Year in review
2014
8 recaps from this year - events, occasions, and cultural moments.
20142014 Isla Vista attacks
On this day (05/23), 12 years ago: Seven people, including the perpetrator, are killed and another 14 injured in a killing spree near the campus of University of California, Santa Barbara.
2014Jewish Museum of Belgium shooting
On this day (05/24), 12 years ago: At least three people are killed in a shooting at Brussels' Jewish Museum of Belgium.
2014iPhone 6 Launch
20142014 FIFA World Cup
2014Crimea Annexed by Russia
Russia's seizure of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula marked the first major territorial conquest in Europe since 1945 and foreshadowed 2022's invasion.
2014Occupy Central Hong Kong Democracy Movement
The 79-day Umbrella Movement marked the first mass pro-democracy uprising in Hong Kong and presaged the territory's loss of autonomous freedoms.
2014Prayut Chan-o-cha
On this day (05/22), 12 years ago: General Prayut Chan-o-cha becomes interim leader of Thailand in a military coup d'état, following six months of political turmoil.
2014Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Shot Down
The downing of MH17 over eastern Ukraine killed 298 passengers and became a focal point of international tensions between Russia and the West.