36 events found for 2011
Fidel Castro resigns as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba after holding the title since July 1961
WikiLeaks starts publishing the Guantanamo Bay files leak
The 2011 Super Outbreak devastates parts of the Southeastern United States, especially the states of Alabama, Mississipp
The wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton takes place at Westminster Abbey in London
Pope John Paul II is beatified by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI
Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted fugitive, is killed by the Uni
The Istanbul Convention is signed in Istanbul, Turkey
Two bombs explode in the Charsadda District of Pakistan killing 98 people and wounding 140 others
STS-134 (ISS assembly flight ULF6), launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the 25th and final flight for Space Shuttl
Mamata Banerjee is sworn in as the Chief Minister of West Bengal, the first woman to hold this post
Radio broadcaster Harold Camping predicted that the world would end on this date
An EF5 tornado strikes Joplin, Missouri, killing 158 people and wreaking $2
Oprah Winfrey airs her last show, ending her 25-year run of The Oprah Winfrey Show
Malta votes on the introduction of divorce; the proposal was approved by 53% of voters, resulting in a law allowing divo
A rare tornado outbreak occurs in New England; a strong EF3 tornado strikes Springfield, Massachusetts, during the event
Space Shuttle Endeavour makes its final landing after 25 flights
RusAir Flight 9605 crashes in Besovets during approach to Petrozavodsk Airport, killing 47
A man goes on a killing spree in Grand Rapids, Michigan, killing 7 and wounding 2 before killing himself.