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on may 2, 2011, united states troops and c i a operatives invaded a house in abbotabad, pakistan, and shot and killed osama bin laden in a gun battle. abbotabad, a city of 500,000 population, was home to a pakistani military base and military academy. as usual with such events, the exact nature of bin laden’s capture and death would become the subject of controversy and conspiracy theories.
on the night of june 6, johnny wilson awoke to find himself seated behind the wheel of his car, which was parked in a sandy area on the side of the highway he regularly traveled between his home and workplace. for a few seconds on waking he thought he was in the fifth grade and was worried he had not done his homework.
then he remembered who and where he was. he assumed he had driven himself off the road because he had become sleepy, although he had no memory of actually having done so. this is the most interesting thing that has happened to me in a while, he thought. he wondered if he should mention it to jenny or anybody else, decided not to, and started the car and drove home.
on sptember 25, king abdullah of saudi arabia granted women the rights to vote and to run for office, effective in the year 2015.
on october 18, galid shalit, a 25-year old israeli soldier who had been held prisoner by hamas for over five years, was released to israel in exchange for the release of 1,027 palestinians who had been in jail in israel, including 280 who had been sentenced to life imprisonment.
49. 2012
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