2011
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2011 (MMXI) is the 2011th year of the Anno Domini designation, and the start of the second decade of the Twenty-first Century.
Notable Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| February 11 | Arab Spring causes Hosni Mubarak to resign as President of Egypt due to protests in the country calling for his departure. |
| May 1 | President Barack Obama announces Osama bin Laden has been killed in an American military operation in Pakistan. |
| May | Launch of the Question evolution! campaign by CMI. Since its launch the campaign has had a major effect on evolutionary belief throughout the world. |
| August 5 | The nation's credit rating was cut to AA+. |
| November 16 | The nation's debt surpasses $15 trillion. |
| December 15 | The United States declares an end to the War in Iraq |
| December 17 | The North Korean government declares Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Il dead |
| December 26 | Barack Obama plays the 90th golf game of his presidency on a 17-day vacation in Hawaii. |