Beginning of the Syrian Revolution, March 15, 2011

Malta votes on the introduction of divorce; the proposal was approved by 53% of voters, resulting in a law allowing divorce under certain conditions being enacted later in the year. Date: May 28, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This…

Mamata Banerjee is sworn in as the Chief Minister of West Bengal, the first woman to hold this post. Date: May 20, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2011Space Shuttle Atlantis Final Mission Launches…

Amid widespread backlash to revelations of phone hacking, the British weekly tabloid newspaper News of the World publishes its final issue and shuts down after nearly 168 years in print. Date: July 10, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This…

A Royal Moroccan Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashes near Guelmim Airport in Guelmim, Morocco. All 80 people on board are killed. Date: July 26, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 26 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2011Mumbai Bomb Blasts…

Mario Draghi succeeds Jean-Claude Trichet and becomes the third president of the European Central Bank. Date: November 1, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2011Bahraini Uprising Begins with Day of Rage, February 14, 2011Los…

Arab Spring: In Bahrain, security forces launch a deadly pre-dawn raid on protesters in Pearl Roundabout in Manama; the day is locally known as Bloody Thursday. Date: February 17, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…