The Final Countdown- Events of 2011

2011 was a big year for everyone.In fact, I think it will be one of the most memorable of this century. Here's a list of what happened worldwide this year.

• American senator Gabrielle Giffords was shot* (Jan 8)
• Category 5 Cyclone Yasi devastates Tully and Cardwell, Australia (Feb 2)
• Egyptian president Hosni Mabarak resigned after violent protests (Feb 11)
• Japan suffered a massive earthquake(9.0) and tsunami (Mar 11)
• Doubts were cast over the birthplace of American president Barak Obama (Apr 27)
• Osama bin Laden, the man behind the September 11 terrorist attacks in America was killed by US Navy SEALS (May 1)
• New York legalised gay marriage (Jun 24)
• NASA launched their last space shuttle (Jul 21)
• Category 3 Hurricane Irene hits the East coast of the US (Aug 27)
• The 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks was remembered (Sep 11)
• Steve Jobs (the man behind iPhones, iPads, iPods and Macbooks) dies after a battle with cancer (Oct 5)

*After being shot at pointblank range, Giffords made a miraculous recovery and was discharged from hospital over 6 months later. Now THAT is amazing :)