★★★★★
Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
A magnitude 9.1 earthquake off Sumatra triggers tsunamis that kill around 230,000 people across many countries.
Disaster· Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand
- 2004
- 1991★★★★★
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
The Supreme Soviet formally dissolves the USSR, a day after Gorbachev's resignation.
Politics· Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan