Space Shuttle Discovery Final Landing After 39 Flights, March 9, 2011

Syrian civil war: The Movement for a Democratic Society (TEV-DEM) is established with the stated goal of re-organizing Syria along the lines of democratic confederalism. Date: January 16, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Arab Spring: After 11 months of protests in Yemen, Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh signs a deal to transfer power to the vice president, in exchange for legal immunity. Date: November 23, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 23 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day…

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 2011Occupy Wall Street Begins in Zuccotti…

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…

Anti-government demonstrations take place in Tirana, Albania. Four people die from gunshots, allegedly fired from armed police protecting the Prime Minister's office. Date: January 21, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2011Turkey Van Province…

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) More events from 2011Minsk Metro Explosion Kills 15, Injures 204 – April 11, 2011French Launch Opération Harmattan in Libya Intervention…