History & Politics
The wars, elections, and assassinations that reshaped world politics in 2007, from the Iraq troop surge to the killing of Benazir Bhutto.
Every History & Politics article in the 2007 knowledge base. Use the topic filters to narrow by sub-topic.
Assassination of Benazir Bhutto
On December 27, 2007, Benazir Bhutto — twice-former Prime Minister of Pakistan and leader of the ...
Al Gore and IPCC Nobel Peace Prize
On October 12, 2007, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 ...
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Columbia University speech
On September 24, 2007, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivered a controversial speech and...
I-35W Bridge Collapse
At 6:05 p.m. on August 1, 2007, the Interstate 35W highway bridge spanning the Mississippi River ...
Gordon Brown becomes UK Prime Minister
On June 27, 2007, Gordon Brown was inaugurated as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, succeedin...
Virginia Tech Shooting
On April 16, 2007, Seung-Hui Cho, a 23-year-old senior English major and South Korean national wi...
Iraq War Troop Surge
On January 10, 2007, President George W. Bush announced a major escalation of U.S. military invol...
Nancy Pelosi becomes Speaker of the House
On January 4, 2007, Nancy Pelosi was elected Speaker of the United States House of Representative...
Russia-Georgia conflict escalates
Throughout 2007, tensions between Russia and Georgia escalated significantly, foreshadowing the f...
Darfur Conflict in 2007
The conflict in Darfur, a region of western Sudan, emerged in February 2003 and had become, by 20...