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Major Events of 2014 Timeline
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(Major News)Kerry Heads to Israel to Rescue Peace Talks
U.S. Secretary John Kerry heads there in an attempt to rescue the latest round of peace talks. Israel had promised to release Palestinian prisoners in four groups and released the first three groups as promised. But Israel's failure to release the last group of 26 prisoners as well as their continued settlement expansion in the West Bank threatens to derail a peace agreement that is supposed to be reached by the end of April 2014. -
(Business)Unemployment Plunges in April
According to the Labor Department, the U.S. economy adds 288,000 jobs in April 2014. That is an increase from the 192,000 positions added in March. The unemployment rate decreases from 6.7% in March to 6.3% in April, suggesting that the economic recovery is picking up speed. -
(Business)Russia and China Sign Gas Accord
Russia's Gazprom signs a deal to sell natural gas to China's National Petroleum Corporation. The deal is a $400 billion, 30-year supply contract for 38 billion cubic meters of gas per year. The supply will start in 2018. The fuel will come from a new pipeline in eastern Siberia. Currently, China consumes about 4% of the world's gas, but about half of the world's iron ore, coal, and copper. -
(Trends)Flappy Bird Game
Flappy Bird is a 2013 mobile game, developed by Vietnam-based developer Nguyễn Hà Đông and published by .GEARS Studios, a small, independent game developer also based in Vietnam. -
(Sports)Brazil hosts the World Cup
The World Cup is a tournament between world soccer teams. It is a major event because it world competition in soccer and bragging rights for the winning country. Germany won this year’s World Cup. Start of World Cup. -
(Sports)Brazil hosts the World Cup
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(Major News Headlines)The 100th anniversary of World War I
WWI was between the Allies and Germany. The war lasted from 1914 to 1918. The War was important because it prevented the Germans to gain world power. -
(Major News) U.S. Launches Limited Airstrikes on ISIS
President Obama announces in a press conference that he has authorized limited airstrikes on ISIS as well as airdrops of humanitarian supplies. While not a full-scale engagement in Iraq, the mission does mean the return of the U.S. military for the first time since 2011.This will put an end to ISIS. -
(Entertainment)Robin Williams’ Death
Williams, whose free-form comedy and adept impressions dazzled audiences for decades, has died in an apparent suicide. He was 63. The Marin County Sheriff’s Office said Williams was pronounced dead at his home in California on Monday, Aug. 11, 2014. -
(Science) 14 nanometre chips are released
¬New nanometer chips are being released into to humans to help find them. The chips can help find lost people or children. -
(Business)Job Numbers Strong for November
According to the Labor Department, the U.S. economy adds 321,000 jobs in November. That number is a huge increase over the 12-month average of 224,000. The unemployment rate remains at 5.8%, the same as October.
