Across
- 4. 2008 This global crisis began with the collapse of several major banks
- 6. 2023 Launched the largest and most powerful space telescope ever built
- 8. 2017 This asshole took office
- 11. 2019 This Australian city experienced catastrophic bushfires that burned millions of acres
- 13. 2012 This event brought athletes to London for a summer of sports competition
- 14. 2011 This Middle Eastern pro-democracy uprising
- 15. 2013 This asshole leaked classified information about government surveillance programs
- 16. 2010 This earthquake devastated Haiti and killed over 200k people
- 18. 2020 This global pandemic upended life around the world
Down
- 1. 2005 This major hurricane devastated the US Gulf Coast particularly the city of New Orleans
- 2. 2014 This deadly virus outbreak began in West Africa and spread to other parts of the world
- 3. 2009 This H1N1 flu virus caused a pandemic that affected millions of people around the world
- 5. 2021 This January 6 event threatened the Capitol
- 7. 2006 This website launched as a social networking platform
- 9. 2022 This country invaded Ukraine
- 10. 2018 This 2006 social media platform scandal over the unauthorized use of data
- 12. 2015 This historic global climate agreement was signed by nearly 200 countries in this city
- 17. 2016 This businessman and reality TV star was elected president of the United States
- 19. 2007 This smartphone was first released by Apple