Year
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Description
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Answer
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2019
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About 67% of the world's population now owns one of these. (In 2000, it was less than 10%)
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Cell Phone
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2016
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This country votes to leave the European Union.
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United Kingdom
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2015
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195 nations meet in this city and agree to lower carbon emissions. (But very few are meeting their commitments)
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Paris
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2014-15
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An outbreak of this disease kills more than 10,000 people in West Africa.
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Ebola
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2013 - present
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Germany accepts over 750,000 refugees from this wartorn nation.
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Syria
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2012
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This leader ascends to power in China, marking an era of increased state surveillance and abuse of ethnic minorities.
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Xi Jinping
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2011
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This African nation becomes the 193rd member of the U.N..
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South Sudan
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2011
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This international protest movement leads to the overthrow of the governments of Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Yemen, and Libya.
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The Arab Spring
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2009
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This sprinter sets a new record for the 100m dash: 9.58 seconds.
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Usain Bolt
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2008
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This person is elected as the first African-American President of the U.S..
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Barack Obama
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2008
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This swimmer wins 8 gold medals at the Summer Olympics.
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Michael Phelps
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2008
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The world enters a sharp economic downturn which is commonly known as this.
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The Great Recession
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2005
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This dwarf planet, 27% larger than Pluto, is dicovered and named for the Greek goddess of discord.
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Eris
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2005
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This person is elected as the first female chancellor of Germany.
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Angela Merkel
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2004
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This website is started in a Harvard dorm room.
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Facebook
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2004
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This type of natural disaster kills over 200,000 people in 14 countries.
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Tsunami
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2003
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The U.S. invades this country, looking for weapons of mass destruction.
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Iraq
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2003
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Scientists announce the completion of a project to sequence this.
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The Human Genome
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2001
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This terrorist organization launches the 9/11 attacks against the United States.
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Al-Qaeda
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2001
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This country becomes the first in the world to legalize same-sex marriage.
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Netherlands
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So not a thought for the people who lost their homes in the first place then?
Or was it a dig at Angela Merkel?
Referendums are pure democracy at work. Respect the wishes of those who voted.
(I'm joking, please don't label me a conspiracy theorist)
(don't get me wrong, i'm not critisizing, just find it hilarious at times).