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2008 — Hurricane Ike kills 100 people along the Texas coast, produces $31 billion in damage, and contributes to rising oil prices. 2008 — U.S. oil prices hit a record $147 per barrel in the wake of—among other factors—international tensions and the falling U.S. dollar vs. the Euro .
April 1 – Governor Jerry Brown of California signs an executive order mandating that the state reduce its water use by 25% in an effort to confront the severe drought affecting the region. [86] April 4 – Walter Scott, an unarmed black man, is shot and killed by a police officer in North Charleston, South Carolina. The officer, Michael ...
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Law and crime Turkish police shoot two attackers outside Istanbul ’s central police headquarters, killing one of them. The exchange of fire wounds two officers. (The Guardian) An apparent murder and suicide leaves four dead in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (AP) A federal grand jury indicts New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez on corruption charges. (AP) A court convicts eleven Atlanta, Georgia teachers as ...
The disaster led to the largest oil spill in US history. On April 20, 2010, an offshore oil drilling rig, the Deepwater Horizon, exploded and burned off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. [162] Dozens of workers fled the flames and were rescued by lifeboats and helicopters, however 11 were killed and 17 were injured in the incident.
There are several types of timeline articles. Historical timelines show the significant historical events and developments for a specific topic, over the course of centuries or millennia. Graphical timelines provide a visual representation for the timespan of multiple events that have a particular duration, over the course of centuries or ...
2015 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2015th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 15th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 6th year of the 2010s decade.
April 2 – Ray Poole, American football player and coach (b. 1921) April 5 – Charlton Heston, actor (b. 1923) April 8 – Stanley Kamel, actor (b. 1943) April 11 – Merlin German, soldier and charity founder. (b. 1985) April 12 – Barbara McDermott, last American survivor of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania (b. 1912)