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2010 — Korea: South Korean island Yeonpyeongdo is bombarded by North Korea / China: 月，中国、俄罗斯、印度、巴西、南非成立“金砖五国” / Japan: July — According to the United Nations, Japanese population has now peaked / United States: The Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico explodes, spilling millions of gallons of oil into the sea. The spill becomes the worst oil spill in American history

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South Korean island Yeonpyeongdo is bombarded by North Korea. 20082월 25일 이명박 대통령 취임, 이명박 정부 출범 20088 April. A Korean woman, Yi So-yeon, becomes the first Korean to fly to outer space. 2008논현동 고시원 살인 사건 20099월 김대중 전 대통령 서거 20095월 노무현 전 대통령 서거 2009UAE 원전 수주 60조원 2011Kim Jong Il dies, Kim Jong Un takes over as the Supreme Leader of North Korea. The National Intelligence Service accuses pro-unification lawmakers of being spies. One of the members was a former Democratic Party representative. In a move indicative of the heavy-handedness of the Park regime, the party is outlawed and key party members are imprisoned. 201112월 17일 김정일 사망, 김정은 국방위원회 제1위원장 집권(조선민주주의인민공화국) 2011무역 1조 달러 돌파 201219 December. Park Geun-hye, a daughter of Park Chung Hee, is elected as first female and the 11th president of South Korea. 20123월 15일 한미 FTA 발효	月，中国、俄罗斯、印度、巴西、南非成立“金砖五国”。ZH May — Expo 2010: A world's fair began in Shanghai. 2010 Yushu earthquake 月，刘晓波获得诺贝尔和平奖，成为首位获得诺贝尔奖的中华人民共和国公民。ZH 2010 Kaohsiung earthquake Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement Li Gang incident 月1日，“嫦娥二号”月球探测器发射升空。ZH 月，中华人民共和国第六次全国人口普查显示中国总人口超过13.39亿。ZH 月24日，黑龙江“伊春空难”造成44人死亡、52人受伤。ZH 月，青海玉树特大地震造成2698人死亡、270人失踪，另有12135人受伤。ZH 月，广西重大泥石流事件造成至少43人死亡。ZH 月-10月，上海世博会。ZH 月，甘肃舟曲泥石流灾害导致1557人死亡，两条河流被截断形成堰塞湖。ZH 月起，特大水灾造成至少1072人丧生、619人失踪，110万间房屋倒塌，直接经济损失达到2100亿元人民币。ZH 月15日，上海靜安教師公寓發生大火，共造成58人死亡，死者多為退休教師，另有71人受傷。ZH 月23日，谷歌公司宣称因为遭到中国网络攻击，决定退出中国。ZH 月，第十六届亚洲运动会在中国广州举行。ZH 2008Universal Declaration of Human Rights 20082008 Sichuan earthquake 20082008 Chinese milk scandal 20082008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony 2008September — 2008 Summer Paralympics: The thirteenth Paralympic Games began in Beijing. 2008May — The Hangzhou Bay Bridge opened to the public. 2008月20日，曾短暂担任中华人民共和国最高领导人的华国锋逝世。 2008馬英九當選中華民國總統。汶川大地震。北京夏季奥运会。9月27日翟志刚步出神舟七号成为首个太空行走的中国宇航员。 20082008 Kashgar attack 20082008 Panzhihua earthquake 2008September — The astronaut Zhai Zhigang completed China's first spacewalk on Shenzhou 7. 2008Yingjiang earthquakes 2008Wild Strawberries Movement 2008연합호 사건 2008January — 2008 Chinese winter storms: A series of severe winter storms began which would claim over a hundred lives. 2008月8日，山西省襄汾尾矿库溃坝事故，死亡277人、失踪4人，另有受伤33人，直接经济损失9619万元。 2008月5日，为应对全球金融危机，时任中国国务院总理温家宝推出四万亿投资计划。 2008月5日-18日，在第十一届全国人民代表大会第一次会议上，胡锦涛连任中华人民共和国主席，温家宝连任中华人民共和国国务院总理。 2008月，“西藏骚乱”爆发，造成至少数十人伤亡。 2008月25日，“神舟七号 ”载人飞船搭载翟志刚、刘伯明、景海鹏三位航天员成功发射，中国宇航员首次实现太空漫步，并于9月28日返回地球。 2008月起，中国南方水灾特大水灾，至少57人死亡、数百人失踪，受灾人口超2100万。 2008月-9月，北京奥运会以及残奥会。 2008月20日，廣東深圳舞王俱樂部火災，43人死亡，88人受傷。 2008月，中国奶制品污染事件爆发。 2008月，中国大陆爆发大规模雪災，因灾死亡129人。 2008月，时任美国总统小布什第四次访华，与时任中国国家主席胡锦涛会面，观赏奥运会。 2008月28日，山东胶济列车相撞，造成72人丧生、416人受伤。 2009July 2009 Ürümqi riots 20092009 Bhutan earthquake 20092009 Hualien earthquake 20092009 Xinjiang earthquake 2009October — 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China: A military parade on Chang'an Avenue in Beijing commemorated the establishment of the PRC. 2009月，黑龙江“鹤岗新兴煤矿爆炸事故”造成108人死亡。 2009月，第24屆冬季大學生運動會在哈爾濱舉辦。 2009哈爾濱舉行第二十四屆冬季大學生運動會。乌鲁木齐七五事件。八八水災。 2009月，香港中文大学教授、前校长高锟获得诺贝尔物理学奖。 2009月，力拓集团驻上海办事处员工被中国国家安全机关依法刑事拘留（参见：力拓案）。 2009月，时任美国总统贝拉克·奥巴马首次访华，与时任中国国家主席胡锦涛会面。 2009月5日，新疆乌鲁木齐爆发大规模骚乱，史称“乌鲁木齐七五事件”，造成至少197人死亡，另有1721人受伤。 20112011 Shan earthquake 20112011 Sikkim earthquake 20112011 Yunnan earthquake 2011月29日，“天宫一号”实验性空间站发射升空，后于2018年4月结束任务、落入大气层。 2011Wukan protests 2011月1日，“神舟八号”无人飞船顺利发射升空，与天宫一号对接，并于11月17日返回地球。 2011Kashgar attacks 20112011 Hotan attack 2011100th Anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution and Republic of China 20112011 Central Tibetan Administration general election 2011月，中国红十字会爆发重大丑闻“郭美美事件 ”。 2011月14日，大连市爆发上万人参加的反对PX项目游行。 2011月，内蒙古抗议示威事件。 2011月，深圳举办“2011年世界大学生夏季运动会”。 2011月，微博实行实名制。 2011月起，中国南方水灾，至少105人死亡，63人失踪。 2011月，北斗二号导航系统开始为中国及周边地区用户提供服务。 2011月23日，甬台温铁路列车追尾事故，造成40人死亡、上百人受伤。 2011月起，中国秋季洪涝灾害，共造成97人死亡、21人失踪。 20111月1日中俄原油管道投入运行。中國國內生產總值超越日本成為全球第二大經濟體。蓬莱19-3油田溢油事故。深圳举办世界大学生夏季运动会。10月10日，中華民國100年國慶。 2012July — The Three Gorges Dam went into operation. 2012月25日，中国第一艘航空母舰“辽宁号”正式交付使用。 2012月11日，莫言获得诺贝尔文学奖，成为首位获此殊荣的中国籍作家。 2012月16日，“神舟九号”载人飞船搭载景海鹏、刘旺、刘洋三位航天员发射升空，与天宫一号对接，于6月29日返回地球。 2012Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances 2012Yiliang earthquakes 2012August — 2012 China anti-Japanese demonstrations: Anti-Japanese protests took place in China due to the Senkaku Islands dispute. 2012月8日-14日，中国共产党第十八次全国代表大会在北京召开，习近平在11月15日召开的中共十八届一中全会上当选中共中央总书记，其他当选的中共中央政治局常委包括李克强、张德江、俞正声、刘云山、王岐山、张高丽（参见：中国共产党第十八届中央委员会）。此后，大规模反腐败运动展开，但外界对此也有“清洗政治对手”、“选择性反腐”的质疑。 20122012 Yangzhou earthquake 2012홍콩 활동가 센카쿠 열도 상륙 사건 2012月6日，原重庆市公安局局长王立军私自进入美国驻成都总领事馆（“王立军事件”），引发中国巨大政治变动，后续事件包括薄熙来事件和周永康案。 2012馬英九當選第13任總統。第8屆立委選舉。薄熙来、周永康等被捕。11月15日，習近平當選中國共產黨中央委員會總書記及中國共產黨中央軍事委員會主席。 2012月，湖南衡阳发生大规模贿选案件。 2012月，北京特大暴雨造成79人死亡、160.2万人受灾，经济损失116.4亿元。	July — According to the United Nations, Japanese population has now peaked. July — Prime Minister Naoto Kan won the House of Councillors election. 지치지마 근해 지진 Habikino shooting 후쿠시마현 해역 지진 일본 구제역 확산 June — Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama resigned and Naoto Kan become the 96th Prime Minister of Japan. (平成22年)JA 20082008 Iwate–Miyagi Nairiku earthquake 2008July 2008 Iwate earthquake 2008September — Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda resigned and Tarō Asō become 94th Prime Minister of Japan. 2008Osaka movie theatre fire 2008연합호 사건 2008January–December — Japan is severely affected by the 2008 financial crisis and the Great Recession. 20092009 Shizuoka earthquake 2009September — Yukio Hatoyama was elected 95th Prime Minister of Japan. 2009(平成21年) 2009August — Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda lost his election to Democratic Party leader Yukio Hatoyama. 2011April 2011 Fukushima earthquake 20112011 Shizuoka earthquake 20112011 Nagano earthquake 2011March — Japan gets hit with the (earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster, etc.), which claimed the lives of 20,000 people. 2011March — Japan Self-Defense Force Base was established in Djibouti. 2011January and March — The Tokyo Skytree 634.0 metres (2,080 ft) became the third tallest tower in the world, which opened in 2012. 2012December — Shinzo Abe is inaugurated as the 98th Prime Minister of Japan. 2012홍콩 활동가 센카쿠 열도 상륙 사건 2012Fantastic Babys 2012December — Shinzo Abe wins the general election for the first time.	The Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico explodes, spilling millions of gallons of oil into the sea. The spill becomes the worst oil spill in American history. 2010 Times Square car bombing attempt California Proposition 19 2010 Eureka earthquake 더 투나잇 쇼 사태 2010 Illinois earthquake In the 2010 Midterm elections, the Republicans retake the House of Representatives as the Democrats lose 63 seats. 20082008 financial crisis 2008U.S. presidential election, 2008: Barack Obama is elected president, and Joe Biden elected vice president. 2008Hurricane Ike kills 100 people along the Texas coast, produces $31 billion in damage, and contributes to rising oil prices. 2008Covina massacre 20082008 Chino Hills earthquake 20082008 Illinois earthquake 2008Minnesota Democratic presidential caucuses 2008Idaho Democratic presidential caucuses 2008Tennessee 2008January 20, 2009 — Obama becomes the 44th president, Biden becomes the 47th vice president. Obama is the first African-American to hold the office. 2008U.S. oil prices hit a record $147 per barrel in the wake of—among other factors—international tensions and the falling U.S. dollar vs. the Euro. 2008The Super Tuesday tornado outbreak kills over 60 people and produces $1 billion in damage across Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama. 2008campaign 2008Steven Kazmierczak kills five, injures 21, and then kills himself in the Northern Illinois University shooting. After this incident, calls are made for more focus on mental health services and interest grows substantially in the group Students for Concealed Carry on Campus. 2009Pop icon Michael Jackson dies, creating the largest public mourning for an entertainer since the death of Elvis Presley. 2009swine flu pandemic in the United States 2009shooting of Pittsburgh police officers 20092009 New York's 20th congressional district special election 2009Nobel Peace Prize 2009Tea Party protests 2009Nidal Hasan kills 12 servicemen and injures 31 in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting. 2009President Obama obtains Congressional approval for the $787 billion stimulus package, the largest since President Dwight D. Eisenhower. 2011Osama bin Laden, leader of al-Qaeda and mastermind of the September 11 attacks, is killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan, by U.S. Navy SEALs. 20112011 Virginia earthquake 2011Joplin tornado 2011STS-135: The Space Shuttle Atlantis touches down at the Shuttle Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center, ending the 30-year shuttle program, which began with the launch of Space Shuttle Columbia on April 12, 1981. 2011A tornado devastates Joplin, Missouri, killing 158 and injuring over 1,000, making it the deadliest single U.S. tornado since the advent of modern weather forecasting 2011ATF gunwalking scandal 20112011 Oklahoma earthquake 20112011 Colorado earthquake 2011A series of tornadoes cause heavy damage in the South, Alabama being the hardest hit. 324 people are killed in the deadliest American natural disaster since Hurricane Katrina. 2011Representative Gabrielle Giffords is severely wounded in an assassination attempt when a gunman went on a shooting spree, killing federal judge John Roll and five other people, and wounding at least 13 others, at an event Giffords was hosting in suburban Tucson, Arizona. 2011Flooding devastates the Mississippi River valley causing $2 to $4 billion in damage. 2011Casey Marie Anthony is acquitted of all charges related to the death of her daughter, Caylee; she was convicted of four counts of providing false information to a law enforcement officer. She was released a week later because of credit for time served. 2012Hurricane Sandy strikes the Eastern Seaboard. 2012A gunman kills 12 and injures 70 at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. 2012California Proposition 39 2012U.S. presidential election, 2012: Barack Obama reelected president, Joe Biden reelected vice president. 2012Killing of Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams 2012U.S. Virgin Islands Republican presidential caucuses 2012Northern Mariana Islands Republican presidential caucuses 2012American Samoa Republican presidential caucuses 2012campaign 2012January 20, 2013 – President Obama and Vice President Biden begin their second terms.

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South Korean island Yeonpyeongdo is bombarded by North Korea.

20082월 25일 이명박 대통령 취임, 이명박 정부 출범
20088 April. A Korean woman, Yi So-yeon, becomes the first Korean to fly to outer space.
2008논현동 고시원 살인 사건
20099월 김대중 전 대통령 서거
20095월 노무현 전 대통령 서거
2009UAE 원전 수주 60조원
2011Kim Jong Il dies, Kim Jong Un takes over as the Supreme Leader of North Korea. The National Intelligence Service accuses pro-unification lawmakers of being spies. One of the members was a former Democratic Party representative. In a move indicative of the heavy-handedness of the Park regime, the party is outlawed and key party members are imprisoned.
201112월 17일 김정일 사망, 김정은 국방위원회 제1위원장 집권(조선민주주의인민공화국)
2011무역 1조 달러 돌파
201219 December. Park Geun-hye, a daughter of Park Chung Hee, is elected as first female and the 11th president of South Korea.
20123월 15일 한미 FTA 발효

月，中国、俄罗斯、印度、巴西、南非成立“金砖五国”。ZH
May — Expo 2010: A world's fair began in Shanghai.
2010 Yushu earthquake
月，刘晓波获得诺贝尔和平奖，成为首位获得诺贝尔奖的中华人民共和国公民。ZH
2010 Kaohsiung earthquake
Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement
Li Gang incident
月1日，“嫦娥二号”月球探测器发射升空。ZH
月，中华人民共和国第六次全国人口普查显示中国总人口超过13.39亿。ZH
月24日，黑龙江“伊春空难”造成44人死亡、52人受伤。ZH
月，青海玉树特大地震造成2698人死亡、270人失踪，另有12135人受伤。ZH
月，广西重大泥石流事件造成至少43人死亡。ZH
月-10月，上海世博会。ZH
月，甘肃舟曲泥石流灾害导致1557人死亡，两条河流被截断形成堰塞湖。ZH
月起，特大水灾造成至少1072人丧生、619人失踪，110万间房屋倒塌，直接经济损失达到2100亿元人民币。ZH
月15日，上海靜安教師公寓發生大火，共造成58人死亡，死者多為退休教師，另有71人受傷。ZH
月23日，谷歌公司宣称因为遭到中国网络攻击，决定退出中国。ZH
月，第十六届亚洲运动会在中国广州举行。ZH

2008Universal Declaration of Human Rights
20082008 Sichuan earthquake
20082008 Chinese milk scandal
20082008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
2008September — 2008 Summer Paralympics: The thirteenth Paralympic Games began in Beijing.
2008May — The Hangzhou Bay Bridge opened to the public.
2008月20日，曾短暂担任中华人民共和国最高领导人的华国锋逝世。
2008馬英九當選中華民國總統。汶川大地震。北京夏季奥运会。9月27日翟志刚步出神舟七号成为首个太空行走的中国宇航员。
20082008 Kashgar attack
20082008 Panzhihua earthquake
2008September — The astronaut Zhai Zhigang completed China's first spacewalk on Shenzhou 7.
2008Yingjiang earthquakes
2008Wild Strawberries Movement
2008연합호 사건
2008January — 2008 Chinese winter storms: A series of severe winter storms began which would claim over a hundred lives.
2008月8日，山西省襄汾尾矿库溃坝事故，死亡277人、失踪4人，另有受伤33人，直接经济损失9619万元。
2008月5日，为应对全球金融危机，时任中国国务院总理温家宝推出四万亿投资计划。
2008月5日-18日，在第十一届全国人民代表大会第一次会议上，胡锦涛连任中华人民共和国主席，温家宝连任中华人民共和国国务院总理。
2008月，“西藏骚乱”爆发，造成至少数十人伤亡。
2008月25日，“神舟七号 ”载人飞船搭载翟志刚、刘伯明、景海鹏三位航天员成功发射，中国宇航员首次实现太空漫步，并于9月28日返回地球。
2008月起，中国南方水灾特大水灾，至少57人死亡、数百人失踪，受灾人口超2100万。
2008月-9月，北京奥运会以及残奥会。
2008月20日，廣東深圳舞王俱樂部火災，43人死亡，88人受傷。
2008月，中国奶制品污染事件爆发。
2008月，中国大陆爆发大规模雪災，因灾死亡129人。
2008月，时任美国总统小布什第四次访华，与时任中国国家主席胡锦涛会面，观赏奥运会。
2008月28日，山东胶济列车相撞，造成72人丧生、416人受伤。
2009July 2009 Ürümqi riots
20092009 Bhutan earthquake
20092009 Hualien earthquake
20092009 Xinjiang earthquake
2009October — 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China: A military parade on Chang'an Avenue in Beijing commemorated the establishment of the PRC.
2009月，黑龙江“鹤岗新兴煤矿爆炸事故”造成108人死亡。
2009月，第24屆冬季大學生運動會在哈爾濱舉辦。
2009哈爾濱舉行第二十四屆冬季大學生運動會。乌鲁木齐七五事件。八八水災。
2009月，香港中文大学教授、前校长高锟获得诺贝尔物理学奖。
2009月，力拓集团驻上海办事处员工被中国国家安全机关依法刑事拘留（参见：力拓案）。
2009月，时任美国总统贝拉克·奥巴马首次访华，与时任中国国家主席胡锦涛会面。
2009月5日，新疆乌鲁木齐爆发大规模骚乱，史称“乌鲁木齐七五事件”，造成至少197人死亡，另有1721人受伤。
20112011 Shan earthquake
20112011 Sikkim earthquake
20112011 Yunnan earthquake
2011月29日，“天宫一号”实验性空间站发射升空，后于2018年4月结束任务、落入大气层。
2011Wukan protests
2011月1日，“神舟八号”无人飞船顺利发射升空，与天宫一号对接，并于11月17日返回地球。
2011Kashgar attacks
20112011 Hotan attack
2011100th Anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution and Republic of China
20112011 Central Tibetan Administration general election
2011月，中国红十字会爆发重大丑闻“郭美美事件 ”。
2011月14日，大连市爆发上万人参加的反对PX项目游行。
2011月，内蒙古抗议示威事件。
2011月，深圳举办“2011年世界大学生夏季运动会”。
2011月，微博实行实名制。
2011月起，中国南方水灾，至少105人死亡，63人失踪。
2011月，北斗二号导航系统开始为中国及周边地区用户提供服务。
2011月23日，甬台温铁路列车追尾事故，造成40人死亡、上百人受伤。
2011月起，中国秋季洪涝灾害，共造成97人死亡、21人失踪。
20111月1日中俄原油管道投入运行。中國國內生產總值超越日本成為全球第二大經濟體。蓬莱19-3油田溢油事故。深圳举办世界大学生夏季运动会。10月10日，中華民國100年國慶。
2012July — The Three Gorges Dam went into operation.
2012月25日，中国第一艘航空母舰“辽宁号”正式交付使用。
2012月11日，莫言获得诺贝尔文学奖，成为首位获此殊荣的中国籍作家。
2012月16日，“神舟九号”载人飞船搭载景海鹏、刘旺、刘洋三位航天员发射升空，与天宫一号对接，于6月29日返回地球。
2012Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances
2012Yiliang earthquakes
2012August — 2012 China anti-Japanese demonstrations: Anti-Japanese protests took place in China due to the Senkaku Islands dispute.
2012月8日-14日，中国共产党第十八次全国代表大会在北京召开，习近平在11月15日召开的中共十八届一中全会上当选中共中央总书记，其他当选的中共中央政治局常委包括李克强、张德江、俞正声、刘云山、王岐山、张高丽（参见：中国共产党第十八届中央委员会）。此后，大规模反腐败运动展开，但外界对此也有“清洗政治对手”、“选择性反腐”的质疑。
20122012 Yangzhou earthquake
2012홍콩 활동가 센카쿠 열도 상륙 사건
2012月6日，原重庆市公安局局长王立军私自进入美国驻成都总领事馆（“王立军事件”），引发中国巨大政治变动，后续事件包括薄熙来事件和周永康案。
2012馬英九當選第13任總統。第8屆立委選舉。薄熙来、周永康等被捕。11月15日，習近平當選中國共產黨中央委員會總書記及中國共產黨中央軍事委員會主席。
2012月，湖南衡阳发生大规模贿选案件。
2012月，北京特大暴雨造成79人死亡、160.2万人受灾，经济损失116.4亿元。

July — According to the United Nations, Japanese population has now peaked.
July — Prime Minister Naoto Kan won the House of Councillors election.
지치지마 근해 지진
Habikino shooting
후쿠시마현 해역 지진
일본 구제역 확산
June — Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama resigned and Naoto Kan become the 96th Prime Minister of Japan.
(平成22年)JA

20082008 Iwate–Miyagi Nairiku earthquake
2008July 2008 Iwate earthquake
2008September — Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda resigned and Tarō Asō become 94th Prime Minister of Japan.
2008Osaka movie theatre fire
2008연합호 사건
2008January–December — Japan is severely affected by the 2008 financial crisis and the Great Recession.
20092009 Shizuoka earthquake
2009September — Yukio Hatoyama was elected 95th Prime Minister of Japan.
2009(平成21年)
2009August — Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda lost his election to Democratic Party leader Yukio Hatoyama.
2011April 2011 Fukushima earthquake
20112011 Shizuoka earthquake
20112011 Nagano earthquake
2011March — Japan gets hit with the (earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster, etc.), which claimed the lives of 20,000 people.
2011March — Japan Self-Defense Force Base was established in Djibouti.
2011January and March — The Tokyo Skytree 634.0 metres (2,080 ft) became the third tallest tower in the world, which opened in 2012.
2012December — Shinzo Abe is inaugurated as the 98th Prime Minister of Japan.
2012홍콩 활동가 센카쿠 열도 상륙 사건
2012Fantastic Babys
2012December — Shinzo Abe wins the general election for the first time.

The Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico explodes, spilling millions of gallons of oil into the sea. The spill becomes the worst oil spill in American history.
2010 Times Square car bombing attempt
California Proposition 19
2010 Eureka earthquake
더 투나잇 쇼 사태
2010 Illinois earthquake
In the 2010 Midterm elections, the Republicans retake the House of Representatives as the Democrats lose 63 seats.

20082008 financial crisis
2008U.S. presidential election, 2008: Barack Obama is elected president, and Joe Biden elected vice president.
2008Hurricane Ike kills 100 people along the Texas coast, produces $31 billion in damage, and contributes to rising oil prices.
2008Covina massacre
20082008 Chino Hills earthquake
20082008 Illinois earthquake
2008Minnesota Democratic presidential caucuses
2008Idaho Democratic presidential caucuses
2008Tennessee
2008January 20, 2009 — Obama becomes the 44th president, Biden becomes the 47th vice president. Obama is the first African-American to hold the office.
2008U.S. oil prices hit a record $147 per barrel in the wake of—among other factors—international tensions and the falling U.S. dollar vs. the Euro.
2008The Super Tuesday tornado outbreak kills over 60 people and produces $1 billion in damage across Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama.
2008campaign
2008Steven Kazmierczak kills five, injures 21, and then kills himself in the Northern Illinois University shooting. After this incident, calls are made for more focus on mental health services and interest grows substantially in the group Students for Concealed Carry on Campus.
2009Pop icon Michael Jackson dies, creating the largest public mourning for an entertainer since the death of Elvis Presley.
2009swine flu pandemic in the United States
2009shooting of Pittsburgh police officers
20092009 New York's 20th congressional district special election
2009Nobel Peace Prize
2009Tea Party protests
2009Nidal Hasan kills 12 servicemen and injures 31 in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting.
2009President Obama obtains Congressional approval for the $787 billion stimulus package, the largest since President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
2011Osama bin Laden, leader of al-Qaeda and mastermind of the September 11 attacks, is killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan, by U.S. Navy SEALs.
20112011 Virginia earthquake
2011Joplin tornado
2011STS-135: The Space Shuttle Atlantis touches down at the Shuttle Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center, ending the 30-year shuttle program, which began with the launch of Space Shuttle Columbia on April 12, 1981.
2011A tornado devastates Joplin, Missouri, killing 158 and injuring over 1,000, making it the deadliest single U.S. tornado since the advent of modern weather forecasting
2011ATF gunwalking scandal
20112011 Oklahoma earthquake
20112011 Colorado earthquake
2011A series of tornadoes cause heavy damage in the South, Alabama being the hardest hit. 324 people are killed in the deadliest American natural disaster since Hurricane Katrina.
2011Representative Gabrielle Giffords is severely wounded in an assassination attempt when a gunman went on a shooting spree, killing federal judge John Roll and five other people, and wounding at least 13 others, at an event Giffords was hosting in suburban Tucson, Arizona.
2011Flooding devastates the Mississippi River valley causing $2 to $4 billion in damage.
2011Casey Marie Anthony is acquitted of all charges related to the death of her daughter, Caylee; she was convicted of four counts of providing false information to a law enforcement officer. She was released a week later because of credit for time served.
2012Hurricane Sandy strikes the Eastern Seaboard.
2012A gunman kills 12 and injures 70 at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado.
2012California Proposition 39
2012U.S. presidential election, 2012: Barack Obama reelected president, Joe Biden reelected vice president.
2012Killing of Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams
2012U.S. Virgin Islands Republican presidential caucuses
2012Northern Mariana Islands Republican presidential caucuses
2012American Samoa Republican presidential caucuses
2012campaign
2012January 20, 2013 – President Obama and Vice President Biden begin their second terms.