2014

Facts and Events That Happened in This Year

Dec 13

A civil rights protest march in Washington, D.C., took place.

Dec 9

The CIA Torture Report was released.

Dec 7

A ban on diesel cars was called for in France.

Dec 5

NASA successfully launched Exploration Flight Test 1 to test the Orion crew module.

Nov 28

The teaser trailer for 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' was released, which first introduced the droid, BB-8.

Nov 17

The legislation was passed, allowing females to be appointed as bishops of The Church of England.

Nov 12

The Rosetta Philae became the first-ever probe to land on a moving comet.

Nov 10

Bruno Mars released his 'Uptown Funk' single.

Nov 5

The epic science fiction film Interstellar was released.

Nov 3

The One World Trade Center opened on the original World Trade Center site.

Nov 2

A suicide bomber killed civilians watching the daily border closing ceremony at Pakistan's Wagah border.

Oct 31

During tests, Virgin Galactic's experimental spaceplane, VSS Enterprise, crashed into the Mojave Desert.

Oct 27

Taylor Swift released her fifth studio album, '1989.'

Oct 14

The Serbia v Albania qualifying match for the UEFA Euro soccer cup was canceled mid-game.

Oct 7

A Spanish nurse became the first person to contract Ebola outside of West Africa.

Oct 3

A data breach at JP Morgan Chase and six other institutions caused 83 million accounts to be compromised.

Sep 24

The Indian Space Research Organization's Mars Orbiter Mission probe reached Mars' orbit after 298 days.

Sep 18

UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson received a standing ovation for her gender inequality speech at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, US.

Sep 16

Barbra Streisand's album 'Partners' was released, featuring duets with many hugely famous male artists.

Sep 7

Asteroid 2014 RC passed safely by Earth at a distance of 24,800 miles away.

Aug 26

Burger King agreed to buy out the donut chain Tim Hortons for $11 billion.

Aug 24

Nurse William Pooley, who was treating patients in Sierra Leone, flew to London for emergency treatment after contracting Ebola.

Aug 19

The first photos to reveal that the Aral Sea was shrinking were taken by NASA.

Aug 13

Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani became the world’s first woman to win the Fields Medal, the most prestigious award in mathematics.

Aug 10

Protesting and riots began in Missouri following the death of African American man, Michael Brown.

Aug 8

The World Health Organization announced the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

Jul 21

Marvel's superhero movie 'Guardians of the Galaxy' premiered in Hollywood, Los Angeles, US.

Apr 13

Manny Pacquiao reclaimed WBO welterweight boxing title after defeating Timothy Bradley.

Mar 17

Pop singer-songwriter Sia released her hit single 'Chandelier.'

Mar 13

Marvel's 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' premiered in Los Angeles.

Mar 8

Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 disappeared with 239 people on board.

Feb 27

In Sweden, a job interview invitation was accidentally mailed to 61,000 people and caused chaos in their offices.

Feb 24

The oldest piece of Earth was found at a sheep ranch in Western Australia.

Feb 21

US President Barack Obama met with the Dalai Lama amid warnings from China.

Feb 17

US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke to college students in Jakarta, Indonesia, about the looming threat of Climate Change.

Feb 14

Ellen Page received a standing ovation after her emotional coming out speech at the Human Rights Campaign ''Time to Thrive.”

Feb 5

The vice president of Google, Susan Wojcicki, became the CEO of YouTube.

Jan 29

Cristiano Ronaldo became the first non-Spanish player to captain Real Madrid.

Jan 22

NASA revealed water vapor had been discovered on dwarf planet Ceres.

Jan 6

The Thaicom 6 satellite was launched into Earth’s orbit atop SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.

Jan 2

A bus plunged 400ft from a cliff in Malshej Ghat, India, killing thirty people.