| Event | Answer | Date |
|---|
| This country invades the Gaza Strip | |
| This man is inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States | |
| This country's government and banking system collapses | |
| These kill 173 people in Australia, injuring 500 and leaving 7,500 homeless | |
| This man is sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Zimbabwe | |
| Gunmen in Pakistan attack Sri Lanka's national team of this sport | |
| The second G-20 summit is held in this city | |
| An earthquake of 6.3 magnitude occurs in this European country | |
| This country conducts its second successful nuclear test | |
| A flight from this South American city crashes in the Atlantic Ocean killing all 228 on board | |
| A global pandemic is announced as this virus spreads | |
| Mir-Hossein Mousavi is defeated in this country's presidential election leading to riots | |
| The death of this entertainer caused many internet sites to cripple | |
| The Organization of American States suspends this nation after a coup d’état | |
| Asia witnesses the longest one of these in the 21st century, lasting 6 minutes 38.8s | |
| Two journalists are pardoned by North Korea after this former U.S. President's visit | |
| This Libyan 'Lockerbie bomber' is released from Scotland on compassionate grounds | |
| At the Pittsburgh summit, this group takes leverage over the global economic crisis | |
| An 8.3 magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami destroying these islands | |
| Another earthquake, of 7.6 magnitude, struck off the coast of this island | |
| The Lisbon Treaty is approved in this country's second referendum on it | |
| This Belgian Prime Minister is named the first full-time President of the European Council | |
| In Geneva, the Large Hadron Collider is restarted by this organization | |
| World leaders gather in this European city for a global climate change conference | |
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