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10 Major Events No One Saw Coming

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History is full of surprises. Here are 10 major events that took the world by surprise:

10 Major Events No One Saw Coming

by Mary S. Lovell

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**Fall of the Berlin Wall** (1989)

People celebrating on top of the Berlin Wall after it fell.
No one predicted that the Berlin Wall would fall on November 9, 1989. The wall had divided East and West Berlin for 28 years and was a symbol of the Cold War. The fall of the wall led to the reunification of Germany and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
**9/11 attacks** (2001)

The World Trade Center towers burning after the 9/11 attacks.
No one could have predicted the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The attacks killed nearly 3,000 people and led to the United States' invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq. The attacks also had a profound impact on global security and the way we live our lives.
**2008 financial crisis**

A graph showing the rise in subprime mortgage defaults in the United States before the 2008 financial crisis.
The 2008 financial crisis was the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. The crisis was caused by a number of factors, including the subprime mortgage crisis and the collapse of the housing market. The crisis led to the bankruptcy of several major financial institutions and the loss of millions of jobs.
**Arab Spring** (2010-2012)

Mohamed Bouazizi, the Tunisian street vendor who set himself on fire in protest, sparking the Arab Spring.
The Arab Spring was a series of anti-government protests that spread across the Middle East and North Africa in 2010 and 2012. The protests were sparked by a combination of factors, including economic inequality, political corruption, and the lack of democracy. The protests led to the overthrow of several dictatorships, but also to violence and instability in the region.