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Barack Obama elected president

He becomes the first African American to win the White House.

5 November 2008 · Source: Wikipedia

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Benazir Bhutto assassinated

The former Pakistani prime minister is killed at a rally in Rawalpindi.

28 December 2007 · Source: Wikipedia

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Saddam Hussein executed

The former Iraqi leader is hanged in Baghdad for crimes against humanity.

30 December 2006 · Source: Wikipedia

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Hurricane Katrina floods New Orleans

Around 80 per cent of the city is under water after the levees fail.

1 September 2005 · Source: Wikipedia

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Tsunami devastates Indian Ocean coasts

A magnitude 9 earthquake off Sumatra sends waves across the ocean.

27 December 2004 · Source: Wikipedia

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US and UK forces invade Iraq

Around 45,000 British troops take part in the war to remove Saddam Hussein.

21 March 2003 · Source: Wikipedia

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Bali nightclub bombings kill more than 180

British holidaymakers are among the dead in the attack on Kuta Beach.

14 October 2002 · Source: Wikipedia

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Terror attacks on New York and Washington

Hijacked airliners destroy the World Trade Center and hit the Pentagon.

12 September 2001 · Source: Wikipedia

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Bush wins presidency after Supreme Court ruling

Al Gore concedes after five weeks of dispute over Florida.

14 December 2000 · Source: Wikipedia