2007
iPhone unveiled
Steve Jobs walked onstage at Macworld in San Francisco in his black turtleneck and demonstrated a slab of glass that combined a phone, an iPod…
Benazir Bhutto assassinated
Pakistan's twice-elected former prime minister was leaving a campaign rally in Rawalpindi when a young man fired at her motorcade and detonated his suicide…
Harry Potter ends
At midnight in bookshops from Edinburgh to Manila, children in robes and round glasses lined up to buy the seventh and final volume of J.K.
Subprime cracks appear
American mortgage lenders began collapsing through 2007 as the housing bubble peaked and Wall Street's exotic mortgage-backed securities started to lose…
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 2007?
Saeculum lists 4 events from 2007. The most significant is iPhone unveiled.
What era was 2007 part of?
2007 falls within the Contemporary (2001-2026). Networks, climate, and the new uncertainty.
Which regions saw notable events in 2007?
The events from 2007 span North America, South Asia and Europe.