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  • Chengdu, China
    2007
    Huawei

    The joint venture Huawei Symantec

    Chengdu, China
    2007

    In 2007, Huawei began a joint venture with U.S. security software vendor Symantec Corporation, known as Huawei Symantec, which aimed to provide end-to-end solutions for network data storage and security.




  • France
    2007
    Garry Kasparov

    Return from retirement

    France
    2007

    In 2017, Kasparov came out of retirement to participate in the inaugural St. Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament from 14–19 August, scoring 3.5/9 in the rapid and 9/18 in the blitz, finishing 8th out of 10 participants, which included Nakamura, Caruana, former world champion Anand, and the eventual winner, Aronian.




  • Europe
    Jan, 2007
    Visa Inc.

    European Commission issued the results of a two-year inquiry into the retail banking sector

    Europe
    Jan, 2007

    In January 2007, the European Commission issued the results of a two-year inquiry into the retail banking sector. The report focuses on payment cards and interchange fees. Upon publishing the report, Commissioner Neelie Kroes said the "present level of interchange fees in many of the schemes we have examined does not seem justified." The report called for further study of the issue.




  • Christmas Island
    2007
    Christmas Island

    Decommissioning Manus Regional Processing Centre and Nauru Detention Centre

    Christmas Island
    2007

    In 2007, the Rudd government decommissioned Manus Regional Processing Centre and Nauru detention centre; processing would then occur on Christmas Island itself.




  • Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
    2007
    Sooronbay Jeenbekov

    The Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and the Processing Industry

    Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
    2007

    In 2007, Sooronbay became the Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources, and the Processing Industry.




  • Taoyuan City, Taiwan
    2007
    HTC

    Dopod Acquisition

    Taoyuan City, Taiwan
    2007

    In 2007, HTC acquired the mobile device company Dopod International.




  • Canada
    Monday Jan 1, 2007
    Justin Trudeau

    The two-part CBC Television miniseries The Great War

    Canada
    Monday Jan 1, 2007

    In 2007, Trudeau starred in the two-part CBC Television miniseries The Great War, which gave an account of Canada's participation in the First World War.


  • U.S.
    2007
    Warren Buffett

    Looking for a Successor

    U.S.
    2007

    In 2007, in a letter to shareholders, Buffett announced that he was looking for a younger successor, or perhaps successors, to run his investment business.


  • Sorrento, Napoli, Italy
    2007
    Ciro Immobile

    Young talent

    Sorrento, Napoli, Italy
    2007

    He later joined Sorrento, with whom he scored 30 goals in the under-17 during the 2007–08 season, including a brace against Torino, impressing the observers of Juventus.


  • Palo Alto, California, U.S.
    2007
    Facebook, Inc.

    Facebook Had 100,000 Pages On Which Companies Promoted Themselves

    Palo Alto, California, U.S.
    2007

    By late 2007, Facebook had 100,000 pages on which companies promoted themselves.


  • New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
    2007
    Nike, Inc.

    Nike Sold Starter

    New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
    2007

    In order to refocus on its core business lines, Nike began divesting of some of its subsidiaries in the 2000s. It sold Starter in 2007.


  • North Attleborough, Massachusetts, U.S.
    2007
    Aaron Hernandez

    Shayanna Jenkins

    North Attleborough, Massachusetts, U.S.
    2007

    In 2007, Hernandez began dating Shayanna Jenkins, a girl he had known since elementary school. Their daughter was born in 2012, the same month that the couple became engaged and that Hernandez purchased a $1.3 million, 8,130 square foot (755 m2), four-story home with an in-ground pool in North Attleborough, Massachusetts, where the family lived together. Jenkins moved in with Hernandez in 2011, during his second season with the Patriots. After she discovered him cheating on her, Jenkins moved out but returned in the summer of 2012. During Hernandez's trial for the murder of Odin Lloyd, it was claimed that Hernandez had flirted with and kissed the nanny who took care of his daughter. Jenkins testified in court that she wanted to make their relationship work and that it required her to compromise on some of his behavior. She told police that she cooked and cleaned and she knew her role. Hernandez and Jenkins never married.


  • U.S.
    2007
    Chris McCandless: Into the Wild

    Into the wild

    U.S.
    2007

    Into the Wild is a 2007 American biographical adventure drama film written, co-produced, and directed by Sean Penn. It is an adaptation of the book of the same name written by Jon Krakauer and tells the story of Christopher McCandless, a man who hiked across North America into the Alaskan wilderness in the early 1990s. The film stars Emile Hirsch as McCandless and Marcia Gay Harden and William Hurt as his parents and features Jena Malone, Catherine Keener, Brian Dierker, Vince Vaughn, Kristen Stewart, and Hal Holbrook.


  • U.S.
    2007
    DC Comics

    DC licensed characters from the Archie Comics

    U.S.
    2007

    DC licensed characters from the Archie Comics imprint Red Circle Comics by 2007.


  • Florida, U.S.
    2007
    Aaron Hernandez

    Freshman

    Florida, U.S.
    2007

    Between practices, games, team meetings, and other events, Hernandez put 40 to 60 hours a week into football, nearly year-round. He later said that he was high on drugs every time he took the field. As a freshman in 2007, Hernandez started three games for the Florida Gators. He finished the season with nine receptions for 151 yards and two touchdowns. Though he excelled in his freshman year, he was benched in the season opener of his sophomore year due to a failed drug test. Following that, he started eleven of thirteen games during the 2008 season in place of the injured Cornelius Ingram and finished the season with 34 receptions for 381 yards and five touchdowns. In the 2009 BCS National Championship Game against the Oklahoma Sooners, Hernandez led the Gators in receiving yards with 57 on five receptions, as the Gators defeated the Sooners 24–14 to win their second BCS championship in three seasons.


  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    2007
    Facebook, Inc.

    Facebook Launched Facebook Pages for Brands and Celebrities

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    2007

    In 2007, Facebook launched Facebook Pages for brands and celebrities to interact with their fanbase.


  • Mountain View, California, U.S.
    2007
    Google LLC

    Google Launched "AdSense for Mobile"

    Mountain View, California, U.S.
    2007

    In 2007, Google launched "AdSense for Mobile", taking advantage of the emerging mobile advertising market.


  • Boulogne-Billancourt, France
    2007
    Bernard Arnault

    Carrefour

    Boulogne-Billancourt, France
    2007

    In 2007, Blue Capital announced that Arnault owns jointly with the California property firm Colony Capital acquired 10.69% of France's largest supermarket retailer and the world's second-largest food distributor Carrefour.


  • Mountain View, California, U.S.
    2007
    Google LLC

    Google announced a Free Internet Service Called TiSP

    Mountain View, California, U.S.
    2007

    In 2007, Google announced a free Internet service called TiSP, or Toilet Internet Service Provider, where one obtained a connection by flushing one end of a fiber-optic cable down their toilet.


  • Mountain View, California, U.S.
    2007
    Google LLC

    Google Has Aimed For Carbon Neutrality In Regard To Its Operations

    Mountain View, California, U.S.
    2007

    Since 2007, Google has aimed for carbon neutrality in regard to its operations.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Wednesday Jan 3, 2007
    Nancy Pelosi

    Election for speaker of the House (2007)

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Wednesday Jan 3, 2007

    On January 3, Pelosi defeated Republican John Boehner of Ohio with 233 votes compared to his 202 votes in the election for speaker of the House.


  • Poland
    Thursday Jan 4, 2007
    Visa Inc.

    Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection fined twenty banks a total of PLN 164 million (about $56 million) for jointly setting MasterCard's and Visa's interchange fees

    Poland
    Thursday Jan 4, 2007

    The antitrust authorities of EU Member States other than the United Kingdom are also investigating MasterCard's and Visa's interchange fees. For example, on January 4, 2007, the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection fined twenty banks a total of PLN 164 million (about $56 million) for jointly setting MasterCard's and Visa's interchange fees.


  • U.S.
    Friday Jan 5, 2007
    Nancy Pelosi

    Pelosi joined with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to condemn the plan

    U.S.
    Friday Jan 5, 2007

    On January 5, 2007, reacting to suggestions from President Bush's confidantes that he would increase troop levels in Iraq (which he announced in a speech a few days later), Pelosi joined with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to condemn the plan.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Jan 9, 2007
    Apple Inc.

    Apple Inc.

    U.S.
    Tuesday Jan 9, 2007

    During his keynote speech at the Macworld Expo on January 9, 2007, Jobs announced that Apple Computer, Inc. would thereafter be known as "Apple Inc.", because the company had shifted its emphasis from computers to consumer electronics.


  • U.K.
    Tuesday Jan 9, 2007
    Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

    Legal Actions

    U.K.
    Tuesday Jan 9, 2007

    Around the time of Middelton's 25th birthday in January 2007, when the attention on Middleton and Prince William increased, prompting warnings from the Prince of Wales, Prince William, and Middleton's lawyers, who threatened legal action. Two newspaper groups, News International, which publishes The Times and The Sun, and the Guardian Media Group, publishers of The Guardian, decided to refrain from publishing paparazzi photographs of her.


  • Cupertino, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Jan 9, 2007
    iOS

    IOS Unveil

    Cupertino, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Jan 9, 2007

    The operating system was unveiled with the iPhone at the Macworld Conference & Expo on January 9, 2007, and released in June of that year. At the time of its unveiling in January, Steve Jobs claimed: "iPhone runs OS X" and runs "desktop-class applications", but at the time of the iPhone's release, the operating system was renamed "iPhone OS". Initially, third-party native applications were not supported. Jobs' reasoning was that developers could build web applications through the Safari web browser that "would behave like native apps on the iPhone".


  • Bangladesh
    Thursday Jan 11, 2007
    Muhammad Yunus

    Yunus Turned down Moeen request To become The Nation's Fourth Chief Advisor

    Bangladesh
    Thursday Jan 11, 2007

    On 11 January 2007, Army General Moeen U Ahmed staged a military coup. Meanwhile, Yunus turned down his request to become the nation's fourth Chief Advisor after Khaleda Zia's term ended. Yunus, however, suggested the general pick Fakhruddin Ahmed for the job.


  • Iran
    2007
    Qasem Soleimani

    Possible Successors

    Iran
    2007

    He was considered one of the possible successors to the post of commander of the IRGC when General Yahya Rahim Safavi left this post in 2007.


  • U.S.
    2007
    Qasem Soleimani

    Designation of Iranian Entities and Individuals for Proliferation Activities and Support for Terrorism

    U.S.
    2007

    In 2007, the U.S. included him in a "Designation of Iranian Entities and Individuals for Proliferation Activities and Support for Terrorism", which forbade U.S. citizens from doing business with him.


  • New York, U.S.
    2007
    Lady Gaga

    Neo-burlesque shows

    New York, U.S.
    2007

    Gaga began performing at neo-burlesque shows, which according to her represented freedom. During this time, she met performance artist Lady Starlight, who helped mold her onstage persona. The pair began performing at downtown club venues.


  • California, United States
    Saturday Jan 27, 2007
    Angelina Jolie

    Mother's Death

    California, United States
    Saturday Jan 27, 2007

    On 27 January 2007, Bertrand, Jolie's mother, died from ovarian cancer. This unfortunate occasion rebuilt the relation between Jolie and her brother with her father, before going public with their reconciliation three years later.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Sunday Jan 28, 2007
    Kobe Bryant

    Suspension series

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Sunday Jan 28, 2007

    On January 28 while attempting to draw contact on a potential game-winning jump shot, he flailed his arm, striking San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginóbili in the face with his elbow. Following a league review, Bryant was suspended for the subsequent game at Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks. The basis given for the suspension was that Bryant had performed an "unnatural motion" in swinging his arm backward. Later, on March 6, he seemed to repeat the motion, this time striking Minnesota Timberwolves guard Marko Jarić. On March 7, the NBA handed Bryant his second one-game suspension. In his first game back on March 9, he elbowed Kyle Korver in the face which was retroactively re-classified as a Type 1 flagrant foul.


  • Vine Street, Hollywood, California, U.S.
    2007
    Donald Trump

    A Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

    Vine Street, Hollywood, California, U.S.
    2007

    He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007.


  • Shanghai, China
    Jan, 2007
    Best Buy

    First Best Buy-branded store in China

    Shanghai, China
    Jan, 2007

    In January 2007, the first Best Buy-branded store in China officially opened in Shanghai.


  • U.S.
    Wednesday Jan 31, 2007
    Joe Biden

    2008 presidential campaign

    U.S.
    Wednesday Jan 31, 2007

    Biden declared his candidacy for president on January 31, 2007, after having discussed running for months prior. Biden made a formal announcement to Tim Russert on Meet the Press, stating he would "be the best Biden I can be". In January 2006, Delaware newspaper columnist Harry F. Themal wrote that Biden "occupies the sensible center of the Democratic Party". Themal concludes that this is the position Biden desires and that in a campaign "he plans to stress the dangers to the security of the average American, not just from the terrorist threat, but from the lack of health assistance, crime, and energy dependence on unstable parts of the world".


  • U.S.
    Wednesday Jan 31, 2007
    New York Stock Exchange

    US President George W. Bush shows up unannounced to the Floor about an hour and a half before a Federal Open Market Committee interest-rate decision

    U.S.
    Wednesday Jan 31, 2007

    In 2007, US President George W. Bush shows up unannounced to the Floor about an hour and a half before a Federal Open Market Committee interest-rate decision on January 31; NYSE announces its merger with the American Stock Exchange; NYSE Composite closes above 10,000 on June 1.


  • Chechnya, Russia
    Feb, 2007
    Second Chechen War

    Ramzan Kadyrov replaced Alu Alkhanov as president

    Chechnya, Russia
    Feb, 2007

    Since December 2005, Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of the pro-Moscow militia known as kadyrovtsy, has been functioning as the Chechnya's de facto ruler. Kadyrov has become Chechnya's most powerful leader and, in February 2007, with support from Putin, Ramzan Kadyrov replaced Alu Alkhanov as president.


  • Chechnya, Russia
    Feb, 2007
    Second Chechen War

    Ramzan Kadyrov replaced Alu Alkhanov as president

    Chechnya, Russia
    Feb, 2007

    Since December 2005, Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of the pro-Moscow militia known as kadyrovtsy, has been functioning as the Chechnya's de facto ruler. Kadyrov has become Chechnya's most powerful leader and, in February 2007, with support from Putin, Ramzan Kadyrov replaced Alu Alkhanov as president.


  • The Hague, Netherlands
    Feb, 2007
    Slobodan Milošević

    The International Court of Justice cleared Serbia under Milošević's rule

    The Hague, Netherlands
    Feb, 2007

    In February 2007, the International Court of Justice cleared Serbia under Milošević's rule of direct responsibility for occurrences of crime committed during the Bosnian War. The president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), however, did state that it was "'conclusively proved' that the Serbian leadership, and Milošević in particular, 'were fully aware ... that massacres were likely to occur'".


  • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
    Feb, 2007
    Kroger

    Kroger withstood large community protests

    Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
    Feb, 2007

    In February 2017, Kroger withstood large community protests after announcing the closing of two smaller-sized Louisville-area stores.


  • United Kingdom, and Qatar
    Thursday Feb 1, 2007
    Richard Branson

    Virgin Health Bank

    United Kingdom, and Qatar
    Thursday Feb 1, 2007

    Branson also launched the Virgin Health Bank on 1 February 2007, offering parents-to-be the opportunity to store their baby's umbilical cord blood stem cells in private and public stem-cell banks.


  • England, United Kingdom
    Thursday Feb 8, 2007
    Richard Branson

    Virgin Media

    England, United Kingdom
    Thursday Feb 8, 2007

    A new company was launched with much fanfare and publicity on 8 February 2007, under the name Virgin Media.


  • London, England, United Kingdom
    Friday Feb 9, 2007
    Richard Branson

    The Virgin Earth Challenge

    London, England, United Kingdom
    Friday Feb 9, 2007

    On 9 February 2007, Branson announced the setting up of a new global science and technology prize—The Virgin Earth Challenge—in the belief that history has shown that prizes of this nature encourage technological advancements for the good of mankind.


  • Springfield, Illinois, U.S.
    Saturday Feb 10, 2007
    Barack Obama

    Announcement candidacy of President

    Springfield, Illinois, U.S.
    Saturday Feb 10, 2007

    On February 10, 2007, Obama announced his candidacy for President of the United States in front of the Old State Capitol building in Springfield, Illinois.


  • U.S.
    Feb, 2007
    Netflix

    The billionth DVD

    U.S.
    Feb, 2007

    In February 2007, the company delivered its billionth DVD, and began to move away from its original core business model of DVDs, by introducing video on demand via the Internet. Netflix grew as DVD sales fell from 2006 to 2011.


  • Bangladesh
    Sunday Feb 18, 2007
    Muhammad Yunus

    Yunus announced That He is Willing To Launch a Political Party

    Bangladesh
    Sunday Feb 18, 2007

    Yunus finally announced that he is willing to launch a political party tentatively called Citizens' Power (Nagorik Shakti) on 18 February 2007.


  • Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
    Sunday Feb 18, 2007
    Kobe Bryant

    Second career All-Star Game MVP trophy

    Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
    Sunday Feb 18, 2007

    During the 2006–07 season, Bryant was selected to his ninth All-Star Game appearance, and on February 18, he logged 31 points, 6 assists, and 6 steals, earning his second career All-Star Game MVP trophy.


  • England
    Thursday Feb 22, 2007
    Prince Harry

    The Ministry of Defence and Clarence House joint announcement

    England
    Thursday Feb 22, 2007

    In 2006, it was announced that Harry's unit was scheduled to be deployed in Iraq the following year. A public debate ensued as to whether he should serve there. Defence Secretary John Reid said that he should be allowed to serve on the front line of battle zones. Harry agreed saying, "If they said 'no, you can't go front line' then I wouldn't drag my sorry ass through Sandhurst and I wouldn't be where I am now." The Ministry of Defence and Clarence House made a joint announcement on 22 February 2007 that Harry would be deployed with his regiment to Iraq, as part of the 1st Mechanised Brigade of the 3rd Mechanised Division – a move supported by Harry, who had stated that he would leave the army if he was told to remain in safety while his regiment went to war. He said: "There's no way I'm going to put myself through Sandhurst and then sit on my arse back home while my boys are out fighting for their country."


  • Dili, Timor-Leste
    Mar, 2007
    Xanana Gusmão

    The National Congress For Timorese Reconstruction

    Dili, Timor-Leste
    Mar, 2007

    In March 2007 he said that he would lead the new National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT) into the parliamentary election planned to be held later in the year, and said that he would be willing to become prime minister if his party won the election.


  • Saint Petersburg, Russia
    Saturday Mar 3, 2007
    Garry Kasparov

    Saint Petersburg Dissenters' March

    Saint Petersburg, Russia
    Saturday Mar 3, 2007

    Kasparov helped organize the Saint Petersburg Dissenters' March on 3 March 2007


  • Barcelona, Spain
    Saturday Mar 10, 2007
    Lionel Messi

    Hat-trick in Clásico

    Barcelona, Spain
    Saturday Mar 10, 2007

    On 10 March 2007, Messi scored his first hat-trick in a Clásico, the first player to do so in 12 years, equalizing after each goal by Real Madrid to end the match in a 3–3 draw in injury time.


  • U.S.
    Monday Mar 12, 2007
    Dwayne Johnson

    Non-Wrestling Appearances

    U.S.
    Monday Mar 12, 2007

    On March 12, 2007, The Rock appeared on a WWE show after nearly three years, via a pre-taped promo shown during Raw. He correctly predicted that Bobby Lashley would defeat Umaga at WrestleMania 23 in Donald Trump and Vince McMahon's "Battle of the Billionaires" Hair vs Hair match.


  • Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    Thursday Mar 15, 2007
    Angelina Jolie

    Pax Thien

    Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    Thursday Mar 15, 2007

    On 15 March 2007, Jolie adopted a son, three-year-old Pax Thien, from an orphanage in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. After visiting the orphanage with Pitt in November 2006, Jolie applied for adoption as a single parent, because Vietnam's adoption regulations do not allow unmarried couples to co-adopt.


  • New York, U.S.
    Mar, 2007
    Qasem Soleimani

    United Nations Security Council Resolution 1747

    New York, U.S.
    Mar, 2007

    In March 2007, Soleimani was included on a list of Iranian individuals targeted with sanctions in United Nations Security Council Resolution 1747.


  • Glasgow, United Kingdom
    Saturday Mar 17, 2007
    St. Patrick's Day

    Glasgow celebrations on St Patrick's day

    Glasgow, United Kingdom
    Saturday Mar 17, 2007

    Glasgow has a considerably large Irish population; due, for the most part, to the Irish immigration during the 19th century. This immigration was the main cause of raising the population of Glasgow by over 100,000 people. Due to this large Irish population, there are many Irish-themed pubs and Irish interest groups who hold yearly celebrations on St Patrick's day in Glasgow. Glasgow has held a yearly St Patrick's Day parade and festival since 2007.


  • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Sunday Mar 18, 2007
    Lula da Silva

    Cesare Battisti

    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Sunday Mar 18, 2007

    When wanted Italian terrorist Cesare Battisti was arrested in Rio de Janeiro on 18 March 2007 by Brazilian and French police officers, Brazilian Minister of Justice Tarso Genro granted him status as a political refugee, a controversial decision which divided Italy and the Brazilian and international press.


  • Moscow, Russia
    Tuesday Mar 27, 2007
    Garry Kasparov

    The March of the Dissenters

    Moscow, Russia
    Tuesday Mar 27, 2007

    Kasparov helped organize The March of the Dissenters on 24 March 2007.


  • Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
    Mar, 2007
    September 11 (9/11) Attacks

    U.S. Hearings at Guantanamo Bay

    Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
    Mar, 2007

    During U.S. hearings at Guantanamo Bay in March 2007, Mohammed again confessed his responsibility for the attacks, stating he "was responsible for the 9/11 operation from A to Z" and that his statement was not made under duress.


  • Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Thursday Mar 29, 2007
    Diego Maradona

    Hepatitis

    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Thursday Mar 29, 2007

    On 29 March 2007, Maradona was readmitted to a hospital in Buenos Aires. He was treated for hepatitis and effects of alcohol abuse and was released on 11 April, but readmitted two days later.


  • Mexico
    Thursday Mar 29, 2007
    Carlos Slim

    The World's Second Richest Person

    Mexico
    Thursday Mar 29, 2007

    On March 29, 2007, Slim surpassed American investor Warren Buffett as the world's second richest person with an estimated net worth of US$53.1 billion compared with Buffet's US$52.4 billion.


  • Russia
    Apr, 2007
    Garry Kasparov

    The National Security Advisory Council of Center for Security Policy

    Russia
    Apr, 2007

    In April 2007, it was asserted that Kasparov was a board member of the National Security Advisory Council of Center for Security Policy, a "non-profit, non-partisan national security [think tank in Washington, DC], which specializes in identifying policies, actions, and resource needs that are vital to American security".


  • England
    Apr, 2007
    Magdi Yacoub

    The Medical Research Team Led by Yacoub

    England
    Apr, 2007

    In April 2007, it was reported that a British medical research team led by Yacoub had grown part of a human heart valve from stem cells, a first.


  • Indianapolis and Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
    Mar, 2007
    Best Buy

    Best Buy also expanded its Geek Squad market in Indianapolis and Charlotte, North Carolina

    Indianapolis and Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
    Mar, 2007

    Best Buy also expanded its Geek Squad market tests in March, opening Geek Squad precincts in FedEx Kinkos stores located in Indianapolis and Charlotte, North Carolina.


  • U.S.
    Apr, 2007
    Financial crisis of 2007–2008

    New Century filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

    U.S.
    Apr, 2007

    April 2007: New Century, an American REIT specialising in sub-prime mortgages, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. This propagated the sub-prime crisis, through securitization, to banks around the world.


  • Seattle, Washington, U.S.
    Mar, 2007
    Best Buy

    Best Buy acquired Speakeasy

    Seattle, Washington, U.S.
    Mar, 2007

    In March 2007, Best Buy acquired Speakeasy, a Seattle-based broadband VOIP, data, and IT services provider. The acquisition was worth $80 million, and under terms of the deal, Speakeasy began operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Best Buy. The company's products also became part of Best Buy's For Business program.


  • Antwerp, Belgium
    Apr, 2007
    John Forbes Nash Jr.: A Beautiful Mind

    Economics Honorary Doctorate

    Antwerp, Belgium
    Apr, 2007

    Nash received an honorary doctorate in economics from the University of Antwerp in April 2007


  • New York City, New York, U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 4, 2007
    New York Stock Exchange

    NYSE Group completed its merger with Euronext

    New York City, New York, U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 4, 2007

    On April 4, 2007, the NYSE Group completed its merger with Euronext, the European combined stock market, thus forming NYSE Euronext, the first transatlantic stock exchange.


  • Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland
    Apr, 2007
    Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

    The Break Up

    Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland
    Apr, 2007

    In April 2007, Prince William and Middleton ended their relationship. The couple decided to break up during a holiday in the Swiss resort of Zermatt. Newspapers speculated about the reasons for the split, although these reports relied on anonymous sources.


  • Timor-Leste
    Monday Apr 9, 2007
    Xanana Gusmão

    The 2007 presidential election

    Timor-Leste
    Monday Apr 9, 2007

    Gusmão declined to run for another term in the April 2007 presidential election.


  • Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Friday Apr 13, 2007
    Google LLC

    Google Reached an agreement To acquire DoubleClick

    Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Friday Apr 13, 2007

    On April 13, 2007, Google reached an agreement to acquire DoubleClick for $3.1 billion, transferring to Google valuable relationships that DoubleClick had with Web publishers and advertising agencies.


  • Moscow, Russia
    Saturday Apr 14, 2007
    Garry Kasparov

    Held for some 10 hours

    Moscow, Russia
    Saturday Apr 14, 2007

    On 14 April 2007, Kasparov led a pro-democracy demonstration in Moscow. Soon after the demonstration's start, however, over 9,000 police descended on the group and seized almost everyone. Kasparov, who was briefly arrested by the Moscow police, was warned by the prosecution office on the eve of the march that anyone participating risked being detained. He was held for some 10 hours and then fined and released.


  • Ankara, Turkey
    Saturday Apr 14, 2007
    Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

    Protest against The possible candidacy of Erdoğan in the 2007 presidential election

    Ankara, Turkey
    Saturday Apr 14, 2007

    On 14 April 2007, an estimated 300,000 people marched in Ankara to protest against the possible candidacy of Erdoğan in the 2007 presidential election, afraid that if elected as President, he would alter the secular nature of the Turkish state.


  • Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.
    Monday Apr 16, 2007
    Mass Shootings in the United States

    Virginia Tech Shooting

    Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.
    Monday Apr 16, 2007

    The Virginia Tech shooting was a school shooting that occurred on April 16, 2007, at West Ambler Johnston Hall and Norris Hall at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, in Blacksburg, Virginia. Seung-Hui Cho, an undergraduate student at the university and a U.S. resident of South Korean origin, shot and killed 32 people and wounded 17 others with two semi-automatic pistols. Six others were injured jumping out of windows to escape Cho. As police stormed Norris Hall, Cho died by suicide by shooting himself in the head.


  • Barcelona, Spain
    Thursday Apr 19, 2007
    Lionel Messi

    A Maradona Goal

    Barcelona, Spain
    Thursday Apr 19, 2007

    During a Copa del Rey semi-final against Getafe on 18 April, he scored a goal remarkably similar to Maradona's goal in the quarter-finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup, known as the Goal of the Century. Messi collected the ball on the right side near the halfway line, ran 60 metres (66 yd), and beat five defenders before scoring with an angled finish, just as Maradona had done.


  • Istanbul, Turkey
    Tuesday Apr 24, 2007
    Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

    Erdoğan's announcement

    Istanbul, Turkey
    Tuesday Apr 24, 2007

    Erdoğan announced on 24 April 2007 that the party had nominated Abdullah Gül as the AKP candidate in the presidential election.


  • United States
    Friday Apr 27, 2007
    Angelina Jolie

    A Place in Time

    United States
    Friday Apr 27, 2007

    Angelina Jolie directed the documentary A Place in Time, released on 27 April 2007, which was distributed through the National Education Association.


  • New York, New York, United States
    Friday Apr 27, 2007
    Angelina Jolie

    The Director

    New York, New York, United States
    Friday Apr 27, 2007

    Jolie directed the documentary A Place in Time (2007), which was distributed through the National Education Association.


  • Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
    Saturday Apr 28, 2007
    01:17:00 AM
    Aaron Hernandez

    Gainesville bar fight

    Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
    Saturday Apr 28, 2007
    01:17:00 AM

    On April 28, 2007, according to a police report in Gainesville, Florida, 17-year-old Hernandez consumed two alcoholic drinks in a restaurant with Tim Tebow, refused to pay the bill, and was escorted out by a restaurant employee. As the manager walked away, Hernandez "sucker punched" him on the side of the head, rupturing his eardrum. The police responded at 1:17 a.m. Hernandez called Coach Urban Meyer, and Meyer called Huntley Johnson, the team's unofficial defense lawyer. The victim later told police that he had been contacted by lawyers and the team and that a settlement was being worked out, something the team denied. The police department recommended charging Hernandez with a felony battery, but the incident was settled out of court with a deferred prosecution agreement.


  • Canada
    Sunday Apr 29, 2007
    Justin Trudeau

    Easily won the party's nomination

    Canada
    Sunday Apr 29, 2007

    Trudeau faced off against Mary Deros, a Montreal city councilor and Basilio Giordano, the publisher of a local Italian-language newspaper for the Liberal nomination. On April 29, 2007, he easily won the party's nomination, picking up 690 votes to 350 for Deros and 220 for Giordano.


  • Munich, Germany
    Sunday Apr 29, 2007
    Michael Ballack

    Ballack had Undergone Ankle Surgery in Munich

    Munich, Germany
    Sunday Apr 29, 2007

    On 29 April 2007, Chelsea released a statement on their official website, informing fans that Ballack had undergone ankle surgery in Munich. As a result, Ballack did not play in the FA Cup final against Manchester United, which Chelsea won 1–0 through Didier Drogba's extra time goal.


  • Tokyo, Japan
    Monday Apr 30, 2007
    Nintendo

    Nintendo acquired an 80% stake

    Tokyo, Japan
    Monday Apr 30, 2007

    On 1 May 2007, Nintendo acquired an 80% stake in video game development company Monolith Soft, previously owned by Bandai Namco. Monolith Soft is best known for developing role-playing games such as the Xenosaga, Baten Kaitos, and Xenoblade series.


  • France
    May, 2007
    Carlos the Jackal

    82-83 attacks trail

    France
    May, 2007

    In May 2007, anti-terrorism judge Jean-Louis Bruguière ordered a new trial for Ramírez Sánchez on charges relating to "killings and destruction of property using explosive substances" in France in 1982 and 1983. The bombings killed eleven and injured more than 100 people.


  • Bangladesh
    Thursday May 3, 2007
    Muhammad Yunus

    Yunus declared That He Had decided To abandon His Political Plans

    Bangladesh
    Thursday May 3, 2007

    There was speculation that the army supported a move by Yunus into politics. On 3 May, however, Yunus declared that he had decided to abandon his political plans following a meeting with the head of the interim government, Fakhruddin Ahmed.


  • Argentina
    Tuesday May 8, 2007
    Diego Maradona

    Quit drinking and had not used drugs

    Argentina
    Tuesday May 8, 2007

    On 8 May 2007, Maradona appeared on Argentine television and stated that he had quit drinking and had not used drugs in two and a half years.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday May 8, 2007
    Java (programming language)

    JVM Finished

    U.S.
    Tuesday May 8, 2007

    On 8 May 2007, Sun finished the process of Java virtual machine, making all of its core code available under free software/open-source distribution terms, aside from a small portion of code to which Sun did not hold the copyright.


  • Worldwide
    May, 2007
    Java (programming language)

    Alternative Implementations

    Worldwide
    May, 2007

    As of May 2007, in compliance with the specifications of the Java Community Process, Sun had relicensed most of its Java technologies under the GNU General Public License. Meanwhile, others have developed alternative implementations of these Sun technologies, such as the GNU Compiler for Java (bytecode compiler), GNU Classpath (standard libraries), and IcedTea-Web (browser plugin for applets).


  • England
    Wednesday May 16, 2007
    Prince Harry

    Dannatt's announcement

    England
    Wednesday May 16, 2007

    Harry was scheduled for deployment in May or June 2007, to patrol the Maysan Governorate. By 16 May, however, Dannatt announced that Harry would not serve in Iraq; concerns included Harry being a high-value target (as several threats by various groups had already been made against him) and the dangers the soldiers around him would face should any attempt be made on his life or if he was captured. Clarence House made public Harry's disappointment with the decision, though he said he would abide by it.


  • Caracas, Venzuela
    Thursday May 17, 2007
    Hugo Chávez

    The Government Rejection

    Caracas, Venzuela
    Thursday May 17, 2007

    On 17 May 2007, the government rejected a plea made by RCTV to stop the TV station's forced shutdown.


  • Milan, Italy
    Thursday May 17, 2007
    Francesco Totti

    Won the Coppa Italia

    Milan, Italy
    Thursday May 17, 2007

    Roma won the Coppa Italia final against league champions Inter with a 6–2 victory at home (Totti scored the opening goal after 50 seconds) and a 2–1 defeat at the San Siro in Milan.


  • France
    Friday May 18, 2007
    Christine Lagarde

    The Ministry of Agriculture

    France
    Friday May 18, 2007

    On 18 May 2007, she was moved to the Ministry of Agriculture as part of the government of François Fillon.


  • Athens, Greece
    Wednesday May 23, 2007
    Kaká

    Won the Champions League

    Athens, Greece
    Wednesday May 23, 2007

    Kaká won the Champions League title when Milan defeated Liverpool 2–1 on 23 May 2007, avenging the previous loss on penalties two years before.


  • U.S.
    Thursday May 24, 2007
    Mark Zuckerberg

    Social Applications within Facebook

    U.S.
    Thursday May 24, 2007

    On May 24, 2007, Zuckerberg announced Facebook Platform, a development platform for programmers to create social applications within Facebook.


  • United States Capitol, Washington D.C., U.S.
    May, 2007
    September 11 (9/11) Attacks

    Legislation to Make the Review Public

    United States Capitol, Washington D.C., U.S.
    May, 2007

    In May 2007, senators from both major U.S. political parties drafted legislation to make the review public. One of the backers, Senator Ron Wyden said, "The American people have a right to know what the Central Intelligence Agency was doing in those critical months before 9/11".


  • FIFA headquarters, Zurich, Switzerland
    Thursday May 31, 2007
    Sepp Blatter

    2007 Election

    FIFA headquarters, Zurich, Switzerland
    Thursday May 31, 2007

    Blatter was re-elected unopposed for another four years on 31 May 2007, even though only 66 of 207 FIFA members nominated him.


  • Canada
    Jun, 2007
    Prince Harry

    Training in Canada

    Canada
    Jun, 2007

    In early June 2007, it was reported that Harry had arrived in Canada to train alongside soldiers of the Canadian Forces and British Army, at CFB Suffield, near Medicine Hat, Alberta. It was said that this was in preparation for a tour of duty in Afghanistan, where Canadian and British forces were participating in the NATO-led Afghan War. This was confirmed in February of the following year, when the British Ministry of Defense revealed that Harry had been secretly deployed as a Forward Air Controller to Helmand Province in Afghanistan for the previous ten weeks.


  • U.S.
    Jun, 2007
    Lacoste

    Lacoste Introduced Their e-commerce Site For The U.S. Market

    U.S.
    Jun, 2007

    In June 2007, Lacoste introduced their e-commerce site for the U.S. market.


  • U.S.
    Friday Jun 1, 2007
    Dwayne Johnson

    Splitting up

    U.S.
    Friday Jun 1, 2007

    On June 1, 2007, Johnson and Dany García announced they were splitting up amicably.


  • Israel
    Wednesday Jun 13, 2007
    Shimon Peres

    A President

    Israel
    Wednesday Jun 13, 2007

    On 13 June 2007, Peres was elected President of the State of Israel by the Knesset. 58 of 120 members of the Knesset voted for him in the first round (whereas 38 voted for Reuven Rivlin, and 21 for Colette Avital).


  • China
    Thursday Jun 14, 2007
    Mobile Phones

    Mobile Device Charger Standards In China

    China
    Thursday Jun 14, 2007

    As of 14 June 2007, all new mobile phones applying for a license in China are required to use a USB port as a power port for battery charging. This was the first standard to use the convention of shorting D+ and D−.


  • San Bruno, California, U.S.
    Jun, 2007
    YouTube

    YouTube added an option to watch videos in 3GP format on mobile phones

    San Bruno, California, U.S.
    Jun, 2007

    In June 2007, YouTube added an option to watch videos in 3GP format on mobile phones.


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