2010年

2010年 — 韩国: South Korean island Yeonpyeongdo is bombarded by North Korea / 中国: 月，中国、俄罗斯、印度、巴西、南非成立“金砖五国” / 日本: July — According to the United Nations, Japanese population has now peaked / 美国: 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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韩国大韩民国 1948–	中国中华人民共和国 1949–	日本平成 1989–2019	美国美国 1776–
South Korean island Yeonpyeongdo is bombarded by North Korea.EN 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”。中國2010年上海世界博覽會 2010年玉樹地震月，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。 2010年高雄地震中国―东盟自由贸易区启动。海峽兩岸經濟合作架構協議（ECFA）簽訂。上海舉辦世界博覽會。臺北縣升格為新北市，臺南縣市、高雄縣市、臺中縣市分別合併升格為直轄市。 리강 사건EN 月1日，“嫦娥二号”月球探测器发射升空。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。月24日，黑龙江“伊春空难”造成44人死亡、52人受伤。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。月，广西重大泥石流事件造成至少43人死亡。月-10月，上海世博会。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。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。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。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。月，第十六届亚洲运动会在中国广州举行。 2008世界人权宣言 2008汶川大地震 20082008年中国奶制品污染事件 2008August — 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony: A ceremony marked the beginning of the Olympic Games in Beijing. 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年喀什袭击事件 20082008年攀枝花地震 2008September — The astronaut Zhai Zhigang completed China's first spacewalk on Shenzhou 7. 20082008年盈江地震 2008野草莓運動 2008聯合號海釣船事件 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。 2009乌鲁木齐七五事件 20092009年不丹地震 20092009年花蓮地震 2009Xinjiang 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年缅甸地震 20112011年錫金地震 20112011年盈江地震 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。 2011烏坎事件 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。 20112011年喀什暴力恐怖袭击事件 20112011年和田市“7·18”暴力恐怖袭击事件 2011October — The 100th Anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution and Republic of China was commemorated. 2011Central 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 20122012年彝良地震 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年扬州地震 20122012年啟豐二號船員登上釣魚島事件 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.EN July — Prime Minister Naoto Kan won the House of Councillors election.EN 2010年父岛地震 2010年羽曳野市枪击事件 2010年福島地震 일본 구제역 확산EN June — Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama resigned and Naoto Kan become the 96th Prime Minister of Japan.EN (平成22年)JA 20082008年岩手、宮城內陸地震 20082008年7月岩手地震 2008September — Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda resigned and Tarō Asō become 94th Prime Minister of Japan. 20082008年大阪影片视听室纵火事件 2008聯合號海釣船事件 2008January–December — Japan is severely affected by the 2008 financial crisis and the Great Recession. 20092009年靜岡地震 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. 20112011年4月福島地震 20112011年靜岡地震 2011榮村地震 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. 20122012年啟豐二號船員登上釣魚島事件 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.EN Times Square car bombing attemptEN California Proposition 19EN 2010年尤里卡地震 더 투나잇 쇼 사태EN Illinois earthquakeEN In the 2010 Midterm elections, the Republicans retake the House of Representatives as the Democrats lose 63 seats.EN 2008The 2008 financial crisis begins as the stock market crashes. In response, U.S. President George W. Bush signs the revised Emergency Economic Stabilization Act into law to create a 700 billion dollar Treasury fund to purchase failing bank assets. 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 2008Chino Hills earthquake 2008Illinois 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年纽约州第二十国会选区特别选举 2009Nobel Peace Prize 2009The first of a series of Tea Party protests are conducted across the United States, focusing on smaller government, fiscal responsibility, individual freedoms and conservative views of the Constitution. 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. 2011Virginia 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 2011The ATF gunwalking scandal emerged, wherein thousands of guns were allowed to "walk" through interdiction to Mexico, supposedly to aid in the capture of criminals. 2011Oklahoma earthquake 2011Colorado 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.

韩国大韩民国 1948–

中国中华人民共和国 1949–

日本平成 1989–2019

美国美国 1776–

South Korean island Yeonpyeongdo is bombarded by North Korea.EN

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”。
中國2010年上海世界博覽會
2010年玉樹地震
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。
2010年高雄地震
中国―东盟自由贸易区启动。海峽兩岸經濟合作架構協議（ECFA）簽訂。上海舉辦世界博覽會。臺北縣升格為新北市，臺南縣市、高雄縣市、臺中縣市分別合併升格為直轄市。
리강 사건EN
月1日，“嫦娥二号”月球探测器发射升空。
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。
月24日，黑龙江“伊春空难”造成44人死亡、52人受伤。
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。
月，广西重大泥石流事件造成至少43人死亡。
月-10月，上海世博会。
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。
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。
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。
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。
月，第十六届亚洲运动会在中国广州举行。

2008世界人权宣言
2008汶川大地震
20082008年中国奶制品污染事件
2008August — 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony: A ceremony marked the beginning of the Olympic Games in Beijing.
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年喀什袭击事件
20082008年攀枝花地震
2008September — The astronaut Zhai Zhigang completed China's first spacewalk on Shenzhou 7.
20082008年盈江地震
2008野草莓運動
2008聯合號海釣船事件
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。
2009乌鲁木齐七五事件
20092009年不丹地震
20092009年花蓮地震
2009Xinjiang 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年缅甸地震
20112011年錫金地震
20112011年盈江地震
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。
2011烏坎事件
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。
20112011年喀什暴力恐怖袭击事件
20112011年和田市“7·18”暴力恐怖袭击事件
2011October — The 100th Anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution and Republic of China was commemorated.
2011Central 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
20122012年彝良地震
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年扬州地震
20122012年啟豐二號船員登上釣魚島事件
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.EN
July — Prime Minister Naoto Kan won the House of Councillors election.EN
2010年父岛地震
2010年羽曳野市枪击事件
2010年福島地震
일본 구제역 확산EN
June — Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama resigned and Naoto Kan become the 96th Prime Minister of Japan.EN
(平成22年)JA

20082008年岩手、宮城內陸地震
20082008年7月岩手地震
2008September — Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda resigned and Tarō Asō become 94th Prime Minister of Japan.
20082008年大阪影片视听室纵火事件
2008聯合號海釣船事件
2008January–December — Japan is severely affected by the 2008 financial crisis and the Great Recession.
20092009年靜岡地震
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.
20112011年4月福島地震
20112011年靜岡地震
2011榮村地震
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.
20122012年啟豐二號船員登上釣魚島事件
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.EN
Times Square car bombing attemptEN
California Proposition 19EN
2010年尤里卡地震
더 투나잇 쇼 사태EN
Illinois earthquakeEN
In the 2010 Midterm elections, the Republicans retake the House of Representatives as the Democrats lose 63 seats.EN

2008The 2008 financial crisis begins as the stock market crashes. In response, U.S. President George W. Bush signs the revised Emergency Economic Stabilization Act into law to create a 700 billion dollar Treasury fund to purchase failing bank assets.
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
2008Chino Hills earthquake
2008Illinois 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年纽约州第二十国会选区特别选举
2009Nobel Peace Prize
2009The first of a series of Tea Party protests are conducted across the United States, focusing on smaller government, fiscal responsibility, individual freedoms and conservative views of the Constitution.
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.
2011Virginia 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
2011The ATF gunwalking scandal emerged, wherein thousands of guns were allowed to "walk" through interdiction to Mexico, supposedly to aid in the capture of criminals.
2011Oklahoma earthquake
2011Colorado 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.