WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO DECEMBER 2011
Find out what all happened May to December 2011

A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Van Province, Turkey, killing 582 people and injuring thousands. (23. October 2011)

The United States ends its "don't ask, don't tell" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time. (20. September 2011)

An E. coli outbreak strikes Europe, mostly in Germany, leaving more than 30 people dead and many others sick from the bacteria outbreak. (2. May 2011)

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA (26. August 2011)

Norway is the victim of twin terror attacks, the first being a bomb blast which targeted government buildings in central Oslo, the second being a massacre at a youth camp on the island of Utøya. (22. July 2011)

Libyan civil war: National Transitional Council rebel forces capture ousted Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi in his hometown of Sirte and kill him shortly thereafter. (20. October 2011)

Oprah Winfrey airs her last show, ending her twenty-five-year run of The Oprah Winfrey Show. (25. May 2011)

Global protests break out in 120 cities in 48 countries. (15. October 2011)

The global population of humans reaches seven billion. This day is now recognized by the United Nations as Seven Billion Day. (31. October 2011)

Hurricane Irene strikes the United States east coast, killing 47 and causing an estimated $15.6 billion in damage. (28. August 2011)

Owing to a change of time zone the day is skipped in Samoa and Tokelau. (30. December 2011)

Mumbai is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour, killing 26 and injuring 130. (13. July 2011)

Occupy Wall Street movement begins in Zuccotti Park, New York City. (17. September 2011)

Barack Obama announces that Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks is killed by United States special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Due to the time difference between the United States and Pakistan, bin Laden was actually killed on May 2. (1. May 2011)

A rare tornado outbreak occurs in New England; a strong EF3 tornado strikes Springfield, Massachusetts, during the event, killing four people. (1. June 2011)

Malta votes on the introduction of divorce. (28. May 2011)

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is overthrown after the National Transitional Council forces take control of Bab al-Azizia compound during the 2011 Libyan civil war. (23. August 2011)

In the 2011 Charsadda bombing in the Charsadda District of Pakistan, two bombs explode, resulting in 98 deaths 140 wounded. (13. May 2011)

In the Mekong River massacre, two Chinese cargo boats are hijacked and 13 crew members murdered in the lawless Golden Triangle region of Southeast Asia. (5. October 2011)

Mark Duggan is shot and killed by Metropolitan Police in Tottenham, London, resulting in public protests and eventually four days of riots. (4. August 2011)