The United States wins 37 medals, the most of any nation, in the 2010 winter olympics.

Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind behind the September 11th attacks is killed by U.S. special forces.

Barack Obama wins the White House for a second term.

In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, the city unveils the “Boston Strong” mantra in defiance.

The U.S. places second to Russia in the medal count at the controversial Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. As many as 12 Russian medals may be stripped, however.

800th anniversary of the signing of The Magna Carta at Runymeade, England.

Donald J. Trump, real estate tycoon and businessman, is elected President of the United States.

Donald Trump inaugurated as 45th President

Apple becomes the first U.S. company to reach $1 trillion market cap.

NASA conducts first all-female spacewalk.