When it comes to Michael Jackson, everything is significant but I would say 2 important events are his movie in DinseyLand "Captain E.O." and working on his album, "Bad".
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March 10 uprising in Lhasa
I think Barack Obama getting the Nobel Peace prize was the most outageous and interesting event in 2009. Michael Jackson's death. Revelation of dirty secrets of Tiger Woods and David Letterman.
The Writer's Strike
Neslon Mandela was elected president in South Africa.
The Great Depression was the most significant event of the late 1930's.
A failed uprising caused the Dalai Lama to flee Tibet
What happened in the philippines on november 26, 1994?
There are a number of saints named Margaret. Please be specific.
The Japanese Invasion of the Aleutian Islands. The Aleutian Island Campaign to drive them out.
The Holocaust. Google it. It's pretty significant