Earlier that day, he killed his mother at the home they shared. -
Black Lives Matter Movement
international social movement, formed in the United States in 2013, dedicated to fighting racism and anti-Black violence, especially in the form of police brutality. The name Black Lives Matter signals condemnation of the unjust killings of Black people by police (Black people are far more likely to be killed by police in the United States than white people) and the demand that society value the lives and humanity of Black people as much as it values the lives and humanity of white people. -
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Vine app release/ shut down
Vine enabled users to record short video clips up to six seconds long while recording through its in-app camera. Vine attracted different types of uses, including short-form comedy and music performances, video editing, and stop motion animation. -
Abduction victims Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight are freed from kidnappers home
On May 6, 2013, three women are rescued from a Cleveland, Ohio, house where they had been imprisoned for many years by their abductor, 52-year-old Ariel Castro, an unemployed bus driver. The women—Michelle Knight, Amada Berry and Gina DeJesus—went missing separately between 2002 and 2004, when they were 21, 16 and 14 years old, respectively. Also rescued from the house was a 6-year-old girl born to Berry while she was being held captive and fathered by Castro. -
Diana Nyad, 64, makes record swim from Cuba to Florida
On September 2, 2013, 64-year-old Diana Nyad becomes the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the use of a shark cage for protection. Nyad completed the 110-mile swim from Havana to Key West, through the jellyfish-and shark-infested waters of the Straits of Florida, in approximately 53 hours. -
Malaysia Airlines flight 370 disappearance
disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet on March 8, 2014, during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The disappearance of the Boeing 777 with 227 passengers and 12 crew members on board led to a search effort stretching from the Indian Ocean west of Australia to Central Asia. The perplexing nature of the loss of flight 370 is such that it has become one of history’s most famous missing aircraft. -
Pixar's "Inside Out" Releases
June 19 2015 Pixar's animated film "Inside Out" is released with voices by Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Lewis Black, Bill Hader and Mindy Kaling. -
Same Sex marriage is legalized in the U.S
The moment for full marriage equality finally arrived on June 26, 2015, with the Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. In a landmark 5-4 decision, marriage equality became the law of the land and granted same-sex couples in all 50 states the right to full, equal recognition under the law. -
Harambe the gorilla is killed
Harambe, a gorilla at Cincinnati Zoo, is shot after dragging a 3-year-old boy who had slipped into its enclosure (Cincinnati, Ohio) -
MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGH- Smartphone heart moniter
Keeping a watch on your heart has gotten more convenient and sophisticated. People can get medical-grade electrocardiograms using a small device that attaches to the back of a smartphone, then receive monthly analyses of their results and have the reports sent directly to their doctors.
And soon, pending FDA clearance, consumers will be able to get EKGs simply by placing a finger on the band of an Apple Watch. prevention.com -
The #MeToo movement
As the number of sexual assault and harassment accusations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein grew over the first weeks of October, a hashtag started trending on social media: #MeToo. Activist Tarana Burke launched the "Me Too" movement 10 years ago, as a way to help survivors of sexual abuse have a voice. Now, people around the world were using the hashtag to underscore how pervasive and damaging sexual abuse is for women. -
Notre Dame cathedral fire
On April 15, flames destroy the spire and roof of Paris’s beloved Notre-Dame cathedral, but firefighters manage to save the gothic building, while many of its arts, relics and other treasures are rescued.
Amid a global outpouring of emotion, nearly one billion euros ($1.1 billion) is pledged for its reconstruction, which will take years. For the first time since 1803, Notre-Dame does not celebrate Christmas mass. -
Toy Story 4 release day
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U.S states shut down due to COVID-19
States begin to implement shutdowns in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The New York City public school system— the largest school system in the U.S., with 1.1 million students— shuts down, while Ohio calls for restaurants and bars to close.