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Dec 26, 2014 · The Biggest News Stories of 2014. What happened around the world this year. -- The past 12 months featured a number of major news events that captivated the world -- from the disappearance of a ...
Historical events from year 2014. Learn about 567 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 2014 or search by date or keyword.
- Russia Annexes Crimea and Threatens the Rest of Ukraine. Russia’s mid-March annexation of Crimea raised the specter of a new Cold War. The crisis was triggered by the collapse of the government of Ukraine’s pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovich.
- ISIS Declares an Islamic Caliphate. When the last U.S. combat troops left Iraq in December 2011, Americans thought they had closed the book on Iraq. But the emergence in 2014 of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or simply the Islamic State, showed otherwise.
- Ebola Strikes West Africa. Few people noticed when outbreaks of Ebola were officially declared in Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone in March. Perhaps because in the twenty-four previous outbreaks, the death toll from the disease, which was first discovered in 1976, seldom exceeded a few dozen victims and never exceeded three hundred.
- Oil Prices Crash. What goes up can come down. Case in point: oil prices. Back in July oil cost over $100 a barrel; today that barrel costs just $60. Some experts predict that prices could soon drop to $50 a barrel and stay there for a while.
Dec 31, 2014 · There is no doubt that Hollywood lost some of its brightest stars in 2014. Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead inside his Greenwich Village home on Feb. 2. Hoffman, 46, reportedly had...
Dec 31, 2014 · Scotland. United Kingdom. Occupy Central. ISIS. Russia. Ukraine. Top 10 Most Significant Events of 2014. Published Dec 31, 2014 at 10:43 AM ESTUpdated Mar 11, 2016 at 4:16 PM EST. Relatives of ...
Jan 1, 2015 · Dec. 17 — The United States and Cuba restore diplomatic relations, sweeping away one of the last vestiges of the Cold War. Dec. 18 — President Vladimir Putin warns West it cannot defang the metaphorical Russian bear, vowing to shore up the plummeting ruble and revive economy within two years.
Aug 11, 2014 · Explore the memorable events of 2014, from global crises to viral sensations, and discover why this year was more than just doom and gloom.
