The movement highlighted the wealth gap with the slogan 'We are the 99%'.

Thaçi, a former KLA leader, read the declaration of independence.

Medvedev served as President for one term, allowing Putin to bypass constitutional term limits before returning to the presidency.

The Beijing Olympics were a coming-out party for modern China on the world stage.

Thabo Mbeki served as the second post-apartheid president from 1999 to 2008.

North Korea became the first country to withdraw from the NPT and conduct a nuclear test in the 21st century.

Protesters carrying roses stormed the parliament, leading to the resignation of Eduard Shevardnadze.

The self-immolation of street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi in Tunisia sparked protests that spread across the Arab world.

Barack Obama won the 2008 election and was inaugurated in January 2009.

The bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in September 2008 intensified the subprime mortgage crisis into a global economic meltdown.