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2010s.
Donald Trump is voted President of the US.
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David Cameron becomes Prime Minister of the UK.
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Osama bin Laden is shot dead in Pakistan.
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Vladimir Putin is elected President of Russia for the third time.
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2000s
Facebook is formed by Mark Zuckerberg.
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3.
1990s
The Euro is introduced.
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The World Trade Organisation is established.
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Tony Blair becomes Prime Minister of the UK.
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The end of Apartheid in South Africa.
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4.
1980s
Fall of the Berlin Wall.
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George H. W. Bush is elected President of the US.
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Beginning of the AIDS epidemic.
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Michael Jackson releases his album 'Thriller'.
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5.
1970s
Margaret Thatcher becomes Prime Minister of the UK.
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Pink Floyd's album 'The Dark Side of the Moon' is released in the UK.
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Smallpox is eradicated.
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Maiden flight of the Boeing 747.
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6.
1960s
Assassination of John F. Kennedy.
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Neil Armstrong takes humanity's first steps on the moon.
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7.
1950s
Queen Elizabeth II becomes monarch of the Commonwealth Realm.
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The Warsaw Pact is signed.
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The structure of DNA is discovered.
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1940s
D-Day landings in Normandy.
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Attack on Pearl Harbour.
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1930s
End of Spanish Civil War.
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Edward VIII of the British Commonwealth proposes to Wallis Simpson.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected President of the US.
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Beginning of World War II in the Far East (Japan invades China).
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1900-1920.
World War I breaks out.
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George V becomes King of the British Commonwealth.
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Earthquakes strike San Francisco.
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11.
Added (light-hearted) bonus: 2020-End of Time
The UK finally manages to leave the EU.
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Rafael Nadal wins his 35th French Open.
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Harry Potter's great-grandson arrives at Hogwarts.
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