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The 21st Century Almanac · The 2010s

2011

Major Events · Sports · Music · Screen · Prizes

Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, the Arab Spring toppled dictators across the Middle East, an earthquake and tsunami triggered the Fukushima nuclear meltdown in Japan, and Occupy Wall Street gave voice to the '99 percent.'

A Year in Review
Best Picture
The Kings Speech
Nobel · Literature
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World Series
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No. 1 Song
Rolling in the Deep
Top TV
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Academy · Actor
Colin Firth

Major Events of 2011

7 events
Representative Gabriel Gifford ShotCivil War in LibyaTzunami in JapanDemonstrations Break out in SyriaOsama Bin Laden KilledLast Space Shuttle MissionTerror in Norway

Sports Highlights

Champions of 2011

Champions

NBADallas Maverick v Miami Heat: 4-2
NCAA FootballAlabama Crimson Tide
Heisman TrophyRobert Griffin III: 1,073
Stanley CupBoston Bruins v Vancover Canucks : 4-3 Super Bowl XLV:Pittsburgh Steeler v Green Bay Packers:31-25 World Seris St Louis Cardinals v Texas Rangers 4-3

Top Music of 2011

The year on the charts

Top Songs

  1. Rolling in the Deep Adele
  2. Party Rock Anthem" ..Lauren Bennet & GoonRock
  3. Fireword Katy Perry
  4. E.T Katy Perry Featuring Kanye West
  5. Give Me Everything" ..Pitbull Featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer
  6. Grenade Bruno Mars
  7. Forget You Cee Lo Green
  8. Super Bass Nicki Minaj
  9. Moves Like Jagger Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera
  10. Just Can't Get Enough Black Eyed Peas

Screen & Television

At the box office & on the air

Top Movies

  1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Par
  2. Transformers: Dark of the Moon
  3. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1
  4. The Hangover Part II
  5. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
  6. Fast Five
  7. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
  8. Cars 2
  9. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
  10. Thor

Academy Awards

Honoring 2011
Best Picture
The Kings Speech
Best Director
Tom Hopper
The Kings Speech
Best Actor
Colin Firth
The Kings Speech
Best Actress
Natalie Portman
Black Swan

Nobel & Pulitzer Prizes

The year in letters & science

Pulitzer Prizes

History
International Reporting: National Reporting:
Public Service
Bruce Norris ... "Clybourne Park" Jennifer Egan... "A Visit from the Gooon Squad" Eric Foner... "The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery Clifffor J Levy and Ellen Barry ... "New York Times" Jesse Eisinger and Jake Bernstein... "ProPublica" "Los Angeles Times" (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); © 1996-2022