2014
Russia annexes Crimea
Soldiers in unmarked green uniforms appeared at airports and government buildings across the Crimean peninsula within days of Yanukovych's fall.
ISIS takes Mosul
A few thousand Islamic State fighters routed several Iraqi divisions from Iraq's second-largest city in three days of astonishing military collapse.
Ferguson and the birth of BLM
A white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, shot an unarmed Black eighteen-year-old named Michael Brown and left his body in the street for hours.
Boko Haram abducts Chibok girls
More than two hundred Nigerian schoolgirls were kidnapped from a boarding school in Borno State by Boko Haram fighters and disappeared into the dense Sambisa…
MH370 disappears
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 with 239 people aboard vanished from radar an hour after takeoff from Kuala Lumpur.
Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement
Tens of thousands of Hong Kong students and professionals occupied the heart of the city's financial district, demanding genuine universal suffrage.
MH17 shot down over Ukraine
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur with 298 people aboard, was hit by a Russian-made Buk missile fired from Russian-occupied…
Ebola epidemic peaks
Rosetta lands on a comet
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 2014?
Saeculum lists 9 events from 2014. The most significant is Russia annexes Crimea: Soldiers in unmarked green uniforms appeared at airports and government buildings across the Crimean peninsula within days of Yanukovych's fall.
What era was 2014 part of?
2014 falls within the Contemporary (2001-2026). Networks, climate, and the new uncertainty.
Which regions saw notable events in 2014?
The events from 2014 span Europe, Middle East, North America, Africa, Southeast Asia and East Asia.