Events 201 - 212 of 212
- 2008 29th Olympic Games opens at Beijing, China
- 2012 China announces that it plans to close 23 rare earth mines and up to 50 smelting companies
- 2012 16 people are killed from flooding from heavy rain in Manilla, Philippines
- 2013 28 people are killed by a suicide bombing in Quetta, Pakistan
- 2013 14 people are killed by a bomb explosion in Nangarhar, Afghanistan
- 2013 4 people are killed and 4 are wounded in a shooting spree in Dallas, Texas
Event of Interest
2013 Ben Bradlee is named as a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama
Ben Bradlee
- 2014 The West African Ebola outbreak is categorized as an international concern by the WHO
- 2014 Hamas rejects continuation of cease fire if Israel does not lift blockade
- 2017 South African President Jacob Zuma survives a no-confidence vote in parliament 198-177
- 2017 Kenyan general election: President Uhuru Kenyatta and Jubilee Party of Kenya re-elected, opposition leader Raila Odinga refuses verdict
- 2017 The Walt Disney Company announces plans to create its own streaming service, cancelling ties with Netflix