WHAT HAPPENED IN 2011.
Look what happened the 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)

Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program. (8. July 2011)

South Sudan gains independence and secedes from Sudan. (9. July 2011)

Russian cruise ship Bulgaria sunk in Volga near Syukeyevo, Tatarstan, leading to 122 deaths. (10. July 2011)

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

NASA's Space Shuttle program ends with the landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-135. (21. July 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)

Digital switchover is completed in 44 of the 47 prefectures of Japan, with Iwate, Miyagi[disambiguation needed ], and Fukushima television stations terminating analog broadcasting operations later as a result of the Tōhoku earthquake. (24. July 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)

A march in protest of the death of Mark Duggan in Tottenham, London, ends in a riot, sparking off a wave of rioting throughout the country over the following four nights. (6. August 2011)

A magnitude 5.8 (class: moderate) earthquake occurs in Virginia. Damage occurs to monuments and structures in Washington D.C. and the resulted damage is estimated at $200 million - $300 million USD. (23. August 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)

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

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

A plane crash in Russia kills 43 people, including nearly the entire roster of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Kontinental Hockey League team. (7. September 2011)

The 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York City opens to the public. (12. September 2011)

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

Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees surpasses Trevor Hoffman to become Major League Baseball's all time saves leader with 602. (19. September 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)

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)