20. Obama Releases Birth Certificate

factcheck.org Putting to rest (sort of) the speculation that he was not a natural born American citizen, President Obama produced a copy of his birth certificate to skeptics who claimed he should not be allowed in the Presidency.
15. Gaddafi Killed By His Own People

On October 20th, Gaddafi’s convoy was hit by a French air strike. Although he survived the strike he was then found hiding in a storm drain by rebels and killed.
10. Norway Terrorist Attacks

news.com.au Two terrorist attacks were carried out by in Norway on July 22nd. The first was a car bomb in Oslo, the capital, and the second was an attack on a summer camp organized by the ruling labour party. 8 people were killed in the car bomb explosion and 69 people, many being children, were killed when Anders Behring Breivik opened fire on the summer camp.
5. Iraq Withdrawal

csmonitor.com The last American soldier left Iraqi soil on December 18th thus bringing an end to a war that lasted 9 years and cost 4,500 American lives.
Read more: http://list25.com/year-in-review-25-most-defining-moments-of-2011/
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