A Blast in the Past - important events that happened over the last 20 years and impacted the world.
By Brookelyn3
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9/11
19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. Almost 3,000 people were killed during the 9/11 terrorist attacks. -
Euros
The Euro is introduces into 12 countries within Euro-zone, including France and Germany.
http://www.euro-dollar-currency.com/history_of_euro.htm -
Iraq War
The United States, along with coalition forces primarily from the United Kingdom, initiates war on Iraq.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/war-in-iraq-begins -
Facebook
Facebook founded by Harvard University by student Mark Zuckerberg and the site now has 300 million active users.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2007/jul/25/media.newmedia -
Pope John Paul II
Pope John III dies, and is replaced by Joseph Ratzinger who becomes Pope Benedict XVI.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-John-Paul-II -
Twitter
Twitter launched by Jack Dorsey and now has over 321 million active users. -
Apple Iphone
Steve Jobs releases the first Apple Iphone and sold over 42 countries worldwide.
https://historycooperative.org/the-history-of-the-iphone/ -
Barrack Obama
Barrack Obama was the first black president in the U.S. -
Indonesia
Earthquake in Indonesia kills over 1,000 people. It was a 7.6 magnitude earthquake and was really devastating. -
Gulf of Mexico
Deep water horizon explodes in the Gulf of Mexico and affects the ocean and pollution. -
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Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy was the deadliest and most destructive hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season. Inflicting nearly $70 billion in damage, it was the second-costliest hurricane on record in the United States.
https://youtu.be/KeaG1jRLIBw -
Boston Marathon Bombing
Two homemade explosives went off killing 3 people and injuring 260 more.
https://youtu.be/voJ_A_4GJvI -
Threat of Isis
The threat caused many conflict and many people were killed.
https://youtu.be/76ELjmU8Uks -
Prison Escape in New York
The convicted murderers who escaped from a New York prison has pleaded guilty to all charges related to his time on the run.
https://youtu.be/k1wyBESQzqY
