What's new? (historically speaking)?

Question

Historically speaking, what makes the last year or two historically unique?

I'll start:

-Gas prices are the highest ever (even after inflation)

-Housing Prices heading down in *many regions.

-Increased use of Cel Phones with internet & GPS capabilities.

What else will go in the history books?

Answer 1

The present Presidential race.

What with a Female anda Multi-cultural candidate running for the Presidency, makes this a most interesting and historic election year.

Answer 2

The first candidate of color to make a run for the White House.

Answer 3

The marches & riots around each country as the olympic flame passed through.

Food shortages in developed countries (a first in my lifetime & I'm 40 ahem!).

The possibility of the US having either a black or female president (I'd rather she was both & came from a poor area, was self educated & had worked selling newspapers for the early part of their lives, but you can't have everything).

Except for the mobile 'phones, the others happened in the 70's.

Answer 4

The end of America.