21st Century Dates Quiz

Obama was inaugurated the first African-American President of the USA

BRICS became BRICS+, with the additions of the likes of Iran, the UAE and Egypt

Apple announced the iPhone

The United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, starting 3 1/2 years of Brexit

The United Kingdom formally left the European Union

The first case of SARS-CoV2, AKA COVID-19 or Coronavirus, was found in Wuhan, Hubei, China

The Barbenheimer cultural phenomenom

Russia decisively annexes Crimea

The first movie in the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, Episode VII - The Force Awakens, released in the US

The No. 1 highest grossing movie of all time released in the US (not adjusted for inflation)

The No. 2 highest grossing movie of all time released in the US (not adjusted for inflation)

The No. 3 highest grossing movie of all time released in the US (not adjusted for inflation)

PSY's Gangnam Style is released, becoming the first YouTube video to surpass 1 billion views

Pink Fong's Baby Shark becomes the first YouTube video to surpass 10 billion views

Mark Zuckerberg releases Thefacebook upon the campus of Harvard

The Summer Olympic Games are hosted for a historic third time in London

The January 6th Insurrection of the US Capitol, after claims of a rigged election and voter fraud

The first Tweet is sent, reading "just set up my twttr", by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey

The World Trade Centres and Pentagon were attacked

India Surpassed China as the most populous

Global Population Surpassed 8 Billion People

Global Population Surpassed 7 Billion People

Margaret Keenan, from Coventry in the United Kingdom, receives the world's first COVID-19 vaccine

Netflix launches as the pioneer of online video streaming services

The Walt Disney Company announces their acquisition of 21st Century Fox, 20th Century Fox's entertainment division

Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes "The Governator" of California

Tesla starts selling the Model S electric sedan car

The start of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Allied troops made their hastily evacuation of Afghanistan, after fighting there for 20 years, marking the end of the War in Afghanistan and the US' longest war in American history

The 7th and last Harry Potter book is published, The Deathly Hallows

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last President of the Soviet Union, passes away

The royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Super Mario Sunshine are released to consoles

The mom's favorite video game, Candy Crush Saga is released

The Netherlands becomes the first country in the world to legalize same sex marriage

Paris becomes the second city to host the Summer Olympic Games for a third time

Taylor Swift's record setting global Eras Tour comes to a momentous conclusion