Date: May 28, 2011
The first wave of the Egyptian revolution begins throughout the country, marked by street demonstrations, rallies, acts of civil disobedience, riots, labour strikes, and violent clashes. Date: January 25, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 25 ๐ Events on this day in 2011 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events…
Libyan Crisis: Rebel forces capture Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and his son Mutassim in his hometown of Sirte and kill them shortly thereafter, ending the first Libyan civil war. Date: October 20, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on October 20 ๐ Events on this day in 2011 ๐ On This Day…
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 โ ๐ Other events on April 7 ๐ Events on this day in 2011 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events…
Four miners are killed in the Gleision Colliery mining accident in the Swansea Valley, Wales. Date: September 15, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 15 ๐ Events on this day in 2011 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 2011Space Shuttle Discovery Final Mission Launch STS-133 February 24, 2011Gabby…
A reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant explodes and releases radioactivity into the atmosphere a day after the 2011 Tลhoku earthquake and tsunami. Date: March 12, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 12 ๐ Events on this day in 2011 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from…
An earthquake measuring 9.0 in magnitude strikes 130ย km (81ย 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…