5/3/2023 0 Comments Early moments![]() India win the 2011 Cricket World Cup as Captain MS Dhoni hits a massive six in the 49th over, dedicates win to legend Sachin Tendulkar ![]() Those who left us in 2011: Apple founder Steve Jobs dies at 56 Bollywood icon Dev Anand dies at 88 'Ghazal King' Jagjit Singh dies at 70 Renowned music composer and singer Bhupen Hazarika dies at 85 Former Captain of the Indian Cricket team and 'Nawab of Pataudi' Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi dies at 70 Renowned Bollywood actor Shammi Kapoor dies at 80 Elizabeth Taylor, one of Hollywood's most iconic actresses dies at 79 Grammy Award winner Amy Winehouse dies at 27. The planet is nearly 2.5 times the size of Earth and has a 290-day year Formula One comes to India - Indian Grand Prix held at the Buddh International Circuit in Noida Anna Hazare's Lokpal movement leads anti-corruption drive, protests Royal Wedding: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge marry Dominique Strauss-Kahn is arrested for assault in the US Japan is hit be a massive earthquake and tsunami, which leads to the Fukushima nuclear disaster in the country A big copyright dispute erupts on who owns the photographs after two monkeys (crested macaques) take selfies from British nature photographer David Slater's professional camera News of the World shuts down Occupy Wall Street protests surge SpaceX announces plan for the world's first fully reusable rocket Swiss tennis ace Roger Federer becomes the second most respected, admired and trusted individual in the world after Nelson Mandela. Operation Geronimo: Osama Bin Laden is killed India wins the cricket world cup Scientists discover Kepler-22b - An extrasolar planet orbiting within the Goldilocks zone or habitable zone of the Sun-like star Kepler-22. India's BrahMos missile, jointly developed with Russia, sets the world record for becoming the world's first and fastest supersonic cruise missile Arab Spring protests spread across the middle-east and north Africa Pakistan is devastated by massive floods resulting in one of the worst humanitarian disasters in the country's history as 20 million are affected, 14 million left homeless Ireland and Greece face a grave economic crisis BP oil spill, also known as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico becomes the largest maritime oil spill in history 16-year-old Justin Bieber becomes the youngest solo male to hit #1 on the album chart since 13-year-old Stevie Wonder in 1963 Australia elects its first female prime minister Indian-American Ajay Banga takes over as CEO of Mastercard Dozens of asylum seekers drown as the boat they were in crashed into rocks near Christmas Island Paul the Octopus became a sensation across the world for accurately predicting the result of football matches during the 2010 FIFA (Football) World Cup.Īpple founder Steve Jobs unveils the world's first iPad in 2010 (File Photo) Here is a quick 10-minute read on the decade's most memorable events - the breakthroughs, the heartbreaks, the giddying highs, the tragic lows, the achievements, and the milestones.Īpple founder Steve Jobs unveils the world's first iPad Instagram is launched WhatsApp comes to India Uber and Ola make debut Netflix starts expanding its streaming service to the international market WikiLeaks is founded by Julian Assange Burj Khalifa becomes the tallest building in the world Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcanic eruptions cause enormous disruption to air travel Scientists in a South African cave discover 2-million-year-old fossils of a new species called Australopithecus Sediba, which are potentially the ancestors to Humans. ![]() From getting a cab to ordering groceries, banking to making reservations, everything became just-a-click-away in the last 10 years. The way we live, work, eat, travel, and entertain has changed almost entirely - and our smartphones are leading the way. It has been one of the most significant decades in over a century. A decade comes to an end this December 31.
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