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2019
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This French monument experiences a devastating fire
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Notre Dame
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An extradition bill sparks massive protests in this city
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Hong Kong
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The U.S House of Representatives vote to do this to Donald Trump
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Impeach
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The first photo of this celestial object was taken
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Black Hole
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This movie, highest grossing of all time, is released
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Avengers: Endgame
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2018
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This world famous theoretical physicist dies
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Stephen Hawking
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Donald Trump meets with this world-leader in Singapore
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Kim Jong Un
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The Winter Olympics are hosted in this city
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Pyeongchang
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This actress marries Prince Harry
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Meghan Markle
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12 soccer players and their coach are rescued from a flooded cave in this country
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Thailand
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2017
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Hundreds of thousands of people of this Muslim group flee Myanmar
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Rohingya
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Puerto Rico is devastated by this hurricane
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Hurricane Maria
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This celestial event occurs across much of North America
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Solar Eclipse
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A coup ousts this African leader after 37 years in power
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Robert Mugabe
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The spacecraft Cassini reaches the end of its life as it crashes into this celestial body
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Saturn
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2016
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Britain votes to leave the European Union, a vote which is commonly referred to by this name
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Brexit
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Dilma Rouseff, president of this country, is impeached
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Brazil
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Millions of people try to "catch em' all" when this app is released
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Pokemon Go
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This musician, known for "Starman" and "Under Pressure", dies
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David Bowie
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The Syrian Government captures this city
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Aleppo
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2015
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This mosquito borne virus spreads throughout the Americas
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Zika
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This movie franchise is brought back with its seventh major film
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Star Wars
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An agreement is made in Paris regarding this issue
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Climate Change
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The United States legalizes this in all fifty states, becoming the 16th country to do so
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Same-Sex Marriage
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This song by Mark Ronson, ranked Billboard's hottest song of the decade, is released
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Uptown Funk
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2014
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A plane flying out of this city disappears without a trace
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Kuala Lumpur
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Russia annexes this peninsula
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Crimea
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An outbreak of this diseases in western Africa kills over 10,000 people
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Ebola
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This nation wins the world cup against Argentina
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Germany
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Milllions are raised to help find a cure for this disease when everyone on the internet does the ice bucket challenge
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ALS
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2013
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Two bombs are set off during this 116 year old sporting event
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Boston Marathon
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This world leader and nobel prize winner dies in Johannesburg
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Nelson Mandela
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Typhoon Haiyan makes landfall in this country
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Philippines
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This 85 year old pope resigns
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Benedict XVI
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This man becomes president of China when there is only one vote against him
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Xi Jinping
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2012
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Despite many people's beliefs, the world does not end on this day
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December 21
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This ship capsizes off the coast of Italy
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Costa Concordia
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This company debuts on the stock market with one of the most anticipated IPOs in history
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Facebook
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This rover lands on Mars
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Curiosity
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This song's music video becomes the most watched video on Youtube
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Gangnam Style
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2011
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A tsunami and earthquake strike Japan, causing a nuclear disaster at this plant
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Fukushima Daiichi Plant
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This leader of Al-Qaeda is killed by U.S forces
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Osama Bin Laden
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This TV show, the most popular of the 2010s, begins
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Game of Thrones
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Uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, and other nations occur, collectively known by this name
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Arab Spring
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This video game, the most popular game of all time, is released by Mojang
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Minecraft
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2010
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An earthquake in this island country kills over 200,000
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Haiti
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This new tallest building in the world is finished
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Burj Khalifa
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Thirty-three miners are successfully saved from a cave-in after 69 days underground in this country
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Chile
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This type of disaster occurs in Iceland, stalling trans-atlantic flights for months
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Volcano
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The Deepwater Horizon oil rig explodes, releasing millions of gallons of oil into this body of water
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Gulf of Mexico
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