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The memorable 2011?
The memorable 2011?
Accidents, murders of famous people, natural disasters and other ...
1. The wave caused by an earthquake of magnitude 9, 0 is close to the city of Miyako on March 11, 2011. The most powerful earthquake in the history of Japan, combined with the huge tsunami that caused severe destruction, killing more than 158,000 people and the Fukushima nuclear power plant Dai-chi on the verge of disaster. (Reuters / Mainichi Shimbun)
2 demonstrator against the backdrop of burning barricades during riots in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 28, 2011. The unprecedented protests involving tens of thousands of people ended in clashes with police. Egyptians demanded the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak. (Reuters / Goran Tomasevic)
3. Juan Pedrero Garcia on his motorcycle during the sixth stage of the Rally Argentina-Chile Dakar Rally 2011 between the cities of Arica and Ikvik in Chile, January 7, 2011. (AP Photo / Natacha Pisarenko)
4. The President of Tunisia Zine El AbidinBen Ali (left) visits the Mohammed Bouazizi in the center of trauma and burns in hospital, Ben Arous, Tunisia. Bouazizi set himself on fire when police confiscated fruits and vegetables he was selling without a permit. Shortly after this photo was published (28 December 2010), he was killed. Millions of people in the Arab world were shocked by this story, and as a result began the uprising that led to the fall of the dictatorship and turmoil, continues to this day. (AP Photo / Tunisian Presidency, File)
5. Team STS-133 at Kennedy Space Center during a break in the simulation before starting the countdown on the platform 39A. From left to right: the pilot Eric Bow, Specialist Michael Barratt, commander Steve Lindsey and specialists Tim Kopra, Nicole Stott and Alvin Drew. (NASA / Kim Shiflett)
6. Oric Florestal (left) and Rosmond Altidona stand in their destroyed apartment in Port-au-Prince, January 9, 2011. Almost a year ago, a powerful earthquake destroyed most of the buildings in the city and led to the deaths of about 250,000 people. (Reuters / Allison Shelley)
7. The shooter, identified as Michael Gonzales aims at local politician Reynaldo Dagsa, Manila, Philippines, January 5, 2011. Reynaldo Dagsa took this photo a few moments before his death. Gonzalez and his accomplice (man on the right) hit the frame, and were soon arrested and charged with murder. (Reuters / Dagsa Family)
8. Vehicle under the rubble of the cathedral city of Christchurch, New Zealand, February 22, 2011. An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 that occurred in the middle of the day, destroyed the tallest building in the city and led to the deaths of dozens of people. (AP Photo / NZPA, David Wethey)
9. Huge stone broke through the house in Littleton, a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, during the earthquake of February 22, 2011. (AP Photo / Mark Baker)
10. Mobile Laboratory Curiosity at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. The rover was shipped to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, June 22, 2011. Mission to Mars was launched on December 26. Curiosity will reach Mars in August. (NASA / JPL-Caltech)
11. A police officer tries to help his colleague, which hit a Molotov cocktail during protests in Athens, Greece on 23 February 2011. The demonstrators threw stones and Molotov cocktails at police after the strike developed into clashes with security forces. (AP Photo / Dimitri Messinis)
12. Supporters of President Hosni Mubarak on a camel fighting off protesters in Cairo, Egypt, February 2, 2011. Several thousand people supporting President Mubarak faced with protestuschimi. Riots in Egypt have become increasingly fierce. (AP Photo / Mohammed Abou Zaid)
13. Anti-government demonstration in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. (Reuters / Amr Abdallah Dalsh)
14. Demonstrators watching the performance through the projector Hosni Mubarak on February 10, 2011. Protesters chanted "Away with Mubarak" and "go, go" in response to his speech where he declared that not resign, but will give authority to the vice president. (Reuters / Dylan Martinez)
15. After a sharp change of position, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned on February 11, 2011. The protests finally led to a shift him from his post, which he held for 30 years. Demonstrators celebrate victory in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. (John Moore / Getty Images)
16. The uprising in Libya escalated into full-scale civil war. NATO forces control the airspace and provide support to the rebels. In this photo cars belonging Gaddafi forces are burning on the road between Benghazi and Aydabiyey after the air raid, March 20, 2011. (Reuters / Goran Tomasevic)
17. Photographer agency Getty Images Chris Hondros front of a burning building, April 18, 2011 in Misrata, Libya. Hondros was killed two days later by a shot from an RPG. (Katie Orlinsky / Getty Images)
18. The tsunami is approaching the city of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, March 11, 2011. (Reuters / KYODO)
19. Reporter Toya Chiba sweeping tsunami on March 11, 2011, the port of Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture. Chiba survived only because he was able to climb on a pile of coal. (Reuters / Kamaishi Port Office via Kyodo)
20. Houses in the city of Natori half flooded with water after the earthquake and tsunami, Japan, March 11, 2011. (Reuters / KYODO)
21. Containers, scattered strong wave, Sendai, Japan, March 12, 2011. (AP Photo / Itsuo Inouye)
22. A woman crying on the ruins after the earthquake and tsunami, the city of Natori, Japan, on March 13, 2011. (AP Photo / Asahi Shimbun, Toshiyuki Tsunenari)
23. One of the homes of Japanese drifting in the Pacific Ocean, on March 13, 2011. Planes, helicopters and ships of the aircraft carrier strike group "Ronald Reagan" helped in the search for survivors in the coastal waters near Sendai, Japan. (Reuters / US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dylan McCord)
24. Volunteers clean family photos, affected by the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, April 12, 2011. (Reuters / Toru Hanai)
25. Men carry a field flooded young lady porpoise, which came back with a huge tsunami, 22 March 2011. (Reuters / Asahi Shimbun)
26. The boy, who survived the tsunami, plays with the machine close to the car, thrown wave on the wall of the house, 6 April 2011, Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture. (Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP / Getty Images)
27. Employees of the Coast Guard rescue dog, drifting on the roof of the house off the coast near Kesennumry, Japan, April 1 011 years. (AP Photo / Japan Coast Guard)
28. The hot tub ruins, Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture on April 14, 2011. (Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP / Getty Images)
29. Demonstrators show their hands, demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh Ymenu, Sanaa, Yemen, April 4, 2011. The military opened fire on protestuschim, 6 people were killed, another 30 were injured. Among other inscriptions on the hands, "Our blood for our country", "victory", "go away, or you'll have to kill us." (AP Photo / Muhammed Muheisen)
30. Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of The Cambridge on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their wedding in Westminster Abbey, London, 29 April 2011. (Reuters / Dylan Martinez)
31. The picture shows the destruction from the air in Sanford, NC, April 17, 2011. Here, as elsewhere in the state, pohozyaynichat powerful tornado. (AP Photo / The News & Observer, Thomas Babb)
32. Andy Paige crying on the ruins of his house, holding a cage with a cat Alley, Trenton, GA, April 28, 2011. Paige had several cats in the house destroyed by Hurricane Alley was found last. (AP Photo / Chattanooga Times Free Press, Angela Lewis)
33. US President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with members of the national security, the progress of the operation to capture Osama bin Laden, the White House, May 1, 2011. Team fur seals at this time stormed the building in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Also pictured: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates. (Reuters / White House / Pete Souza / Handout)
34. Crowds of people in front of the White House after Obama's official statement about the death of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. (AP Photo / Manuel Balce Ceneta)
35. Photo downed helicopter near the wall surrounding the house where, according to the Americans, was bin Laden. Abbottabad, Pakistan, May 2, 2011. (AP Photo / Mohammad Zubair)
Mahendra Singh Dhoni 36. (left) brings the team India win over Sri Lanka in the final of the World Cup Cricket 2011 in Mumbai, April 2, 2011. India won by a margin of 6 points. (Indranil Mukherjee / AFP / Getty Images)
37. Libyan rebel smokes next to the improvised rocket launcher mounted on a truck. Libya, April 14, 2011. (AP Photo / Ben Curtis)
38. The Texas Forest Service has arranged controlled fires on the mountains around McDonald Observatory to destroy fuel and save the observatory from approaching wildfires. (Frank Cianciolo / McDonald Observatory)
39. Protesters from the organization «Los Indignados» take part in the demonstrations in Madrid, Spain, May 17, 2011. The inscription on the banner: "System Error." (Dominique Faget / AFP / Getty Images)
40. Hands demonstrators in Puerta del Co, Madrid, May 20, 2011 during a protest against the economic crisis, unemployment, the political system and the tightening measures of the government. (Pedro Armestre / AFP / Getty Images)
41. Photo of a dead Osama bin Laden. Of course, this photo would become one of the most sensational pictures of the year if it were published. According to reports in the archives of the CIA, there are at least three series of photos of the dead bin Laden. Obama refused to publish these pictures, for fear that they may be used as a means of propaganda and cause new outbreaks of violence. Numerous requests for the publication of, and references to freedom of information law were rejected. (Photographer unknown)
Accidents, murders of famous people, natural disasters and other ...
1. The wave caused by an earthquake of magnitude 9, 0 is close to the city of Miyako on March 11, 2011. The most powerful earthquake in the history of Japan, combined with the huge tsunami that caused severe destruction, killing more than 158,000 people and the Fukushima nuclear power plant Dai-chi on the verge of disaster. (Reuters / Mainichi Shimbun)
2 demonstrator against the backdrop of burning barricades during riots in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 28, 2011. The unprecedented protests involving tens of thousands of people ended in clashes with police. Egyptians demanded the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak. (Reuters / Goran Tomasevic)
3. Juan Pedrero Garcia on his motorcycle during the sixth stage of the Rally Argentina-Chile Dakar Rally 2011 between the cities of Arica and Ikvik in Chile, January 7, 2011. (AP Photo / Natacha Pisarenko)
4. The President of Tunisia Zine El AbidinBen Ali (left) visits the Mohammed Bouazizi in the center of trauma and burns in hospital, Ben Arous, Tunisia. Bouazizi set himself on fire when police confiscated fruits and vegetables he was selling without a permit. Shortly after this photo was published (28 December 2010), he was killed. Millions of people in the Arab world were shocked by this story, and as a result began the uprising that led to the fall of the dictatorship and turmoil, continues to this day. (AP Photo / Tunisian Presidency, File)
5. Team STS-133 at Kennedy Space Center during a break in the simulation before starting the countdown on the platform 39A. From left to right: the pilot Eric Bow, Specialist Michael Barratt, commander Steve Lindsey and specialists Tim Kopra, Nicole Stott and Alvin Drew. (NASA / Kim Shiflett)
6. Oric Florestal (left) and Rosmond Altidona stand in their destroyed apartment in Port-au-Prince, January 9, 2011. Almost a year ago, a powerful earthquake destroyed most of the buildings in the city and led to the deaths of about 250,000 people. (Reuters / Allison Shelley)
7. The shooter, identified as Michael Gonzales aims at local politician Reynaldo Dagsa, Manila, Philippines, January 5, 2011. Reynaldo Dagsa took this photo a few moments before his death. Gonzalez and his accomplice (man on the right) hit the frame, and were soon arrested and charged with murder. (Reuters / Dagsa Family)
8. Vehicle under the rubble of the cathedral city of Christchurch, New Zealand, February 22, 2011. An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 that occurred in the middle of the day, destroyed the tallest building in the city and led to the deaths of dozens of people. (AP Photo / NZPA, David Wethey)
9. Huge stone broke through the house in Littleton, a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, during the earthquake of February 22, 2011. (AP Photo / Mark Baker)
10. Mobile Laboratory Curiosity at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. The rover was shipped to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, June 22, 2011. Mission to Mars was launched on December 26. Curiosity will reach Mars in August. (NASA / JPL-Caltech)
11. A police officer tries to help his colleague, which hit a Molotov cocktail during protests in Athens, Greece on 23 February 2011. The demonstrators threw stones and Molotov cocktails at police after the strike developed into clashes with security forces. (AP Photo / Dimitri Messinis)
12. Supporters of President Hosni Mubarak on a camel fighting off protesters in Cairo, Egypt, February 2, 2011. Several thousand people supporting President Mubarak faced with protestuschimi. Riots in Egypt have become increasingly fierce. (AP Photo / Mohammed Abou Zaid)
13. Anti-government demonstration in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. (Reuters / Amr Abdallah Dalsh)
14. Demonstrators watching the performance through the projector Hosni Mubarak on February 10, 2011. Protesters chanted "Away with Mubarak" and "go, go" in response to his speech where he declared that not resign, but will give authority to the vice president. (Reuters / Dylan Martinez)
15. After a sharp change of position, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned on February 11, 2011. The protests finally led to a shift him from his post, which he held for 30 years. Demonstrators celebrate victory in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. (John Moore / Getty Images)
16. The uprising in Libya escalated into full-scale civil war. NATO forces control the airspace and provide support to the rebels. In this photo cars belonging Gaddafi forces are burning on the road between Benghazi and Aydabiyey after the air raid, March 20, 2011. (Reuters / Goran Tomasevic)
17. Photographer agency Getty Images Chris Hondros front of a burning building, April 18, 2011 in Misrata, Libya. Hondros was killed two days later by a shot from an RPG. (Katie Orlinsky / Getty Images)
18. The tsunami is approaching the city of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, March 11, 2011. (Reuters / KYODO)
19. Reporter Toya Chiba sweeping tsunami on March 11, 2011, the port of Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture. Chiba survived only because he was able to climb on a pile of coal. (Reuters / Kamaishi Port Office via Kyodo)
20. Houses in the city of Natori half flooded with water after the earthquake and tsunami, Japan, March 11, 2011. (Reuters / KYODO)
21. Containers, scattered strong wave, Sendai, Japan, March 12, 2011. (AP Photo / Itsuo Inouye)
22. A woman crying on the ruins after the earthquake and tsunami, the city of Natori, Japan, on March 13, 2011. (AP Photo / Asahi Shimbun, Toshiyuki Tsunenari)
23. One of the homes of Japanese drifting in the Pacific Ocean, on March 13, 2011. Planes, helicopters and ships of the aircraft carrier strike group "Ronald Reagan" helped in the search for survivors in the coastal waters near Sendai, Japan. (Reuters / US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dylan McCord)
24. Volunteers clean family photos, affected by the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, April 12, 2011. (Reuters / Toru Hanai)
25. Men carry a field flooded young lady porpoise, which came back with a huge tsunami, 22 March 2011. (Reuters / Asahi Shimbun)
26. The boy, who survived the tsunami, plays with the machine close to the car, thrown wave on the wall of the house, 6 April 2011, Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture. (Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP / Getty Images)
27. Employees of the Coast Guard rescue dog, drifting on the roof of the house off the coast near Kesennumry, Japan, April 1 011 years. (AP Photo / Japan Coast Guard)
28. The hot tub ruins, Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture on April 14, 2011. (Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP / Getty Images)
29. Demonstrators show their hands, demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh Ymenu, Sanaa, Yemen, April 4, 2011. The military opened fire on protestuschim, 6 people were killed, another 30 were injured. Among other inscriptions on the hands, "Our blood for our country", "victory", "go away, or you'll have to kill us." (AP Photo / Muhammed Muheisen)
30. Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of The Cambridge on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their wedding in Westminster Abbey, London, 29 April 2011. (Reuters / Dylan Martinez)
31. The picture shows the destruction from the air in Sanford, NC, April 17, 2011. Here, as elsewhere in the state, pohozyaynichat powerful tornado. (AP Photo / The News & Observer, Thomas Babb)
32. Andy Paige crying on the ruins of his house, holding a cage with a cat Alley, Trenton, GA, April 28, 2011. Paige had several cats in the house destroyed by Hurricane Alley was found last. (AP Photo / Chattanooga Times Free Press, Angela Lewis)
33. US President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with members of the national security, the progress of the operation to capture Osama bin Laden, the White House, May 1, 2011. Team fur seals at this time stormed the building in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Also pictured: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates. (Reuters / White House / Pete Souza / Handout)
34. Crowds of people in front of the White House after Obama's official statement about the death of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. (AP Photo / Manuel Balce Ceneta)
35. Photo downed helicopter near the wall surrounding the house where, according to the Americans, was bin Laden. Abbottabad, Pakistan, May 2, 2011. (AP Photo / Mohammad Zubair)
Mahendra Singh Dhoni 36. (left) brings the team India win over Sri Lanka in the final of the World Cup Cricket 2011 in Mumbai, April 2, 2011. India won by a margin of 6 points. (Indranil Mukherjee / AFP / Getty Images)
37. Libyan rebel smokes next to the improvised rocket launcher mounted on a truck. Libya, April 14, 2011. (AP Photo / Ben Curtis)
38. The Texas Forest Service has arranged controlled fires on the mountains around McDonald Observatory to destroy fuel and save the observatory from approaching wildfires. (Frank Cianciolo / McDonald Observatory)
39. Protesters from the organization «Los Indignados» take part in the demonstrations in Madrid, Spain, May 17, 2011. The inscription on the banner: "System Error." (Dominique Faget / AFP / Getty Images)
40. Hands demonstrators in Puerta del Co, Madrid, May 20, 2011 during a protest against the economic crisis, unemployment, the political system and the tightening measures of the government. (Pedro Armestre / AFP / Getty Images)
41. Photo of a dead Osama bin Laden. Of course, this photo would become one of the most sensational pictures of the year if it were published. According to reports in the archives of the CIA, there are at least three series of photos of the dead bin Laden. Obama refused to publish these pictures, for fear that they may be used as a means of propaganda and cause new outbreaks of violence. Numerous requests for the publication of, and references to freedom of information law were rejected. (Photographer unknown)
