Min Aung Hlaing is appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar's armed forces. Date: March 30, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 30 π Events on this day in 2011 π On This Day (Today)
Libyan Civil War: After the failure of Muammar Gaddafi's forces to take Benghazi, the French Air Force launches OpΓ©ration Harmattan, beginning foreign military intervention in Libya. Date: March 19, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 19 π Events on this day in 2011 π On This Day (Today)
Beginning of the Syrian revolution. Date: March 15, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 15 π Events on this day in 2011 π On This Day (Today)
A reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant explodes and releases radioactivity into the atmosphere a day after the 2011 TΕhoku earthquake and tsunami. Date: March 12, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 12 π Events on this day in 2011 π On This Day (Today)
An earthquake measuring 9.0 in magnitude strikes 130Β km (81Β mi) east of Sendai, Japan, triggering a tsunami killing thousands of people. This event also triggered the second largest nuclear accident in history, and one of only two events to be classified as a Level 7 on the International Nuclear Event Scale. Date: March 11, 2011 Read…
Space Shuttle Discovery makes its final landing after 39 flights. Date: March 9, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 9 π Events on this day in 2011 π On This Day (Today)
An Antonov An-148 crashes in Russia's Alexeyevsky District, Belgorod Oblast during a test flight, killing all seven aboard. Date: March 5, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 5 π Events on this day in 2011 π On This Day (Today)
Space Shuttle Discovery launches on its final mission, STS-133. Date: February 24, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 24 π Events on this day in 2011 π On This Day (Today)
Bahraini uprising: Tens of thousands of people march in protest against the deaths of seven victims killed by police and army forces during previous protests. Date: February 22, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 22 π Events on this day in 2011 π On This Day (Today)
New Zealand's second deadliest earthquake, the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, kills 185 people. Date: February 22, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 22 π Events on this day in 2011 π On This Day (Today)