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Vatican asks for forgiveness
Pope John Paul II asks God for forgiveness for the inactivity and silence of some Roman Catholics during the Holocaust.
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Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake kills thousands of people.
Magnitude 7.4 earthquake kills more than 15,600 and leaves 600,000 homeless in Turkey. http://www.infoplease.com/year/1999.html -
Mad cow disease afetcs Europe
Mad cow disease alarms Europe (Nov. 30 et seq.). -
9-11 The day the twin towers Fell
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America And russia cut Nuculear arseninals in half.
U.S. and Russia reach landmark arms agreement to cut both countries' nuclear arsenals by up to two-thirds over the next 10 years. -
Saddam Hussein captured by american troops
Saddam Hussein is captured by American troops . -
Summer olympics return to greece
Summer Olympics take place in Athens, Greece (Aug. 13–29).
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Saddam Hussein is convicted by an court later is then hannged
Saddam Hussein is convicted of crimes against humanity by an Iraqi court (Nov. 5), and hanged in Baghdad. A witness videotapes the hanging using a cell phone and captures the chaos that unfolds as Shiite guards taunt Hussein (Dec. 30). -
The Great Recession hits America
The greatest recession since the Great Depression hits the american stock market hard. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2008_stock_market_volatility#January_2008_stock_market_volatility -
Cuban president resigns after 49 years.
Feb. 19: Cuban president Fidel Castro, who temporarily handed power to his brother Raúl in July 2006 when he fell ill, permanently steps down after 49 years in power. -
Many countries join forces to fight global warming
Dec. 18: President Barack Obama announces that the U.S., China, India, Brazil, and South Africa have reached an agreement to combat global warming. http://www.infoplease.com/year/2009.html -
The Last Know WW1 Soldier dies
Frank buckels Age 111 Dies He was the last know WW1 soldier whom served in the trenches. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Frank_Buckles_recruitment_picture.jpg -
Osama bin laden is Is killed
U.S. troops and CIA operatives shoot and kill Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan, a city of 500,000 people that houses a military base and a military academy. http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Osama-Bin-Laden-Compound/ss/events/wl/050211osamacomp#photoViewer=/110507/ids_photos_ts/r812750976.jpg -
Protests in Egypt force the Prime minister to resign
As the protests in Egypt grow in size and intensity and police are widely criticized for their crackdown, Prime Minister Essam Sharaf and his cabinet resign. In an agreement reached with the Muslim Brotherhood, the military council vows to install a civilian prime minister and to accelerate the transition to a civilian government, with presidential elections being held by June 2012. Former prime minister Kamal al-Ganzouri is named to replace Sharaf, and in response to the demands of protesters, -
Malal Yousafzai is attacked by ther taliban on her school bus.
Oct. 9 In Pakistan, Taliban members shoot 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai in the head and neck. The shooting occurs while Yousafzai is on her way home on a school bus filled with children. She was targeted for her outspokenness against the Taliban and her determination to get an education. : www.pic2fly.com/Malala Yousafzai.html
