The 7 July 2005 London bombings were a coordinated series of suicide attacks by four British Islamist extremists on the city's public transport system during the morning rush hour. Three bombs were set off on London Underground trains and a fourth on a double-decker bus, killing fifty-two people and injuring hundreds. The attacks took place a day after London had been chosen to host the 2012 Olympic Games. They were the deadliest terrorist attack in Britain since the 1988 Lockerbie bombing and led to changes in counter-terrorism policing and legislation. A public inquest later examined the emergency response, and a memorial to the victims stands in Hyde Park.
Before and after
- 22 June 2005Release of Cebuano Wikipedia
- 23 June 2005Founding of Reddit
- from 27 June 2005 to 1 July 2005Operation Red Wings
- 30 June 2005Discovery of Namaka
- 7 July 20057 July 2005 London bombings
- 9 July 2005Rise of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
- 16 July 2005Publication of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- 29 July 2005Founding of Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia
- 12 August 2005Launch of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
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- 1945Founding of International Court of Justice
- 27 December 1945Founding of World Bank
- 14 September 1960Founding of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
- 8 December 1991Founding of Commonwealth of Independent States
- 1 January 1995Founding of World Trade Organization
- 4 February 2004Founding of Facebook
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