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What big news happened in 2011?
What was your top news story of 2011?
- U.S. commandos kill Osama bin Laden in Pakistan raid.
- Japan suffers major earthquake, tsunami and resulting nuclear crisis.
- Arab Spring spreads from Tunisia; regimes fall in Egypt, Libya.
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- Apple founder Steve Jobs dies of cancer at 56.
What major events happened in the 2010?
Popular Culture 2010
- Russia Suicide bombers.
- Haiti magnitude 7 earthquake.
- Chile Earthquake measuring 8.8 magnitude.
- United Arab Emirates Burj Khalifa.
- United States Affordable Care Act passes in Congress.
- United States BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster.
- Afghanistan US increases the number of troops.
- Floods in Pakistan.
What was really popular in 2011?
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 was the most popular film, and Sunday Night Football (NBC) was the top TV show. The King’s Speech won an Oscar for Best Picture, and Modern Family (ABC) won an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series. The last Oprah Winfrey Show was broadcast.
What was happening August 2011?
American Forces Experience Deadliest Day in Afghan War (Aug. The casualties make the day the deadliest for U.S. forces in the decade-long war. Most of the 22 Navy SEALS killed are members of SEAL Team Six, the unit responsible for finding and killing Osama bin Laden on May 2, 2011.
What do you call the decade from 2010 to 2020?
The 2010s (pronounced “twenty-tens”; shortened to “the ’10s”, also known as the tens or the teens) was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 2010, and ended on December 31, 2019.
What important events happened in the 2010s?
Revolutions and major protests
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Kyrgyz Revolution of 2010 | 6 April 2010 – 14 December 2010 |
| Occupy Wall Street and the Occupy movement | 17 September 2011 – c. 2013 |
| Rojava revolution | 19 July 2012 – ongoing |
| Euromaidan and the 2014 Ukrainian revolution | 21 November 2013 – 23 February 2014 |
Where does the CNN news channel originate from?
While the news channel has numerous affiliates, CNN primarily broadcasts from WarnerMedia’s headquarters at 30 Hudson Yards in New York City, and studios in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles. The CNN Center in Atlanta is only used for weekend programming.
When did the CNN Sports channel shut down?
CNN launched two specialty news channels for the American market which would later close amid competitive pressure: the sports news channel CNNSI shut down in 2002, while business news channel CNNfn shut down after nine years on the air in December 2004.
Where does CNN rank in all cable networks?
CNN ranks 14th among all basic cable networks. The network is known for its dramatic live coverage of breaking news, some of which has drawn criticism as overly sensationalistic, and for its efforts to be nonpartisan, which have led to accusations of false balance.
How many people watch CNN in the United States?
As of September 2018, CNN has 90.1 million television households as subscribers (97.7% of households with cable) in the United States. In 2019, CNN ranked third in viewership among cable news networks, behind Fox News and MSNBC, averaging 972,000 viewers.