What happened in the year 2011 in the US?

What happened in the year 2011 in the US?

April 25 – 28 – The 2011 Super Outbreak forms in the Southern, Midwest and Eastern United States with a tornado count of 362; killing 324 and injuring over 2,200. April 29 – An estimated two billion people watch the wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey in London.

What happened in 2011 in the Middle East?

A series of protests and government overthrows, known as the Arab Spring, swept through the Middle East in 2011. In 2011, the nation of Samoa only had 364 days as it moved across the International Date Line skipping 30 December 2011; it is now 24 hours (25 hours in southern hemisphere summer) ahead of American Samoa.

What does 2011 stand for?

2011 (MMXI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2011th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 11th year of the 3rd millennium, the 11th year of the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2010s decade. 2011 was designated as:

What major events happened in 2011 in South America?

June 4 – Chile’s Puyehue volcano erupts, causing air traffic cancellations across South America, New Zealand and Australia, and forcing over 3,000 people to evacuate. June 26 – July 17 – The 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup takes place in Germany and is won by Japan.

How did the December 2007–June 2009 recession affect the employment rate?

The employment decline experienced during the December 2007–June 2009 recession was greater than that of any recession of recent decades. Forty-seven months after the start of the recession that began in November 1973, for example, employment was more than 7 percent higher than it had been when the recession started.

What was the unemployment rate in the US in 2007?

In December 2007, the national unemployment rate was 5.0 percent, and it had been at or below that rate for the previous 30 months. At the end of the recession, in June 2009, it was 9.5 percent. In the months after the recession, the unemployment rate peaked at 10.0 percent (in October 2009).