This Islamic extremist group proclaimed itself as the authority over all Muslims worldwide on June 29, 2014. The group is known for beheading journalists and humanitarian aid workers.

On May 20, 2013 this contractor for the National Security Agency fled the United States and released secret information about the extent of U.S. surveillance of its own citizens and foreign leaders.

After 244 years of publication the famous publisher discontinues the print edition of a well-known encyclopedia, and now it exists solely as a web site.

Released on November 18, 2011; the sandbox game became one of the most popular and influential video games.

A series of revolutions in Arabic-speaking nations that overthrew several long-ruling dictators.

Released on April 3, 2010; it popularized tablet computing.

Founded in February 2005 and later bought by Google. It changed the way people consume video media, moving from traditional television to online streaming and from large studio production to personal or small company video production

Released on June 29, 2007, it changed the way people used mobile phones and contributed to the move from desktop to mobile computing and web access.

The worst recession since the Great Depression began in 2007.

The 44th President of the United States, he served from 2009 to 2017.

Completed in 2003, this project of the U.S. Government mapped the DNA of humans.

The communist country first tested a nuclear weapon on October 9, 2006.

It became a giant social media company with 288 million monthly users as of 2015. It was founded in March 2006.

A massive hurricane damages New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The Department of Homeland Security and the State of Louisiana blame each other for failures in the response to the storm.

Launched on November 23, 2004, this became the largest online game with over twelve million players at its height. It popularized what is now a multi-billion dollar industry.

Launched for Harvard students only on February 4, 2004, it became a major corporation and player in the new social media of the twenty-first century.

A leader of the Al-Qaeda terrorist group, he planned the 9/11 Attacks. He was killed by Navy Seals in Pakistan on May 2, 2011.

The United States went to war against the Taliban faction in the Afghan Civil War in October 2001 because they refused to hand over Osama bin Laden.

The U.S. led invasion and occupation of a Middle Eastern nation then ruled by Saddam Hussein for the stated purpose of finding and eliminating weapons of mass destruction. The war lasted from March 20, 2003 to December 18, 2011.

Created in November 2002 in response to the 9/11 Attacks, this cabinet-level agency coordinates responses to terrorism, major accidents, and natural disasters.

The target of the 9/11 Attacks in the Washington, D.C. area (actually located in Virginia).

The target of the 9/11 Attacks in New York City.

China dropped term limits for leaders on March 11, 2018, making _ president for life.

_ shuts down artificial intelligences that develop their own language on July 31, 2017.

The hurricane season of _ set new records

_ was elected president on November 8, 2016.

Britain voted to leave the European Union on June 23, 2016 in a decision known as the _.

He served as the 43rd President of the United States from January 20, 2001 to January 20, 2009.

The _, one of the largest container ships in the world, runs aground in the Suez Canal, making global supply chain issues worse by blocking a major waterway used in world trade in March 2021.

Protesters stormed the U.S. Congress in 2021 to demand that Donald Trump be reinaugurated as President of the United States.

In 2020 massive brushfires spread across _.

A new coronavirus originating in China spread around the world, sickening and killing many people and causing economic disruption.

Invaded by Russia in 2014 and 2022; it was a former Soviet republic.

The first African-American Vice President; elected with Joe Biden in 2020.

Elected President in 2020; he formerly served a Vice President under Barack Obama.