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Republican Presidential DebateRepublican Presidential Debate

Republican Presidential Republican Presidential hopefuls debated in hopefuls debated in Manchester, New Manchester, New Hampshire over 6 Hampshire over 6 months in advance of the months in advance of the New Hampshire Primary. New Hampshire Primary. June 13, 2011:June 13, 2011:

CEO OF APPLECEO OF APPLE August 24, 2011:August 24, 2011: Tim Tim Cook, Baldwin Cook, Baldwin County, Alabama County, Alabama nativenative and an alumnus and an alumnus of both of both Robertsdale Robertsdale High SchoolHigh School and and Auburn UniversityAuburn University, , was named was named Chief Chief Executive Officer of Executive Officer of AppleApple, one of the , one of the world's foremost world's foremost computer companies. computer companies.

Best coach Best coach

Joe Paterno Joe Paterno Won his 409th Won his 409th Game at Penn Game at Penn StateState

The Quest for the Republican The Quest for the Republican NominationNomination

December 10, 2011:December 10, 2011: Republicans Republicans presidential presidential candidates debated candidates debated prior to the Iowa prior to the Iowa Caucus. Caucus.

U.S. TroopsU.S. Troops

The Last The Last American American Combat Troops Combat Troops Leave IraqLeave Iraq

December 18, December 18, 2011:2011:

Whitney Houston, 1963-2012Whitney Houston, 1963-2012

February 11, 2012:February 11, 2012: Singer and Actress Singer and Actress Whitney Houston Whitney Houston died of a drug died of a drug overdose. overdose.

Trayvon MartinTrayvon Martin

Culture War: The Culture War: The Killing of Trayvon Killing of Trayvon MartinMartin

February 26, 2012:February 26, 2012:

Richard LandRichard Land

Culture War: Southern Culture War: Southern Baptist Religious Right Baptist Religious Right Political Activist Political Activist Richard Land, Race, Richard Land, Race, and the Murder of and the Murder of Trayvon MartinTrayvon Martin

March 31, 2012:March 31, 2012:

Junior Seau, 1969-2012Junior Seau, 1969-2012 May 2, 2012:May 2, 2012: Former Former NFL NFL linebacker Junior Seaulinebacker Junior Seau committed suicide by a self-committed suicide by a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. Later analysis of Seau's chest. Later analysis of Seau's brain reveled that he suffered brain reveled that he suffered from from Chronic Traumatic Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)Encephalopathy (CTE), a , a form of degenerative form of degenerative brain brain damagedamage associated with associated with repetitive repetitive sub-concussionalsub-concussional trauma to the brain. trauma to the brain.

China's Manned Space Program:China's Manned Space Program:

June 16, 2012:June 16, 2012: China launched its China launched its fourth manned space fourth manned space expedition, expedition, Shenzhou-9Shenzhou-9..

2012 Summer Olympics in 2012 Summer Olympics in LondonLondon

July 27, 2012:July 27, 2012: In London, the In London, the opening ceremony to the 2013 opening ceremony to the 2013 Summer Olympic Games were held.Summer Olympic Games were held.

The Death of the First Man on The Death of the First Man on the Moonthe Moon

August 25, 2012:August 25, 2012: Retired American Retired American Astronaut Neil Astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first Armstrong, the first human being to walk on human being to walk on the Moon, died at the the Moon, died at the age of 82. age of 82.

The First Obama-Romney The First Obama-Romney Debate:Debate:

In the first televised In the first televised debate between the debate between the Republican and Republican and Democratic presidential Democratic presidential nominees, Mitt Romney nominees, Mitt Romney won a clear victory over won a clear victory over President Obama. President Obama.

Obama Bounces BackObama Bounces Back

President Obama and President Obama and Governor Romney Governor Romney debated for a second debated for a second time, this time in a "Town time, this time in a "Town Hall" format. In this Hall" format. In this debate, Obama was much debate, Obama was much more aggressive, and more aggressive, and much more effective. much more effective.

China's 5th Manned Space China's 5th Manned Space MissioMissionn

June 11, 2013:June 11, 2013: China launched its China launched its fifth manned fifth manned mission into space, mission into space, Shenzhou-10Shenzhou-10. .

Pope Francis issuesPope Francis issues

November 26, November 26, 2013:2013: In a Papal In a Papal treatise entitled treatise entitled Evangelii Evangelii GaudiumGaudium, , Pope Pope FrancisFrancis denounced denounced unrestrained unrestrained capitalism.capitalism.

Seattle Seahawk'sSeattle Seahawk's

January 19, 2014:January 19, 2014: In the NFC In the NFC Championship game Championship game between the between the Seattle SeahawksSeattle Seahawks and and San Francisco San Francisco Forty-NinersForty-Niners, ,

February 2, 2014:February 2, 2014: In In Super Bowl XLVIIISuper Bowl XLVIII, , the the Seattle Seattle SeahawksSeahawks defeated defeated the the Denver BroncosDenver Broncos, , 43 to 843 to 8. Seattle's . Seattle's victory over Denver victory over Denver was the Seahawk's first was the Seahawk's first Super Bowl Super Bowl Championship.Championship.

Troops--Surround Ukrainian Troops--Surround Ukrainian Military BaseMilitary Base

March 2, 2014:March 2, 2014: Armed troops who Armed troops who were presumably were presumably Russian troops took up Russian troops took up posts outside a posts outside a Ukrainian military base Ukrainian military base in the Crimea region of in the Crimea region of Ukraine. Reportedly Ukraine. Reportedly the base was the base was surrounded by these surrounded by these troops. troops.

ISIS Beheads British ISIS Beheads British Humanitarian Aid Worker David Humanitarian Aid Worker David

HainesHaines

September 13, September 13, 2014, an image 2014, an image showing British showing British humanitarian aid humanitarian aid worker David worker David Haines prior to his Haines prior to his brutal execution brutal execution at the hands of at the hands of ISISISIS

Terrorism in FranceTerrorism in France

Images released by French Images released by French authorities of two people authorities of two people believed to be connected to a believed to be connected to a hostage situation in Paris, hostage situation in Paris, January 9, 2015; January 9, 2015;

French Forces Bring Two French Forces Bring Two Hostage Situations to an EndHostage Situations to an End

two brothers two brothers suspected of suspected of carrying out the carrying out the Charlie HebdoCharlie Hebdo Massacre, and who Massacre, and who evidently were evidently were killed during an killed during an assault by French assault by French forces on January 9, forces on January 9, 20152015

College Football Playoff College Football Playoff Championship GameChampionship Game

Ohio State Ohio State Defeated Defeated Oregon, 42 to 20Oregon, 42 to 20

January 12, 2015 January 12, 2015 (Monday)(Monday)

Super Bowl XLIXSuper Bowl XLIX

New England New England Patriots Defeated Patriots Defeated the Seattle the Seattle Seahawks, 28 to 24Seahawks, 28 to 24

February 1, 2015 February 1, 2015 (Sunday)(Sunday)