What happened onFebruary 23, 2011Wednesday Week 8

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The World in 2011 the year the space shuttle retired

India's census counted 1.21 billion people this year, about one in six people alive. Only China had more.

Life back then

Streaming was starting to win. Spotify arrived in the US, and Netflix now streamed more movies than it mailed. The British singer Adele's album 21 played everywhere, planking photos filled Facebook, and people asked their new iPhones questions just to hear Siri answer. Protesters across the Middle East organized on phones and social media in what became known as the Arab Spring.

The year in 8 events

• ✊Feb 11 After 18 days of protests, Egypt's president Hosni Mubarak steps down.
• 🕯️Mar 11 A magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami strike Japan, killing more than 15,000 people and crippling the Fukushima nuclear plant.
• 👑Apr 29 Prince William marries Kate Middleton in London as millions watch around the world.
• 🪖May 2 US forces kill Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
• ⚽Jul 17 Japan's women beat the US on penalties to win the World Cup, four months after the tsunami.
• 🚀Jul 21 The shuttle Atlantis lands for the last time, ending 30 years of NASA shuttle flights.
• 🕯️Oct 5 Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies at his home in California at age 56.
• 🏛️Oct 20 Libya's longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi is captured and killed near his hometown.

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