Pope John Paul II Beatified by Pope Benedict XVI, May 1, 2011
Pope John Paul II is beatified by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI. Date: May 1, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)
Pope John Paul II is beatified by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI. Date: May 1, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)
The wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton takes place at Westminster Abbey in London. Date: April 29, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 2011 Super Outbreak devastates parts of the Southeastern United States, especially the states of Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Tennessee. Two hundred five tornadoes touched down on April 27 alone, killing more than 300 and injuring hundreds more. Date: April 27, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 27 📅 Events…
WikiLeaks starts publishing the Guantanamo Bay files leak. Date: April 24, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)
Fidel Castro resigns as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba after holding the title since July 1961. Date: April 19, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)
An explosion in the Minsk Metro, Belarus, kills 15 people and injures 204 others. Date: April 11, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)
Six people and the perpetrator are killed and 17 injured in a mass shooting at a shopping mall in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands. Date: April 9, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)
A gunman opens fire at an elementary school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing twelve children and injuring 22 others before committing suicide. Date: April 7, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Israel Defense Forces use their Iron Dome missile system to successfully intercept a BM-21 Grad launched from Gaza, marking the first short-range missile intercept ever. Date: April 7, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)
In San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, over 193 victims of Los Zetas were exhumed from several mass graves. Date: April 6, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)