These are the major things that i remember. i didnt want to put things like Ronald Reagan's death because i dont remember that, even though it happened in my lifetime.

• September 11, 2001
• Tsunami in Indonesia (2004)
• Red Sox win the world series in 2004 & 2007
• Hurricane Katrina (2005)
• Virginia Tech Shooting (2007)
• First iPhone came out (2007)
• Michael Phelps-2008 Summer Olympics
• Obama getting elected (2008)
• Swine Flu outbreak (2009)
• Michael Jackson's death (2009)
• 2010 World Cup
• Haiti earthquake (2010)
• Gulf oil rig explosion (2010)
• Protests in the middle east/north africa, revolutions, Mubarek resigning (2011)
• Japan earthquake/tsunami (2011)
• The Royal Wedding (2011)
• Osama bin Ladin's death (2011)