1. Bin Laden\u2019s death<\/p>\n
2. Disasters in Japan<\/p>\n
3. The Arab Spring<\/p>\n
4. EU fiscal crisis<\/p>\n
5. U.S. economy<\/p>\n
6. Penn State scandal<\/p>\n
7. Gadhafi\u2019s fall<\/p>\n
8. U.S. Congress<\/p>\n
9. Occupy protests<\/p>\n
10. Congresswoman Giffords shooting<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Other contenders: <\/strong>the death of Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs, Hurricane Irene, tornados in he Midwest and Southeastern U.S., the repeal of the \u201cdon\u2019t ask, don\u2019t tell\u201d policy<\/p>\nI think we could agree by acclamation that the killing of Osama bin Laden was the biggest news story of the year.\u00a0 But let\u2019s take a bigger view than this list of mere news items.<\/p>\n
What do you think were the most historically significant events of the year?\u00a0 That is, events that future historians will study because they proved pivotally important in whatever happens next.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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