Year in Review: The Big Stories of 2011 - ABC News
Dec 15, 2011 · The biggest story of the year, though, was the one that took us most by surprise: the death of Osama bin Laden in a firefight in Pakistan. "Justice has been done," said President Obama as the body of the mastermind behind 9-11 was buried at sea. quicklist: 1.
The Biggest News Stories Of 2011 - Forbes
Dec 1, 2011 · It also saw one of the worst natural disasters in history with Japan's 9.0 magnitude quake and resulting tsunami that led to a nuclear meltdown. If everyone was American on Sept. 11, 2001, everyone...
2011: A Year of Big Stories Both Foreign and Domestic
Dec 21, 2011 · Starting shortly after New Year’s Day, 2011 proved a year of major breaking stories – both foreign and domestic – that captured the public’s attention for weeks at a time. A Jan. 8 shooting rampage in Tucson, Ariz., left six dead and 13 injured, including Giffords.
Decade in Review: A look back at what happened in 2011
Dec 31, 2019 · Sky News is looking back at all the biggest news events of the past decade. The second year of the decade saw riots in England, the world's second-worst nuclear disaster and the death of Osama bin Laden. Here's what happened. Egyptian revolution begins.
Top News Stories from 2011 - Infoplease
Dec 4, 2018 · May 2: 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. May 4: Fatah and Hamas, rival Palestinian parties, sign a reconciliation accord.
The Year in News 2011 - Pew Research Center
Dec 21, 2011 · A year ago, only two of the top 10 stories were international (Afghanistan and the Haiti earthquake), representing 6% of the news agenda. The increase in foreign news in 2011 also came despite a drop in coverage of the war in Afghanistan-the major U.S. military engagement in the world.
2011: Facts & Events That Happened in This Year - The Fact Site
Sep 26, 2024 · Did you know that our planet reached a population of 7 billion people in 2011? 2011 was full of world-changing events! The series of anti-government protests in the Middle East and North Africa, commonly known as the Arab Spring, …
Dynamic 2011 events to shape world for years to come | CNN
Dec 3, 2011 · From the Arab Spring to a global economic crisis to the killing of Osama bin Laden, 2011 has been defined by historic and dynamic events that will shape the world in the years ahead.
2011 Year in Review: Your top stories - CNN
Your top stories of 2011. We asked readers to rank the top news stories of 2011. Voting is now closed. Read more about the top stories of 2011 and your top 10 list.
Top 10 Stories From 2011 - Forbes
Dec 30, 2011 · By no mean exhaustive, but here’s a wrap-up of some of the bigger news stories in 2011. If nothing else, 2011 was a bad year for tyrants. Popular uprisings across the Middle East led to the...