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April 25–28 – The most active tornado outbreak in United States history kills 339 people across the Southeastern United States, becoming the third deadliest tornado outbreak in United States history, falling behind the Tupelo-Gainesville tornado outbreak of April 1936 and the outbreak that produced the Tri-State Tornado of March 1925.
Dec 15, 2011 · Dec. 20, 2011 -- intro: It was a year of popular uprisings in Egypt, Libya, Syria, of devastation from drought and tsunami, and at home, of gridlock and stalemate in Washington.
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.
Sep 8, 2011 · Historical events from year 2011. Learn about 191 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 2011 or search by date or keyword.
Dec 7, 2011 · America finally got Osama bin Laden, killing him in a daring raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan. But Obama's support continued to decline.
Dec 21, 2011 · The faltering U.S. economy was the No. 1 story in the American news media in 2011, with coverage increasing substantially from a year earlier when economic unease helped alter the political landscape in the midterm elections, according to The Year in the News 2011, a new report conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in ...
April 25–28 – The 2011 Super Outbreak forms in the Southern, Midwest and Eastern United States with a tornado count of 362; killing 324 and injuring over 2,200. April 29 – An estimated two billion people watch the wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey in London. May
Dec 31, 2019 · Violent clashes, demonstrations and rallies began in Cairo, Alexandria and other major Egyptian cities to protest against government corruption, poverty and the rule of then-president Hosni Mubarak, who had reigned for three decades. Hundreds were killed and thousands injured in the uprising.
Dec 3, 2011 · From the Arab Spring to a global economic crisis to the killing of Osama bin Laden, 2011 was defined by historic events that will shape the world in years ahead.
Dec 31, 2011 · In 2011, protesters overthrew entrenched autocracies, the US caught its most wanted man, a devastating earthquake and tsunami thrashed Japan, a new country was established in South Sudan, the...
