What big events happened in 2010?

Popular Culture 2010

  • Russia Suicide bombers.
  • Haiti magnitude 7 earthquake.
  • Chile Earthquake measuring 8.8 magnitude.
  • United Arab Emirates Burj Khalifa.
  • United States Affordable Care Act passes in Congress.
  • United States BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster.
  • Afghanistan US increases the number of troops.
  • Floods in Pakistan.

What major events have happened since 2010?

Prince William and Prince Harry’s royal weddings, al-Qaeda and ISIS terror leaders killed, missing Malaysian planes, legalisation of same-sex marriage, reality star Donald Trump becoming president and tech diversity are just some of the momentous happenings we’ve lived through since 2010.

What all happened in 2016?

August 5–21 – The 2016 Summer Olympics are held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the first time in South America. August 24 – A 6.2 earthquake hits central Italy, killing 299 people. August 31 – The Brazilian Senate votes (61–20) to impeach the President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff.

What important event 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. February 7–23 – The XXII Olympic Winter Games are held in Sochi, Russia.

What major world event happened in 2013?

United States government re-opens

  • Lance Armstrong.
  • President Obama is inaugurated.
  • Russia meteor explodes near Chelyabinsk.
  • North Korea continues missile and nuclear tests.
  • EF-5 tornado hits Moore, Oklahoma.
  • Turkey anti-government protests.
  • Sarin gas attacks against citizens of Syria.
  • garment factory in Bangladesh collapses.

What good happened in 2014?

10 Good Things That Happened in 2014

  • We may have finally ended the Cold War.
  • A whole lot of states struck down gay-marriage bans.
  • We were blessed with this video.
  • We had the highest job growth rate since 1999.
  • We reached a global agreement on climate change.
  • A bunch of states voted to increase their minimum wage.